[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59121-59122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16005]


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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 September 20, 
2024.

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 Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], or call (202) 795-7714 the Reports Clearance 
Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of

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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: Evaluation of the Certified Community 
Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration in Accordance with the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No.: 0990-XXXX.
    Abstract: 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 
new data collection activities to support its evaluation of the 
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration 
program in accordance with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
    Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Pub. L. 113-
93; PAMA) authorized the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic 
(CCBHC) demonstration to allow states to test a different strategy for 
delivering and reimbursing a comprehensive array of services provided 
in community behavioral health clinics. The demonstration aims to 
improve the availability, quality, and outcomes of outpatient services 
provided in these clinics by establishing a standard definition for 
CCBHCs and develops a new Medicaid prospective payment system (PPS) in 
each state that accounts for the total cost of providing nine types of 
services to all people who seek care. The PPS in each state is designed 
to provide CCBHCs with the financial support and stability necessary to 
deliver these required services. The demonstration also aims to 
incentivize quality through quality bonus payments to clinics and 
requires CCBHCs to report quality measures and costs. The demonstration 
was originally authorized for two years.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: PAMA mandates that HHS 
submit reports to Congress about the Section 223 demonstration that 
assess (1) access to community-based mental health services under 
Medicaid in the area or areas of a state targeted by a demonstration 
program as compared to other areas of the state, (2) the quality and 
scope of services provided by certified community behavioral health 
clinics as compared to community-based mental health services provided 
in states not participating in a demonstration program and in areas of 
a demonstration state that are not participating in the demonstration, 
and (3) the impact of the demonstration on the federal and state costs 
of a full range of mental health services (including inpatient, 
emergency, and ambulatory services). The ability of ASPE to provide 
this information to Congress requires a rigorously designed and 
independent evaluation of the CCBHC demonstration.
    The total annual burden hours estimated for this information 
collection request are summarized in the table below.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                          Number of       Average       Total
       Forms (if necessary)           Respondents (if      Number of    responses per    burden per     burden
                                        necessary)        respondents     respondent      response      hours
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Interviews.......................  State officials.....            75                1          1.5          113
Interviews.......................  CCBHC staff.........            20                1          1.5           30
Survey...........................  CCBHC staff.........           231                1            4          924
Focus groups.....................  CCBHC clients.......             8                1          1.5           12
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    Total........................  ....................           334                1  ...........        1,079
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-16005 Filed 7-19-24; 8:45 am]
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