November 7, 2018

Waiver Amendment Application Deemed Complete and Federal Comment Period Through December 6, 2018 at 11 p.m.

New Hampshire submitted a request to CMS to amend its Building Capacity for Transformation (BCT) section 1115(a) demonstration (also referred to as the DSRIP Waiver). The goal of the amendment is to substitute three Designated State Health Programs (DSHP) in the Special Terms and Conditions (STCs) and related Attachments to the STCs. CMS has deemed New Hampshire's request complete and has begun the 30-day federal comment period as required by 42 CFR 431.416(b). The federal public comment period will be open from November 6, 2018 through December 6, 2018 11:00 p.m. Please visit the CMS web site to comment during this federal comment period.

View the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Waiver application and CMS letter , noting the preliminary review finding that the State’s application is complete.

Information regarding CMS 1115 waivers and the application amendment process is available on the CMS Section 1115 Demonstrations page.

October 26, 2018

Today, the State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services submitted to CMS a request to amend the Special Terms and Conditions for the "New Hampshire Building Capacity for Transformatioin" Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP) 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration waiver (Project #11-W-00301-1).

New Hampshire seeks to substitute three Designated State Health Programs (DSHPs), to be effective upon the date of approval of this amendment by CMS, for the Governor's Commission on Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Prevention and Treatment, and Recovery DSHP. The three DSHPs for substitution are the Peer Support Services Program, Mobile Crisis Team/Apartments Program, and Behavioral Health Crisis Treatment Center.

Cover Letter
Waiver Amendment Request

DSRIP Annual Report and CMS Waiver Amendment Request

The State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, as the single state Medicaid agency, is seeking to amend the 1115(a) Building Capacity for Transformation: Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Demonstration Waiver.

The amendment will enable the Department to explore potential short term extension of select designated state health programs (DSHPs); and to substitute two (2) DSHPs - Peer Support Services and Mobile Crisis Team/Apartments Program - for the Governor’s Commission on Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Prevention and Treatment and Recovery.

In addition, the purpose of the amendment to the waiver is to maintain the required financing levels and explore potential short term extension of select DSHPs.

The Department will review the NH DSRIP Annual Report DY1 2017 and Waiver Amendment at the Medical Care Advisory Committee Meeting on Monday, April 9, 2018, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. All meetings are open to the public:

Medical Care Advisory Committee Meeting
NH Hospital Association
125 Airport Rd, Conference Room 1
Concord, NH 03301

• NH DSRIP Annual Report 2017 and Amendment Outline