[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14644-14645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06913]
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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 (ISMICC)
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services.
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 a
meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating
Committee (ISMICC).
The meeting is open to the public and will include information on
federal efforts related to serious mental illness (SMI) and serious
emotional disturbance (SED), including data evaluation, and
recommendations for action. Committee members will also discuss ISMICC
member relationship to implementation workgroups, establishing the
prevalence of SMI and SED, communication with non-federal organizations
to engage non-federal support for ISMICC, and future meetings.
Committee Name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness
Coordinating Committee.
DATE/TIME: June 8, 2018/9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
The meeting can be accessed via webcast at www.hhs.gov/live, or by
joining the teleconference at toll-free number 1-888-928-9713, passcode
7160920.
The public comment section is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT), and individuals interested in submitting a
comment, must notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Ms. Pamela
Foote, on or before May 24, 2018 via email to:
[email protected].
Two minutes will be allotted for each approved public comment as
time permits. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will
be included in the official record of the meeting.
Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members
is available at the Committee's website https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee.
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
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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. Membership
This ISMICC consists of federal members listed below or their
designees, and non-federal public members.
Federal Membership: Members include, 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: Members include, 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.
The ISMICC is required to meet twice per year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C,
Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-1279; email:
[email protected].
Dated: March 30, 2018.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06913 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am]
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