[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40001-40002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14583]


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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.
    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

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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)
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Specialty Mental Health Organizations...........           3,342               1            0.50           1,671
General Hospitals:
    With Separate Psych. Units..................           1,622               1            0.50             811
    Without Separate Psych. Units...............           3,514               1            0.50           1,757
    VA Medical Centers..........................             145               1            0.50              73
    Community Residential Organizations.........             945               1            0.50             473
    Managed Care Organizations..................             990               1            0.50             495
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                                            Phase II (Sample Survey)
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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.........................
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    Total.......................................          10,558  ..............  ..............          12,280
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3-year Average..................................           3,519  ..............  ..............           4,093
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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 4, 2002.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 02-14583 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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