[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14644-14645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Serious Mental 
Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), in 
accordance with section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, announces a 
meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating 
Committee (ISMICC).
    The meeting is open to the public and will include information on 
federal efforts related to serious mental illness (SMI) and serious 
emotional disturbance (SED), including data evaluation, and 
recommendations for action. Committee members will also discuss ISMICC 
member relationship to implementation workgroups, establishing the 
prevalence of SMI and SED, communication with non-federal organizations 
to engage non-federal support for ISMICC, and future meetings.
    Committee Name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee.

DATE/TIME: June 8, 2018/9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
    The meeting can be accessed via webcast at www.hhs.gov/live, or by 
joining the teleconference at toll-free number 1-888-928-9713, passcode 
7160920.
    The public comment section is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT), and individuals interested in submitting a 
comment, must notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Ms. Pamela 
Foote, on or before May 24, 2018 via email to: 
[email protected].
    Two minutes will be allotted for each approved public comment as 
time permits. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will 
be included in the official record of the meeting.
    Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members 
is available at the Committee's website https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Authority

    The ISMICC was established on March 15, 2017, in accordance with 
section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as amended, to report to the Secretary, 
Congress, and any other relevant federal department or agency on 
advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional 
disturbance (SED), research related to the prevention of, diagnosis of, 
intervention in, and treatment and recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances 
in access to services and support for adults with SMI or children with 
SED. In addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the effect federal programs 
related to serious mental illness have on public health, including 
public health outcomes such as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts, 
incidence and prevalence of SMIs, SEDs, and substance use disorders, 
overdose, overdose deaths, emergency hospitalizations, emergency room 
boarding, preventable emergency room visits, interaction with the 
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justice system, homelessness, and unemployment; (B) increased rates of 
employment and enrollment in educational and vocational programs; (C) 
quality of mental and substance use disorders treatment services; or 
(D) any other criteria as may be determined by the Secretary. Finally, 
the ISMICC will make specific recommendations for actions that agencies 
can take to better coordinate the administration of mental health 
services for adults with SMI or children with SED. Not later than 1 
(one) year after the date of enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act, 
and 5 (five) years after such date of enactment, the ISMICC shall 
submit a report to Congress and any other relevant federal department 
or agency.

II. Membership

    This ISMICC consists of federal members listed below or their 
designees, and non-federal public members.
    Federal Membership: Members include, The Secretary of HHS; The 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; The Attorney 
General; The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; The 
Secretary of the Department of Defense; The Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; The Secretary of the Department of 
Education; The Secretary of the Department of Labor; The Administrator 
of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and The Commissioner 
of the Social Security Administration.
    Non-federal Membership: Members include, 14 non-federal public 
members appointed by the Secretary, representing psychologists, 
psychiatrists, social workers, peer support specialists, and other 
providers, patients, family of patients, law enforcement, the 
judiciary, and leading research, advocacy, or service organizations.
    The ISMICC is required to meet twice per year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, 
Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-1279; email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 30, 2018.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06913 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am]
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