[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17187]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Serious Mental
Illness Coordinating Committee
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), in
accordance with section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, announces
the inaugural meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness
Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The ISMICC will meet on August 31,
2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will be
held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
The meeting will include information on federal advances related to
serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED),
including data evaluation, and recommendations for action. Committee
members will also discuss workgroups, future meetings, and the Report
to Congress.
Members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or
webcast. The meeting can be accessed via webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.
To obtain the call-in number and access code, submit written or brief
oral comments, or request special accommodations for persons with
disabilities, please register at the SAMHSA Advisory Committees Web
site at https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee
or contact Pamela Foote, Designated Federal Official (see contact
information below).
Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally
or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written
statements should be submitted to the DFO on or before August 24, 2017.
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion
of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral presentations are
encouraged to notify the DFO on or before August 24, 2017. Two minutes
will be allotted for each presentation.
Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members
is available at the Committee's Web site https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee or by contacting Pamela Foote, DFO.
Committee Name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness
Coordinating Committee
Dates/Time/Type: August 31, 2017/9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m./OPEN
Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 800, Washington, DC 20201. Webcast and teleconference (see
information above).
DFO: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, Rockville, MD 20857;
telephone: 240-276-1279; email: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The ISMICC was established on March 15, 2017, in accordance with
section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as amended, to report to the Secretary,
Congress, and any other relevant federal department or agency on
advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional
disturbance (SED), research related to the prevention of, diagnosis of,
intervention in, and treatment and recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances
in access to services and support for adults with SMI or children with
SED. In addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the effect federal programs
related to serious mental illness have on public health, including
public health outcomes such as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts,
incidence and prevalence of SMIs, SEDs, and substance use disorders,
overdose, overdose deaths, emergency hospitalizations, emergency room
boarding, preventable emergency room visits, interaction with the
criminal justice system, homelessness, and unemployment; (B) increased
rates of employment and enrollment in educational and vocational
programs; (C) quality of mental and substance use disorders treatment
services; or (D) any other criteria as may be determined by the
Secretary. Finally, the ISMICC will make specific recommendations for
actions that agencies can take to better coordinate the administration
of mental health services for adults with SMI or children with SED. Not
later than 1 (one) year after the date of enactment of the 21st Century
Cures Act, and 5 (five) years after such date of enactment, the ISMICC
shall submit a report to Congress and any other relevant federal
department or agency.
II. Structure, Membership, and Operation
This ISMICC consists of federal members listed below or their
designees, and non-federal public members.
Federal Membership: The ISMICC will be composed of the following
federal members or their designees: The Secretary of HHS; The Assistant
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; The Attorney General;
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; The Secretary of
the Department of Defense; The Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development; The Secretary of the Department of Education;
The Secretary of the Department of Labor; The Administrator of the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and The Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration.
Non-federal Membership: The ISMICC includes 14 non-federal public
members appointed by the Secretary representing, psychologists,
psychiatrists, social workers, peer support specialists, and other
providers, patients, family of patients, law enforcement, the
judiciary, and leading research, advocacy, or service organizations. A
roster of Committee members is available at the Committee's Web site:
https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee. The
term of office of an ISMICC non-federal member is three years, and is
subject to reappointment to serve for one or more additional three-year
terms. If a vacancy occurs in the ISMICC among the members, the
Secretary shall make an appointment to fill such vacancy within 90 days
from the date the vacancy occurs. Any member appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of
such term. A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term
until a successor has been appointed. Initial appointments shall be
made in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members will
not all expire in the same year. The ISMICC is required to meet twice
per year.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17187 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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