[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63887-63888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24984]


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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. 
Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website 
prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings. The meeting will include information on federal 
efforts related to serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional 
disturbance (SED); including updates on the following focus areas: 
Data, Access and Engagement, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and 
Finance; and discussion on Pediatric Behavioral Health Federal Work.

DATES: December 10, 2019/ 9:30 a.m.--TBD (ET)/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://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=aefbc9d1-f2afd0ad-aefbf8ee-0cc47adc5fa2-6257302e89aeda08&u=https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW9685761&p=2871942&t=c or by joining the teleconference 
at the toll-free, dial-in number at 888-390-3417; passcode 2871942.

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

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 one (1) year after the date of enactment of the 21st Century 
Cures Act, and five (5) 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.
    To attend virtually, submit written or brief oral comments, or 
request special accommodation for persons with disabilities, contact 
Pamela Foote. Individuals can also register on-line at: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov/MeetingList.aspx.
    The public comment section is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time 
(ET), and individuals interested in

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submitting a comment, must notify Pamela Foote on or before November 
26, 2019 via email to: [email protected].
    Up to three minutes will be allotted for each approved public 
comment as time permits. Written comments received in advance of the 
meeting will be considered for inclusion 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/meetings.

     Dated: November 13, 2019.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24984 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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