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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of
information collection requests under
OMB review, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1112.
Proposed Project: National Mental
Health Services Survey (N–MHSS)
(OMB No. 0930–0119)—Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral
Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
is requesting a revision to the National
Mental Health Services Survey (N–
MHSS) (OMB No. 0930–0119), which
expires on January 31, 2020. The N–
MHSS provides annual national and
state-level data on the number and
characteristics of mental health
treatment facilities in the United States
and biennial national and state-level
data on the number and characteristics
of persons treated in these facilities. The
information in the N–MHSS is needed
to assess the nature and extent of these
resources, to identify gaps in services,
and to provide a database for treatment
referrals.
The request for OMB approval will
include a request to conduct the N–
MHSS and the between-survey updates
in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This update is
a procedure for collecting services data
from newly identified facilities between
main cycles of the survey and will be
used to improve the listing of treatment
facilities in the online Behavioral Health
Treatment Services Locator.
The N–MHSS will provide updated
information about facilities for
SAMHSA’s online Behavioral Health
Treatment Services Locator (see: https://
findtreatment.samhsa.gov), which was
last updated with information from the
N–MHSS in 2018. A full-scale N–MHSS
will be conducted in 2020 and 2022 to
collect (1) information about facilities
needed for updating the online Locator,
such as the facility name and address,
specific services offered, and special
client groups served and (2) additional
information about client counts and the
demographics of persons treated in
these facilities. An abbreviated N–
MHSS (N–MHSS-Locator Survey) will
be conducted in 2021 only to update the
information about facilities in the online
Locator. Three small surveys are
proposed for adding new facilities to the
online Locator as they become known to
SAMHSA. Both the 2021 N–MHSSLocator Survey and the addition of new
facilities to the online Locator will use
the same N–MHSS-Locator Survey
instrument.
This request for a revision seeks to
change the content of the currently
approved abbreviated N–MHSS (i.e., N–
MHSS-Locator) survey instrument, and
the previously approved 2018 full-scale
N–MHSS (OMB No. 0930–0119) to
accommodate two related N–MHSS
activities:
(1) Collection of information from the
total N–MHSS universe of mental health
treatment facilities during 2020, 2021,
and 2022; and
(2) collection of information on newly
identified facilities throughout the year
as they are identified so that new
facilities can quickly be added to the
online Locator.
The survey mode for both data
collection activities will be web with
telephone follow-up. A paper
questionnaire will also be available to
facilities who request one.
The database resulting from the N–
MHSS will be used to update
SAMHSA’s online Behavioral Health
Treatment Services Locator and to
produce an electronic version of a
national directory of mental health
facilities, for use by the general public,
behavioral health professionals, and
treatment service providers. In addition,
a data file derived from the survey will
be used to produce a summary report
providing national and state-level
outcomes. The summary report and a
public-use data file will be used by
researchers, mental health professionals,
State governments, the U.S. Congress,
and the general public.
The request for OMB approval will
include a request to conduct a full-scale
N–MHSS in 2020 and 2022, and an
abbreviated N–MHSS-Locator survey in
2021.
The following table summarizes the
estimated annual response burden for
the I–BHS and the N–MHSS:
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN FOR THE N–MHSS
Number of
respondents
Facility respondent
Responses
per
respondent
Average hours
per Response
Total
burden hours
Facilities in full-survey N–MHSS universe in 2020 and 2022 .........................
Newly identified facilities in ..............................................................................
Between-Survey Update in ..............................................................................
2017, 2018, and 2019 1 2 .................................................................................
Facilities in N–MHSS-Locator Survey universe in 2021 .................................
17,000
1
0.75
12,750
1,700
17,000
1
1
0.42
0.42
714
7,140
Average Annual Total ...............................................................................
18,700
1
0.59
11,118
1 Throughout
2 Collection
the year, approximately ten percent of facilities close or merge and a similar number of new facilities are identified.
of information on newly identified facilities throughout the year, as they are identified, so that new facilities can quickly be added to
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the Locator.
To stay current with the field and to
collect policy relevant information,
SAMHSA will add a series of questions
about facilities offering
pharmacotherapy for the treatment of
serious mental illness (SMI), in
particular information on the first- and
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by these facilities. Also, a series of
questions on crisis services were added
to the survey. The N–MHSS will also be
collecting information on facilities
providing services to persons
experiencing first episode psychosis
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(FEP), which was not asked in previous
versions of the survey. In consultation
with experts in the field, some
categories and wording were updated to
reflect current terminology in the field.
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Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by December 30, 2019 to the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service,
commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Although commenters are encouraged to
send their comments via email,
commenters may also fax their
comments to: 202–395–7285.
Commenters may also mail them to:
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Summer King,
(OMB No. 0930–0197)—Extension
Statistician.
SAMHSA provides significant
services directly to the public, including
treatment providers and State substance
abuse and mental health agencies,
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) will publish a summary of
information collection requests under
OMB review, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243.
Project: Project: Voluntary Customer
Satisfaction Surveys To Implement
Executive Order 12862 in the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
Number of
respondents
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Type of data collection
through a range of mechanisms,
including publications, training,
meetings, technical assistance and
websites. Many of these services are
focused on information dissemination
activities. The purpose of this
submission is to extend the existing
generic approval for such surveys.
The primary use for information
gathered is to identify strengths and
weaknesses in current service
provisions by SAMHSA and to make
improvements that are practical and
feasible. Several of the customer
satisfaction surveys expected to be
implemented under this approval will
provide data for measurement of
program effectiveness under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA). Information from these
customer surveys will be used to plan
and redirect resources and efforts to
improve or maintain a high quality of
service to health care providers and
members of the public. Focus groups
may be used to develop the survey
questionnaire in some instances.
The estimated annual hour burden is
as follows:
Responses/
respondent
Hours/
response
Total hours
Focus groups ...................................................................................................
Self-administered, mail, telephone and e-mail surveys ...................................
250
89,750
1
1
2.50
.250
625
22,438
Total ..........................................................................................................
90,000
........................
........................
23,063
Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent by December 30, 2019 to the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service,
commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Although commenters are encouraged to
send their comments via email,
commenters may also fax their
comments to: 202–395–7285.
Commenters may also mail them to:
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Current List of HHS-Certified
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial
Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum
Standards To Engage in Urine Drug
Testing for Federal Agencies
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, HHS.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) notifies federal
agencies of the laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
(IITF) currently certified to meet the
standards of the Mandatory Guidelines
for Federal Workplace Drug Testing
Programs (Mandatory Guidelines).
A notice listing all currently HHScertified laboratories and IITFs is
published in the Federal Register
during the first week of each month. If
any laboratory or IITF certification is
suspended or revoked, the laboratory or
IITF will be omitted from subsequent
lists until such time as it is restored to
full certification under the Mandatory
Guidelines.
If any laboratory or IITF has
withdrawn from the HHS National
Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP)
during the past month, it will be listed
at the end and will be omitted from the
monthly listing thereafter.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1112.
Proposed Project: National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS) (OMB
No. 0930-0119)--Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
is requesting a revision to the National Mental Health Services Survey
(N-MHSS) (OMB No. 0930-0119), which expires on January 31, 2020. The N-
MHSS provides annual national and state-level data on the number and
characteristics of mental health treatment facilities in the United
States and biennial national and state-level data on the number and
characteristics of persons treated in these facilities. The information
in the N-MHSS is needed to assess the nature and extent of these
resources, to identify gaps in services, and to provide a database for
treatment referrals.
The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct the
N-MHSS and the between-survey updates in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This
update is a procedure for collecting services data from newly
identified facilities between main cycles of the survey and will be
used to improve the listing of treatment facilities in the online
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.
The N-MHSS will provide updated information about facilities for
SAMHSA's online Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (see:
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov), which was last updated with
information from the N-MHSS in 2018. A full-scale N-MHSS will be
conducted in 2020 and 2022 to collect (1) information about facilities
needed for updating the online Locator, such as the facility name and
address, specific services offered, and special client groups served
and (2) additional information about client counts and the demographics
of persons treated in these facilities. An abbreviated N-MHSS (N-MHSS-
Locator Survey) will be conducted in 2021 only to update the
information about facilities in the online Locator. Three small surveys
are proposed for adding new facilities to the online Locator as they
become known to SAMHSA. Both the 2021 N-MHSS-Locator Survey and the
addition of new facilities to the online Locator will use the same N-
MHSS-Locator Survey instrument.
This request for a revision seeks to change the content of the
currently approved abbreviated N-MHSS (i.e., N-MHSS-Locator) survey
instrument, and the previously approved 2018 full-scale N-MHSS (OMB No.
0930-0119) to accommodate two related N-MHSS activities:
(1) Collection of information from the total N-MHSS universe of
mental health treatment facilities during 2020, 2021, and 2022; and
(2) collection of information on newly identified facilities
throughout the year as they are identified so that new facilities can
quickly be added to the online Locator.
The survey mode for both data collection activities will be web
with telephone follow-up. A paper questionnaire will also be available
to facilities who request one.
The database resulting from the N-MHSS will be used to update
SAMHSA's online Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator and to
produce an electronic version of a national directory of mental health
facilities, for use by the general public, behavioral health
professionals, and treatment service providers. In addition, a data
file derived from the survey will be used to produce a summary report
providing national and state-level outcomes. The summary report and a
public-use data file will be used by researchers, mental health
professionals, State governments, the U.S. Congress, and the general
public.
The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct a
full-scale N-MHSS in 2020 and 2022, and an abbreviated N-MHSS-Locator
survey in 2021.
The following table summarizes the estimated annual response burden
for the I-BHS and the N-MHSS:
Summary of Estimated Annual Burden for the N-MHSS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Responses per Average hours Total burden
Facility respondent respondents respondent per Response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Facilities in full-survey N-MHSS universe in 17,000 1 0.75 12,750
2020 and 2022..................................
Newly identified facilities in.................. 1,700 1 0.42 714
Between-Survey Update in........................
2017, 2018, and 2019 1 2........................
Facilities in N-MHSS-Locator Survey universe in 17,000 1 0.42 7,140
2021...........................................
---------------------------------------------------------------
Average Annual Total........................ 18,700 1 0.59 11,118
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\1\ Throughout the year, approximately ten percent of facilities close or merge and a similar number of new
facilities are identified.
\2\ Collection of information on newly identified facilities throughout the year, as they are identified, so
that new facilities can quickly be added to the Locator.
To stay current with the field and to collect policy relevant
information, SAMHSA will add a series of questions about facilities
offering pharmacotherapy for the treatment of serious mental illness
(SMI), in particular information on the first- and second-generation
antipsychotics used by these facilities. Also, a series of questions on
crisis services were added to the survey. The N-MHSS will also be
collecting information on facilities providing services to persons
experiencing first episode psychosis (FEP), which was not asked in
previous versions of the survey. In consultation with experts in the
field, some categories and wording were updated to reflect current
terminology in the field.
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent by December 30, 2019 to the
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely
receipt of comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and
processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to:
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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