[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3058]


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[Federal Register: February 10, 1994]


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

 

Cooperative Agreements for Managed Care Demonstration Models for 
SSI Beneficiaries Disabled Due to Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs

AGENCY: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS.

ACTION: Program update and reannouncement.

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    Under the authority of sections 501(d)(18) and 510(a) and (b) (1) 
and (5) of the Public Health Service Act and section 1110 of the Social 
Security Act, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), in 
cooperation with the Social Security Administration (SSA), is 
reannouncing the ``Cooperative Agreements for Managed Care 
Demonstration Models for SSI Beneficiaries Disabled Due to Addiction to 
Alcohol and Other Drugs'' program to solicit State applications for 
model programs designed for the referral and monitoring (R&M) of 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients disabled due to drug 
addiction or alcoholism (DA&A). The goal of this cooperative agreement 
demonstration is to maximize substance abusers' opportunities for 
rehabilitation and assure the effective utilization of Federal 
resources. Eligibility for this cooperative agreement demonstration is 
limited to the following states who currently have SSA R&M contracts: 
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New 
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin. 
Eligibility is limited to these states because the demonstration 
projects must build on the expertise and systems already established by 
existing referral and monitoring agency (RMA) contracts with the SSA. 
In keeping with CSAT's practice of working closely with the states to 
ensure coordination and synergy between State and Federal funding 
efforts, eligibility for this program is limited to the Single State 
Agency for DA&A of those states listed above. The State DA&A Agency 
will work cooperatively with any other State agency involved with the 
provision of R&M services, however, the State DA&A Agency will be 
considered the applicant. Applications will also be accepted from 
consortia of neighboring States in a region, providing that one Single 
State Agency for DA&A be designated as the grantee for the cooperative 
agreement award and the legal signatory.
    Approximately $1.3 million will be available to support 
approximately 1-2 awards in FY 1994. The receipt date for applications 
is May 10, 1994.
    This program was originally announced in the Federal Register (Vol. 
58, No. 107) on June 7, 1993. Cooperative agreement awards for FY 1993 
were made in September 1993. The announcement has subsequently been 
updated for FY 1994 to: (1) Clarify that New York City is included 
under the State of New York's eligibility for this program; (2) clarify 
that demonstration projects must include case managers who are trained 
to work with dually diagnosed beneficiaries, as well as those with drug 
addiction and alcoholism; (3) clarify that a letter of intent to submit 
an application is not necessary; (4) clarify that CSAT will include an 
urban/rural distribution of projects among eligible states as an award 
decision-making criterion; and (5) incorporate other minor technical 
changes related to individual contacts and addresses, and to help 
ensure overall clarity.
    For additional information regarding the program and/or application 
procedures and for kits including the PHS 5161-1 application form, a 
copy of the updated announcement and guidance for submitting an 
application, contact: George Kanuck, Public Health Advisor, Quality 
Assurance and Evaluation Branch, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 
Rockwall II, suite 880, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: (301) 443-3820.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 93.132.)

    Dated: February 4, 1994.
Richard Kopanda,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 94-3058 Filed 2-9-94; 8:45 am]
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