Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC). The ISUDCC is open to the public and members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/ about-us/advisory-councils/meetings.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines using Oral Fluid.

A report summarizing the closed or partially closed meeting activities of the SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Drug Testing Advisory Board during fiscal year 2023 has been prepared. A copy of this report has been filed with the Library of Congress.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The meeting will provide information on federal efforts related to serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED); and Report Outs from Focus Area 1Data and Evaluation; Focus Area 2 Access and Engagement; Focus Area 3Treatment and Recovery; Focus Area 4Criminal Justice, and Focus Area 5Finance; and updates on SAMHSA's initiatives.

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 59- eligible Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) recipients funded under the FFY 2024-2025 Combined Block Grant Application (OMB Control Number 0930-0168). The distribution of MHBG funds, including funds allocated for technical assistance, must adhere to a statutory formula. The formula considers the population at risk, the cost of providing services, and other relevant factors. To comply with these requirements, technical assistance funds will be distributed to States and territories using this established formula. These awards have a project end date of September 30, 2025.

The SAMHSA published a document in the Federal Register of August 15, 2024, concerning request for comments on specifications for comments on a new SAMHSA data collection titled "SAMHSA Unified Client-level Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT)". The document was missing a website to view the proposed draft tool. This correction includes the web address.

Notice is hereby given for the meetings on September 17, 2024, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC); and on September 18, 2024, a joint meeting with the TTAC and Indian Health Service (IHS) National Tribal Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health (NTAC). Both meetings are open to the public and will be held in person and virtually. Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ meetings. The TTAC meeting will include, but not be limited to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; updates on SAMHSA priorities; follow up on topics related to the previous TTAC meetings; and council discussions. The joint meeting of the SAMHSA TTAC and IHS NTAC will include discussion on improving behavioral health for American Indian and Alaska Natives.

This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting an administrative supplement in scope of the parent award for one eligible grant recipient funded under the FY 2023 Provider's Clinical Support SystemMedications for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD), Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) TI-23-014. The recipient may receive up to $1,000,000. This supplement provides support to the recipient with a project end date of September 30, 2025. The supplemental funding will be used to support increased fees from the training platform service as a result of an increase in the number of practitioners accessing training from the program.

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.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines using Oral Fluid.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) announces subcommittee meetings of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The meetings are open to the public and can be accessed via telephone only. The public can access the meetings in listen-only mode. Call-in information can be accessed at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ismicc. The meetings will include information on the following focus areas: Data and Evaluation, Access, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and Finance.

Notice is hereby given of the meeting on August 27, 2024, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council (CMHS NAC). The meeting is open to the public and can also be accessed virtually (best option as space is restricted). Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about- us/advisory-councils/meetings. The meeting will include, but not be limited to, consideration of the meeting minutes from the February 27, 2024, SAMHSA, CMHS NAC meeting; updates from the CMHS Director; remarks from SAMHSA's Assistant Secretary; updates on Disasters; and updates on Subcommittee Tasks.

Notice is hereby given of the combined (joint) meeting on August 28, 2024, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) national advisory councils: the SAMHSA National Advisory Council (NAC), the Center for Mental Health Services NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment NAC; and the two SAMHSA advisory committees: Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) and the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC).

Notice is hereby given for the meeting on August 27, 2024, of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Advisory Council (CSAP NAC). The meeting is open to the public and can also be accessed virtually. Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/ advisory-councils/meetings. The meeting will include, but not be limited to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; approval of the meeting minutes of February 27, 2024; an update from the CSAP NAC Substance Use Prevention Workforce Subcommittee; overview and discussion on CSAP's primary prevention portfolio; Council discussion and public comments.

This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting one supplement (in scope of the parent award) for the Cooperative Agreement for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline recipient, Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc. (DBA Vibrant Emotional Health), funded in FY 2021 under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) SM 21-005. The recipient may receive up to $80,000,000 and has a project end date of September 29, 2026. The supplemental funding will be used to maintain 988 operations and services, both at local levels and across all backup, chat, text, LGBTQI+ youth, Spanish language, and videophone based services. This funding will ensure continuation of all 988 services and supports.