[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67126-67127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32307]
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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 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 (301) 443-7978.
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: Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
(DASIS) (OMB No. 0930-0106)--Revision--The DASIS consists of three
related data systems: the National Master Facility Inventory (NMFI),
the Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS), and the Treatment Episode Data
Set (TEDS). The NMFI includes all known substance abuse treatment
facilities, and those substance abuse prevention facilities identified
by State agencies. The UFDS is an annual survey of all facilities
listed in the NMFI. The TEDS is a compilation of client-level admission
data submitted by States on clients treated in facilities that receive
State funds. Together, they provide information on the location, scope
and characteristics of all known drug and alcohol treatment and
prevention facilities in the United States, and the characteristics of
clients receiving services. This information is needed to assess the
nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and
to provide a database for treatment referrals.
A request for short-term (two year) OMB approval of DASIS
activities is being prepared which will cover the ongoing and annual
data collection activities described above as well as one-time data
collections associated with a redesign of the UFDS survey.
The request for OMB approval will include the following changes in
the ongoing DASIS activities:
TEDS: Voluntary reporting of discharge data will be added to the
current reporting of admission data for those States that are able to
provide linked admission and discharge records. The discharge data set
will include the
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following client-level data: Provider ID; Client ID; Co-dependent/
Collateral flag; Services at discharge; Date of last contact; Date of
discharge; and Reason for discharge, transfer, or discontinuance of
treatment.
NMFI: The forms used by States to update information on facilities
in the NMFI have been automated and will be available on the Internet
through the DASIS home page. The on-line version of the update forms
will include the following new items: Detoxification services (to be
added to the checklist of services, FDA (Methadone) ID, EIN, Director's
name and phone number, and facility FAX number.
UFDS: The UFDS survey will be shortened in 1999 so that resources
can be redirected to a major revision of the questionnaire. Client
counts, services provided (except for programs for special
populations), and revenue data will not be asked. Sample augmentation
activities, which involve searching directories and other sources for
substance abuse treatment facilities not included in the NMFI, will not
be conducted prior to the 1999 UFDS but will be conducted late in 1999
in preparation for the 2000 UFDS.
Possible changes to the 2000 UFDS questionnaire will be explored in
1999, including, for example, changing the reference date, revising
questions on setting, treatment capacity, and revenue, and adding
questions on current topics as needed. The proposed changes will be
studied through small-scale focus groups and workshops with data users
and substance abuse service providers, and through larger scale
solicitations of comments and suggestions from States and pretests of
revised forms with facilities.
Estimated annual burden for the ongoing and one-time activities is
as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Type of respondent and activity respondents respondent response hours
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States:
TEDS Admission Data......................... 52 4 \3\ 6 1,248
TEDS Discharge Data......................... 13 4 \3\ 6 312
NFR Update \1\.............................. 56 128 0.08 573
Solicitation of Comments on UFDS revisions.. 56 1 .5 28
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State Subtotal.......................... 56 .............. .............. 2,161
Facilities:
UFDS Questionnaire.......................... 17,000 1 .2 3,400
Augmentation Screening...................... 5,000 1 .08 400
Pretests of UFDS revisions \2\.............. 300 1 .75 225
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Facility Subtotal....................... 22,000 .............. .............. 4,025
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Total................................... 22,056 .............. .............. 6,186
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\1\ States forward to SAMHSA information they receive from facilities on changes in facility name, address,
status, etc. This will now be done electronically.
\2\ Two pretests of 100-150 facilities each are proposed.
\3\ This includes time for reformatting data received from facilities and submitting it to SAMHSA.
Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: November 27, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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