[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75567-75568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21349]


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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 summary 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 (240) 276-1243.

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 at either three 
or six months for as long as the client remains in treatment. Programs 
have selected either a three or six month reassessment interval based 
on their treatment protocol. 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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                                                    Adult                                  Child
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              Domain                                            Number of                              Number of
                                              Source              items              Source              items
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Access/Capacity...................  SAMSHA Standardized                 4  SAMSHA Standardized                 4
                                     Question.                              Question 4.
Functioning.......................  Mental Health Statistics            8  Youth Services Survey for           6
                                     Improvement Program                    Families (YSS-F).
                                     (MHSIP).
Stability in Housing..............  SAMSHA Standardized                 1  SAMSHA Standardized                 2
                                     Question.                              Question 2.
Education and Employment..........  SAMSHA Standardized                 3  SAMSHA Standardized                 2
                                     Question.                              Question 2.
Crime and Criminal Justice........  SAMSHA Standardized                 1  SAMSHA 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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\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.

    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 collection     Hours per data     Total hour
          Type of response           Number of respondents   per respondents       collection         burden
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Client Baseline Assessment.........  17,555...............                  1              0.333           5,852
Periodic Client Reassessment.......  7,015 (3-month)......                  1              0.333           2,338
                                     6,532 (6-month)......                  1              0.333           2,178
Discharge Interviews...............  4,409................                  1              0.333           1,470
Chart Abstraction..................  7,015 (3-month)......                  1                0.1             702
                                     6,532 (6-month)......                  1                0.1             653
                                     11,023 (Discharge)...                  1                0.1           1,102
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    Total..........................  17,555...............  .................  .................          14,294
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by January 16, 2007 to: SAMHSA 
Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503; due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail 
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to 
submit comments by fax to: 202-395-6974.

    Dated: December 7, 2006.
Elaine Parry,
Acting Director, Office of Program Services.
 [FR Doc. E6-21349 Filed 12-14-06; 8:45 am]
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