[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8210-8211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02357]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Pediatric 
Mental Health Care Access Program National Impact Study

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than April 8, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care 
Access Program National Impact Study, OMB No. 0915-xxxx--[New].
    Abstract: This notice describes an information collection request 
for one of HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau programs, the 
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Program. The PMHCA Program 
aims to promote behavioral health integration into pediatric primary 
care by supporting the development of state, regional, and tribal 
pediatric mental health care teleconsultation access programs. The 
PMHCA Program supports pediatric health professionals (HPs) \1\ in 
their

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delivery of high-quality and timely screening, assessment, treatment, 
and referrals for children and adolescents with behavioral health 
conditions through the provision of teleconsultation, care coordination 
support/navigation (e.g., resource identification and referrals), and 
training and education.
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    \1\ Health professionals may include but are not limited to 
pediatricians, family physicians, physician assistants, advanced 
practice nurses/nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, 
registered nurses, counselors, social workers, medical assistants, 
patient care navigators.
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    The information will be collected from participants in HRSA PMHCA 
award recipient programs that were funded in 2021, 2022, or 2023. The 
2021 and 2022 PMHCA programs are authorized by 42 U.S.C 254c-19 (Title 
III, Sec.  330M of the Public Health Service Act), using funding 
appropriated by Section 2712 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Pub. L. 117-2), and the 2023 PMHCA programs are authorized by 42 U.S.C 
254c-19 (Sec.  330M of the Public Health Service Act), as amended by 
section 11005 of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. 117-
159). To examine the impact of the PMHCA program on children and 
adolescents, this data collection will use two instruments: the HP 
Impact Survey and the Family/Caregiver Focus Group Discussion (FGD). 
Additionally, family members/caregivers identified by PMHCA programs to 
participate in the Family/Caregiver FGD will be asked demographic 
questions (Family/Caregiver Demographic Questionnaire) about themselves 
and their child/adolescent for the purpose of FGD sampling and to 
inform qualitative data analyses.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: This information is 
needed by HRSA to examine PMHCA program impacts on children/adolescents 
and their families/caregivers in order to guide future program 
decisions. Specifically, data collected for the PMHCA Impact Study will 
be used to examine changes in children's and adolescents' and their 
families'/caregivers' access to behavioral health care; their 
subsequent receipt and utilization of behavioral health care, including 
culturally and linguistically appropriate care; related behavioral 
health impacts; and monetary and societal cost-benefits. The study will 
examine changes over time regarding enrolled/participating HPs' 
practices with screening, diagnosing, treating, and referring children 
and adolescents with behavioral health conditions and assess their 
perceptions of the behavioral health impact of the PMHCA Program. 
Additionally, the study will deepen understanding of families'/
caregivers' experiences with behavioral health care access, receipt, 
and utilization; satisfaction with behavioral health care services; and 
the impact of behavioral health services on their children/adolescents.
    Likely Respondents:
     HP Impact Survey: Pediatricians, family physicians, 
physician assistants, advanced practice nurses/nurse practitioners, 
licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, counselors, social 
workers, medical assistants;
     Family/Caregiver FGD: Family members and caregivers who 
have sought and/or received behavioral health care for their 
child(ren)/adolescent(s); and
     Family/Caregiver Demographic Questionnaire: Family members 
and caregivers who have sought and/or received behavioral health care 
for their child(ren)/adolescent(s).
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
    Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                        Number of                    Average burden     Total
             Form name                  Number of     responses per       Total       per response      burden
                                       respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)       hours
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HP Impact Survey...................          21,070               2          42,140            0.17     7,163.80
Family/Caregiver FGD...............              42               1              42            1.00           42
Family/Caregiver Demographic                    270               1             270             .08        21.60
 Questionnaire.....................
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    Total..........................          21,382  ..............          42,452  ..............     7,227.40
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on: (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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-02357 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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