[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8305-8306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02846]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 13, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and 
project title for reference, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Officer, Sherrette Funn (202) 795-7714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    Title of the Collection: Substance Use Disorder Patient Placement 
Criteria Used By States.
    Type of Collection: New.
    The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a one-
time survey of state agencies regarding their use of substance use 
disorder (SUD) patient placement criteria and assessment tools. The 
proposed survey is one component of a larger project to assess the 
feasibility of gathering and utilizing needs assessment data to 
identify and address unmet patient needs by levels of care. Results 
from this survey will provide ASPE with information about the types of 
patient placement data states collect and maintain, and the degree to 
which the data can be used to understand the SUD treatment gap. These 
results will provide ASPE with information that can be used to develop 
a multistate dataset of needs assessment that can be updated over time. 
Such a dataset is necessary for understanding and addressing treatment 
needs in the nation on an ongoing basis.
    The 17-question survey requests information related to state 
requirements for using patient placement criteria and assessment tools 
for individuals with SUD. Additional questions ask how data from the 
placement criteria and/or assessment tools are maintained; if level of 
care data has been used to help determine service gaps and need for 
greater capacity; and whether the respondent could provide web links to 
available information on the criteria used in their state. Two 
individuals from each state and the District of Columbia will be 
invited to respond to the survey. Respondents will be representatives 
from each state's Single State Authority (SSA) and the Medicaid Agency. 
An eighty-five percent response rate is anticipated, resulting in an 
estimated 87 total participants.
    This project falls under Section 301 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42U.S.C. 241) [280-1a] which authorizes the Office of the 
Secretary to conduct and coordinate studies relating to the causes, 
diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental 
diseases. The total annual burden hours estimated for this information 
collection request are summarized in the table below.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
                      Forms                         respondents    responses per     response         burden
                                                                    respondent        (hours)         (hours)
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Survey on SUD Placement Criteria................              87               1           10/60            14.5
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    Dated: February 5, 2020.
Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02846 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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