[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Project: An Exploration of Peer Recovery Support Services Across State
Behavioral Health Systems--NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
is proposing a pilot study to obtain an overview of peer recovery
services across state behavioral health systems. In an effort to
support behavioral health systems' adoption and management of recovery
oriented services, SAMHSA created the Bringing Recovery Supports to
Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). BRSS TACS is a
mechanism for implementing SAMHSA's Recovery Support Strategic
Initiative. A goal of this initiative is to understand the finance and
quality assurance issues that impact the development of peer recovery
personnel in the workforce and the services they deliver. A grasp of
these complex issues can enable BRSS TACS to advance its work of
supporting states by creating policy guidance on best practices for
effectively deploying peer recovery support services in integrated
healthcare delivery systems as mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
The proposed pilot study will utilize a semi-structured interview
questionnaire with state and organizational representatives from mental
health and substance abuse agencies. Questions of interest include (1)
an examination of how reimbursement of peer support services is linked
to peer roles, delivery settings, and funding streams; (2) quality
assurance issues such as credentialing and supervision of peer support
personnel; (3) procedures for monitoring, evaluating, and sustaining
peer support services; and (4) challenges of delivering peer recovery
services in the era of Affordable Care Act.
The representatives (n=40) from state and organizational agencies
of mental health and substance abuse will represent a state from the 10
public health regions. States are identified by SAMHSA subject matter
experts and stakeholders who are familiar with the structure and
function of peer recovery support services. The sampling recommended by
SAMHSA experts and stakeholders is a selection of states that have a
strong history of providing peer led services and have an active peer-
based organization.
The total estimated respondent burden is 20 hours for the period
from April 2014 through September 2014. Table 1 below indicates the
annualized respondent burden estimate.
Table 1--Annualized Respondent Burden Hours, 2014
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total hour
Form name respondents respondent responses response burden
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Structured Interview Questionnaire................................. 40 1 40 .50 20
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by April 3, 2014 to the SAMHSA
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-04743 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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