Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 34544 [2014-14103]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 34544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 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 summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. 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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