[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4277-4278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Project: 2002 Survey of Mental Health Organizations, 
General Hospital Mental Health Services, and Managed Care Organizations 
(SMHO)--(OMB No 0930-0119, Revision)--The 2002 SMHO, to be conducted by 
SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), will be conducted in 
two phases. There will be only minor changes to the forms used in the 
2000 SMHO. Phase I will be a brief two-three page inventory consisting 
of four forms: (1) A specialty mental health organization form; (2) A 
general hospital or Veterans Affairs Medical Center with either 
separate mental health services or integrated mental health services 
forms; (3) A community residential organization form; and (4) A managed 
behavioral healthcare organization form. This short inventory will be 
sent to all known organizations to define the universe of valid mental 
health organizations to be sampled in Phase II. The inventory will 
collect basic information regarding the name and address of the 
organizations, their type and ownership, size measures (e.g., number of 
staff), and the kinds of services provided.
    Phase II will sample approximately 2,000 mental health 
organizations and utilize a more detailed survey instrument. Although 
the Sample Survey form will be more comprehensive, it will be very 
similar to surveys and inventories fielded in 2000 and earlier. The 
organizational data to be collected by the Sample Survey form include 
university affiliation, client/patient census by basic demographics, 
revenues, expenditures, and staffing.
    The resulting data base will be used to provide national estimates 
and will be the basis of the National Directory of Mental Health 
Services. In addition, data derived from the survey will be published 
by CMHS in Data Highlights, in Mental Health, United States, and in 
professional journals such as Psychiatric Services and the American 
Journal of Psychiatry. Mental Health, United States is used by the 
general public, state governments, the U.S. Congress, university 
researchers, and other health care professionals. The following table 
summarizes the burden for the survey.

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                                                     Number of      Responses/    Average hours/   Total burden
                  Questionnaire                     respondents     respondent        response        (Hrs.)
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               Phase I (Inventory)
Specialty Mental Health Organizations...........           3,342               1           0.25              836
General Hospitals:
    with Separate Psych. Units..................           1,622               1           0.25              406
    without Separate Psych. Units...............           3,514               1           0.25              879
    VA Medical Centers..........................             145               1           0.25               36
Community Residential Organizations.............             945               1           0.025             236
Managed Care Organizations......................             990               1           0.025             248
            Phase II (Sample Survey)
Specialty Mental Health Organizations...........           1,308               1           3.50            4,578
General Hospitals and VA Hospitals with Separate             692               1           3.50            2,422
 Mental Health Services.........................
    Total.......................................          12,558                                           9,641
3-year Average..................................           4,186                                           3,214
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: January 22, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-2087 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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