[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35657-35658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16922]


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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.
    The Status of PASRR and Mental Health Services for Persons in 
Nursing Facilities: Case Studies of Four States--New--SAMHSA's Center 
for Mental Health Services is sponsoring an assessment of the 
effectiveness of the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) 
program, which is a required component of every State's Medicaid plan. 
Data will be collected from administrators and staff in 24 nursing 
facilities in four states (six facilities per state). In addition, data 
will be collected from a total of 100 residents of nursing facilities 
in two of the states. Data collection for this project will be 
conducted over a 4-month period.
    Nursing facility variables of interest include the following: 
availability of mental health services; change in condition procedures; 
alternative placement procedures; and experience with PASRR.
    Variables of interest for the nursing facility residents include: 
mental health symptomotology, functioning, and mental health service 
access. Data will be entered and managed electronically. The total 
estimated respondent burden is summarized in the table below.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of      Responses/        burden/      Total burden
                   Respondent                       respondents     respondents      response         (hrs.)
                                                                                      (hrs.)
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Nursing Facility Administrators.................              24               1             1.0              24
Nursing Facility Staff..........................              48               1             1.0              48
Nursing Facility Residents......................             100               1              .5              50
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      Total.....................................             172  ..............  ..............             122
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Lauren Wittenberg, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 28, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-16922 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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