Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
| Published date | 15 June 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 36224 |
| Record Number | 2020-12837 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36224-36225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12837]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-0361.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: National Substance Use and Mental Health Services
Survey (N-SUMHSS) (OMB No. 0930-)
Historically SAMHSA collected information on substance use and
mental health treatment facilities through two (2) separate data
collections: The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
(N-SSATS; OMB No. 0930-0106) and the National Mental Health Services
Survey (N-MHSS; OMB No. 0930-0119). SAMHSA also maintain as part of the
N-SSATS data collection approval, an inventory of treatment facility,
named the Inventory of Behavioral Health Services (I-BHS) (N-SSATS; OMB
No. 0930-0106).
Some of the content and questions in the N-SSATS and N-MHSS data
collection surveys are similar and represented an additional burden to
approximately 14 percent of facilities that received both surveys.
SAMHSA recognizes the need to have data collections that are less
burdensome to these facilities that provide these services. To help
reduce respondent
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burden, increase efficiency, and better manage resources, SAMHSA goal
is to combine these two surveys into the National Substance Use and
Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS).
The N-SUMHSS, will include the facility characteristics and
services questions currently asked in the N-SSATS and the N-MHSS. The
survey will also collect, on an annual basis, client counts on those
individuals receiving services at these facilities. Historically,
client count information was collected every other year; however there
is an increasing need to collect and maintain data on current and
accurate numbers of clients in treatment at the local level for
community to assess capacity and estimate resource requirements. This
information on substance use and mental health services has assisted
with communities to better respond to life changing events, (i.e.,
hurricane) and plan for service demands in the event of a natural
disaster, (i.e., earthquakes).
SAMHSA requests is for approval of the N-SUMHSS data collection and
the extension of the I-BHS data collection. The N-SUMHSS survey will
provide data on the numbers and types of patients treated and the
characteristics of facilities providing substance use and mental health
treatment services. The extension of the duration of the I-BHS survey,
which is current authorized as part of N-SSATS (OMB No. 0930-0106),
aligns it to the same period as the N-SUMHSS. These surveys are
conducted under the authority of Section 505 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4) to meet the specific mandates for
annual information about public and private substance use/mental health
treatment providers and the clients they serve.
This request includes:
N-SUMHSS, an annual census of substance use and mental
health treatment facilities which collects descriptive data on the
location, scope of services provided, and operational characteristics
of all known substance use and mental health treatment facilities in
the United States and jurisdictions, and on utilization of services by
means of a single-day count of clients in treatment; and
I-BHS data collection activities associated with updating
the inventory of both mental health treatment facilities and substance
use treatment facilities.
The information in N-SUMHSS and I-BHS is needed to assess the
nature and extent of these resources, to identify gaps in services, and
to provide a database for treatment referrals.
The request for OMB approval will include a request to conduct the
N-SUMHSS survey which includes facility characteristics and services
and one-day client counts and to update the I-BHS facility listing on a
continuous basis in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Also included in this request
is the Between Cycle N-SUMHSS data collection (N-SUMHSS BC), to be
conducted between annual surveys to collect information on new
facilities for inclusion in the Treatment Locator. N-SUMHSS BC use is
an abbreviated N-SUMHSS survey questionnaire.
The estimated annual burden for the I-BHS and BHSIS activities is
as follows:
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Total
Type of respondent and activity Number of Responses per Total Hours per burden Wage rate Total hour
respondents respondent responses response hours cost
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States
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I-BHS Online \1\......................................... 56 75 4,200 0.08 336 $23 $7,728
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State Subtotal....................................... 56 ............... 4,200 ........... 336 ........... 7,728
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Facilities
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I-BHS application \2\.................................... 800 1 800 0.08 64 19.40 1,242
Augmentation screener.................................... 1,300 1 1,300 0.08 104 19.40 2,018
N-SUMHSS questionnaire (either SU or MH)................. 32,000 1 32,000 0.67 21,333 47.95 1,022,917
N-SUMHSS (both SU and MH)................................ 5,000 1 5,000 1.17 5,833 47.95 279,692
N-SUMHSS BC.............................................. 1,000 1 1,000 0.58 580 47.95 27,811
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Facility Subtotal.................................... 40,100 ............... 40,100 ........... 27,914 ........... 1,333,680
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Total............................................ 40,156 ............... 44,300 ........... 28,250 ........... 1,341,408
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\1\ States use the I-BHS Online system to submit information on newly licensed/approved facilities and on changes in facility name, address, status,
etc.
\2\ New facilities complete and submit the online I-BHS application form in order to get listed on the Inventory.
Send comments to Carlos Graham, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
5600 Fisher Lane, Room 15E57A, Rockville, MD 20852 OR email him a copy
at [email protected]. Written comments should be received by
August 14, 2020.
Carlos Graham,
Social Science Analyst.
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