[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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.

Project: An Exploration of Peer Recovery Support Services Across State 
Behavioral Health Systems--NEW

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) 
is proposing a pilot study to obtain an overview of peer recovery 
services across state behavioral health systems. In an effort to 
support behavioral health systems' adoption and management of recovery 
oriented services, SAMHSA created the Bringing Recovery Supports to 
Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). BRSS TACS is a 
mechanism for implementing SAMHSA's Recovery Support Strategic 
Initiative. A goal of this initiative is to understand the finance and 
quality assurance issues that impact the development of peer recovery 
personnel in the workforce and the services they deliver. A grasp of 
these complex issues can enable BRSS TACS to advance its work of 
supporting states by creating policy guidance on best practices for 
effectively deploying peer recovery support services in integrated 
healthcare delivery systems as mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
    The proposed pilot study will utilize a semi-structured interview 
questionnaire with state and organizational representatives from mental 
health and substance abuse agencies. Questions of interest include (1) 
an examination of how reimbursement of peer support services is linked 
to peer roles, delivery settings, and funding streams; (2) quality 
assurance issues such as credentialing and supervision of peer support 
personnel; (3) procedures for monitoring, evaluating, and sustaining 
peer support services; and (4) challenges of delivering peer recovery 
services in the era of Affordable Care Act.
    The representatives (n=40) from state and organizational agencies 
of mental health and substance abuse will represent a state from the 10 
public health regions. States are identified by SAMHSA subject matter 
experts and stakeholders who are familiar with the structure and 
function of peer recovery support services. The sampling recommended by 
SAMHSA experts and stakeholders is a selection of states that have a 
strong history of providing peer led services and have an active peer-
based organization.
    The total estimated respondent burden is 20 hours for the period 
from April 2014 through September 2014. Table 1 below indicates the 
annualized respondent burden estimate.

                                                    Table 1--Annualized Respondent Burden Hours, 2014
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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per        Total hour
                             Form name                                 respondents       respondent       responses         response          burden
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Structured Interview Questionnaire.................................              40                1               40              .50               20
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by April 3, 2014 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 
202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2014-04743 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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