[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76271-76272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31001]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a list of information collection 
requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call 
the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    2000 Survey of Mental Health Organizations, General Hospital Mental 
Health Services, and Managed Care Organizations (SMHO)--(OMB No. 0930-
0119, revision)--The survey, to be conducted by SAMHSA's Center for 
Mental Health Services (CMHS), will be conducted in two phases. Phase I 
will be a brief two-three page inventory consisting of four forms: (1) 
a specialty mental health organization and general hospital with 
separate mental health services form; (2) a general hospital with 
integrated mental health services screener form; (3) a community 
residential organization screener form; and (4) a managed behavioral 
healthcare organization form. This short inventory will be sent to all 
known organizations to define the universe of valid mental health 
organizations to be sampled in Phase II. The inventory will collect 
basic information regarding the name and address of the organizations, 
their type and ownership, and the kinds of services provided.
    Phase II will sample approximately 2,000 mental health 
organizations and utilize a more detailed survey instrument. Although 
the Sample Survey form will be more comprehensive, it will be very 
similar to surveys and inventories fielded in 1998, 1994, 1992 and 
earlier. The organizational data to be collected by the Sample Survey 
form include university affiliation, client/patient census by basic 
demographics, revenues, expenditures, and staffing.
    The resulting database will be used to provide national estimates 
and will be the basis for the National Directory of Mental Health 
Services. In addition, data derived from the survey will be published 
by CMHS in Data Highlights, in Mental Health, United States, and in 
professional journals such as Psychiatric Services and the American 
Journal of Psychiatry. Mental Health, United States is used by the 
general public, state governments, the U.S. Congress, university 
researchers, and other health care professionals.

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                                                     Number of      Responses/     Average hour/
                  Questionnaire                     respondents     respondent       response      Total burden
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                                               Phase I (Inventory)
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Specialty Mental Health Organizations...........           3,563               1             0.5           1,781
    State Central Database Processing...........             413               1             0.2              83
    National Association of Psychiatric Health               150               1             0.2              30
     Systems Processing.........................
General Hospitals with Separate Mental Health              1,736               1             0.5             868
 Services.......................................
General Hospitals with Integrated Mental Health            3,617               1             0.5           1,809
 Services.......................................
Community Residential Organizations.............           1,415               1             0.5             707
Managed Care Organizations......................           1,740               1             0.5             870
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      Phase I Subtotal..........................          12,634  ..............  ..............           6,148
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                                            Phase II (Sample Survey)
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Specialty Mental Health Organizations...........           1,213               1             3.0           3,639
State Central Database Processing...............             140               1             0.5              70
National Association of Psychiatric Health                   151               1             0.5              26
 Systems Processing.............................
General Hospitals with Separate Mental Health                596               1             3.0           1,788
 Services.......................................
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      Phase II Subtotal.........................           2,000  ..............  ..............           5,523
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        Grand total.............................          12,634  ..............  ..............          11,671
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        3-Year Average..........................           4,211  ..............  ..............           3,890
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Stuart Shapiro, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: November 30, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-31001 Filed 12-5-00; 8:45 am]
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