[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25310]


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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) 
announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee (ISMICC).
    The ISMICC is open to the public and members of the public can 
attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. 
Call-in information will be posted on the ISMICC website prior to the 
meeting, under the agenda section.
    The meeting will include information on federal efforts related to 
serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), 
including federal coordination, strategies, data evaluation, and 
recommendations for action. Committee members will also discuss federal 
implementation of ISMICC recommendations.
    The ISMICC will conduct five breakout sessions on the following 
focus areas: Data, Access, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and 
Finance.
    Committee name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee.
    Date/Time/Type: December 11, 2018/9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT)/OPEN.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SAMHSA Headquarters, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting can be accessed via webcast at https://2020archive.1capapp.com/event/ismicc/ or by joining the teleconference 
at the toll-free, dial-in number at 1-800-369-3143; passcode 4784259.
    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, Ms. Pamela Foote, 
on or before November 26, 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 
criminal 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 Health and 
Human Services; 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 at least 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: November 15, 2018.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25310 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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