[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3379-3380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1422]


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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: Year 2004 Survey of Mental Health Organizations, 
General Hospital Mental Health Services, and Managed Care Organizations 
(SMHO)--(OMB No. 0930-0119, Revision)--The 2004 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 2002 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 2,200 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 2002 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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                                                                                          Average       Total
                        Questionnaire                          Number of    Responses/     hours/       burden
                                                              respondents   respondent    response      (hrs.)
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                                               Phase I (Inventory)
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Specialty Mental Health Organizations.......................        3,315            1          0.5        1,658
General Hospitals:
    with Separate Psych. Units..............................        1,211            1          0.5          606
    without Separate Psych. Units...........................        3,614            1          0.5        1,807
    VA Medical Centers......................................          143            1          0.5           72
Community Residential Organizations.........................          945            1          0.5          472
Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations.................          325            1          0.5          163
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                                            Phase II (Sample Survey)
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Specialty Mental Health Organizations.......................        1,520            1          4.0        6,080
General Hospitals and VA Hospitals with Separate Mental               725            1          4.0        2,900
 Health Services............................................
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    Total...................................................        9,553  ...........  ...........       13,758
3-year Average..............................................        3,184  ...........  ...........        4,586
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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 15, 2004.
Anna Marsh,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 04-1422 Filed 1-22-04; 8:45 am]
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