[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33476-33477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8990]


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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 
information collection activities. 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 (240) 276-1243.
    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

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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: National Outcome Measures (NOMs) for Consumers 
Receiving Mental Health Services--New

    The mission of SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is 
to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing 
the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. Congress 
created CMHS to bring new hope to adults who have serious mental 
illnesses and to children with serious emotional disorders.
    The purpose of this proposed data activity is to promote the use of 
consistent measures among CMHS grantees and contractors funded through 
the Program of Regional and National Significance (PRNS) and Children's 
Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) budget lines. The common National 
Outcome Measures recommended by CMHS are a result of extensive 
examination and recommendations, using consistent criteria, by panels 
of staff, experts, and grantees. Wherever feasible, the proposed 
measures are consistent with or build upon previous data development 
efforts within CMHS. This activity will be organized to reflect and 
support the domains specified for SAMHSA's NOMs. The use of consistent 
measurement for specified outcomes across CMHS-funded projects will 
improve the ability of SAMHSA and CMHS to respond to the Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Office of Management and 
Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) evaluations.
    A separate data collection form will be used for adults and 
children but will be parallel in design. NOMs data will be collected at 
baseline with a periodic reassessment being conducted every six months 
as long as the client remains in treatment. The proposed data 
collection will cover eight of the ten domains in NOMs. The Cost-
Effectiveness and Evidence-Based Practices domains are under 
development. Completion of these domains will require input from other 
sources and is anticipated for Summer 2007.
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    \1\ Retention is measured at the first interview for a 
continuing consumer (baseline), follow-up interview, and discharge 
interview. The survey was modified to include an item in Section K 
(Services Received) where the provider will indicate whether the 
consumer received Inpatient Psychiatric Care within the past 6 
months; specifically, item 3 under Treatment Services.

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                                                       Adult                                Child
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                Domain                                            Number of                            Number of
                                                 Source             items             Source             items
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Access/Capacity.......................  SAMHSA Standardized               4  SAMHSA Standardized               4
                                         Question.                            Question 4.
Functioning...........................  Mental Health Statistics          8  Youth Services Survey             6
                                         Improvement Program                  for Families (YSS-F).
                                         (MHSIP).
Stability in Housing..................  SAMHSA Standardized               1  SAMHSA Standardized               2
                                         Question.                            Question 2.
Education and Employment..............  SAMHSA Standardized               3  SAMHSA Standardized               2
                                         Question.                            Question 2.
Crime and Criminal Justice............  SAMHSA Standardized               1  SAMHSA Standardized               1
                                         Question.                            Question 1.
Perception of Care....................  MHSIP...................         14  YSS-F...................         13
Social Connectedness..................  MHSIP...................          4  YSS-F...................          4
Retention\1\..........................  SAMSHA Standardized               1  SAMSHA Standardized               1
                                         Question.                            Question.
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    Total Number......................  ........................         36  ........................         33
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    In addition to questions asked of clients related to the NOMs 
domains, programs will be required to abstract information from client 
records on the services received.
    Following is the estimated annual response burden for this effort.

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                                                                       Data
                Type of response                     Number of    collection per  Hours per data    Total hour
                                                    respondents     respondents     collection        burden
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Client Baseline Assessment......................          23,575               1           0.333           7,858
Periodic Client Reassessment....................           8,225               1           0.333           2,742
Chart Abstraction...............................          23,575               1           0.1             2,358
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    Total.......................................          23,575  ..............  ..............          12,958
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 7-1045, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20850. Written comments 
should be received by August 8, 2006.

    Dated: June 1, 2006.
Anna Marsh,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. E6-8990 Filed 6-8-06; 8:45 am]
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