[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15984-15985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8137]


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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 list 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 (301) 443-7978.
    Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) (OMB No. 0930-
0106)--Revision--The DASIS consists of three related data systems: the 
National Master Facility Inventory (NMFI), the Uniform Facility Data 
Set (UFDS), and the Treatment Episode Data

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Set (TEDS). The NMFI includes all known substance abuse treatment 
facilities, and those substance abuse prevention facilities identified 
by State agencies. The UFDS is an annual survey of all facilities 
listed in the NMFI. The TEDS is a compilation of client-level admission 
data submitted by States on clients treated in facilities that receive 
State funds. Together, they provide information on the location, scope 
and characteristics of all known drug and alcohol treatment and 
prevention facilities in the United States, and the characteristics of 
clients receiving services. This information is needed to assess the 
nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and 
to provide a database for treatment referrals.
    This request for OMB approval of DASIS activities includes the 
following changes in the ongoing DASIS activities:
    TEDS: Voluntary reporting of discharge data will be added to the 
current reporting of admission data for those States that are able to 
provide linked admission and discharge records. The discharge data set 
will include the following client-level data: Provider ID; Client ID; 
Co-dependent/Collateral flag; Services at discharge; Date of last 
contact; Date of discharge; and Reason for discharge, transfer, or 
discontinuance of treatment.
    NMFI: The forms used by States to update information on facilities 
in the NMFI have been automated and will be available on the Internet 
through the DASIS home page. The on-line version of the update forms 
will include the following new items: Detoxification services (to be 
added to the checklist of services, FDA (Methadone) ID, EIN, Director's 
phone number, and TEDS eligibility dates.
    UFDS: Beginning in 1999, the UFDS survey will be conducted by 
telephone using CATI technology. The questionnaire will be 
significantly shortened; client counts for most demographic subgroups, 
services provided (except for programs for special populations), 
revenue data, and selected other items will not be asked. Sample 
augmentation activities, which involve searching directories and other 
sources for substance abuse treatment facilities not included in the 
NMFI, will not be conducted prior to the 1999 UFDS but will be 
conducted in preparation for the 2000 and 2001 UFDS.
    Proposed changes will be distributed each year to State substance 
abuse agencies to obtain their comments and suggestions.
    Estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
         Type of respondent and activity            respondents     respondent       response          hours
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STATES
TEDS Admission Data \1\.........................              52               4            6              1,248
TEDS Discharge Data \1\.........................              13               4            6                312
TEDS Discharge Crosswalks.......................               5               1           10                 50
NFR Update \2\..................................
    Additions...................................              56              17             .08              76
    Revisions...................................              56              24             .0               67
Solicitation of Comments on UFDS revisions......              56               1             .5               28
State Subtotal..................................              56  ..............  ..............           1,781
FACILITIES
Network Update..................................           1,000               1             .1              100
UFDS Survey.....................................          21,000               1             .3            6,300
Augmentation Screening..........................           2,000               1             .12             240
Pretests of UFDS revisions \3\..................             100               1             .75              75
Facility Subtotal...............................          23,000  ..............  ..............           6,715
    TOTAL.......................................          23,056  ..............  ..............          8,496
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\1\ This includes time for reformatting data received from facilities and submitting it to SAMHSA.
\2\ States forward to SAMHSA information they receive from facilities on changes in facility name, address,
  status, etc. This will now be done electronically.
\3\ Two pretests of 50 facilities each are proposed.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: March 29, 1999.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 99-8137 Filed 4-1-99; 8:45 am]
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