Department of Health and Human Services August 21, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the next meeting of the APOE (the Panel) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Secretary) and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer education strategies concerning the Health Insurance Marketplace[supreg],\1\ Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is open to the public.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

HRSA is announcing supplemental funding to expand existing Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCA) activities. The recipients of the supplemental awards will enhance workforce capacity in pediatric primary care, school settings, and emergency departments to address growing behavioral health needs among children and adolescents.

This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting administrative supplements in scope of the parent award for the 12 eligible grant recipients funded in FY 2022 under the Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program (Short Title: Native Connections), Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) SM-21-011. Recipients may receive up to $77,500 each for a total of $930,000 across the grant cohort. These recipients have a project end date for these supplemental funds of September 29, 2025. The supplemental funding will be used to fund a comprehensive Training of Trainers (ToT) model to enhance and expand workforce development and capacity in the areas of focus of the TBH program: preventing and reducing substance use, overdose, suicidal behavior, suicide, and addressing the impact of trauma among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, up to and including age 24.