[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31209-31210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08692]



[[Page 31209]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Public Comment 
Request; Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program National Impact 
Study

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 24, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 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. Additionally, the PMHCA Program 
focuses on achieving health equity related to racial, ethnic, and 
geographic disparities in access to care, especially in rural and other 
underserved areas.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ HPs 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The information will be collected from participants in HRSA's 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau PMHCA award recipient programs that 
were funded in 2021, 2022, or 2023. The 2021 and 2022 PMHCA programs 
were authorized by 42 U.S.C 254c-19 (Title III, section 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 were authorized by 42 U.S.C 254c-19 (section 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.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on February 6, 
2024, vol. 89, No. 25; pp. 8210-11. HRSA received two requests for 
additional information from the public, but no comments.
    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 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 (BHC); their subsequent 
receipt and utilization of BHC, 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 the understanding of families'/caregivers' experiences with 
BHC access, receipt, and utilization; satisfaction with BHC 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 BHC for their child(ren)/adolescent(s).
     Family/Caregiver Demographic Questionnaire: Family members 
and caregivers who have sought and/or received BHC 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:

[[Page 31210]]



----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HP Impact Survey................          21,070               2          42,140            0.17        7,163.80
Family/Caregiver FGD............              42               1              42            1.00           42.00
Family/Caregiver Demographic                 270               1             270             .08           21.60
 Questionnaire..................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................          21,382  ..............          42,452  ..............        7,227.40
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-08692 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P