[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 34544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14103]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration
Program (OMB No. 0930-0340)--Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services, (CMHS) is requesting a
revision from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data
collection activities associated with their Primary and Behavioral
Health Care Integration (PBHCI) Program. Specifically, SAMHSA is
requesting approval to only collect information on physical health
indicators through a supplemental module to the TRansforming
ACcountability (TRAC) System and grantee quarterly reports. The current
data collection (OMB No. 09300340) expires on September 30, 2014.
The purpose of the PBHCI grant program is to improve the overall
wellness and physical health status of people with serious mental
illnesses (SMI), including individuals with co-occurring substance use
disorders, by supporting communities to coordinate and integrate
primary care services into publicly-funded community mental health and
other community-based behavioral health settings. The program's goal is
to improve the physical health status of adults with serious mental
illnesses (and those with co-occurring substance use disorders) who
have or are at risk for co-occurring primary care conditions and
chronic diseases. The program's objective is to support the triple aim
of improving the health of those with SMI; enhancing the client's
experience of care (including quality, access, and reliability); and
reducing/controlling the per capita cost of care.
This information collection is needed to provide SAMHSA with
sufficient information to monitor grantee performance and to assess
whether integrated primary care services produce improvements in the
physical health of the SMI population receiving services from
community-based behavioral health agencies.
Collection of the information included in this request is
authorized by Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa-4)--Data Collection. Authorization for the PBHCI program is
provided under Section 5604 of H.R. 3590, the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), which authorizes SAMHSA to provide awards for the co-location of
primary and specialty care in community-based mental health settings.
The table below reflects the annualized hourly burden.
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Hours per
Instrument Number of Responses per Total response per Total hour
respondents respondent responses respondent burden
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Client-level interview--Physical 14,000 2 28,000 .08 2,240
Health Indicators..............
Grantee Quarterly Report........ 70 4 280 2 560
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Total....................... 14,070 .............. 28,280 .............. 2,800
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Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received
by August 18, 2014.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-14103 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
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