82 FR 44 pgs. 12979-12981 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 44Pages: 12979 - 12981
Pages: 12979, 12980, 12981FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-04488 Filed 3-7-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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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 summary 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 (240) 276-1243.
Project: Children's Mental Health Initiative National Evaluation-NEW
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the new collection of data for the Children's Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) National Evaluation.
Evaluation Plan and Data Collection Activities. The purpose of the Children's Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) National Evaluation is to assess the success of the CMHI grants in expanding and sustaining the reach of SOC values, principles, and practices. These include maximizing system-level coordination and planning, offering a comprehensive array of services, and prioritizing family and youth involvement. In order to obtain a clear picture of CMHI grant activities, this longitudinal, multi-level evaluation will measure activities and performance of grantees essential to building and sustaining effective Systems of Care (SOC)'s.
Data collection activities will occur through four evaluation components. Each component includes data collection activities and analyses involving similar topics. Each component has one or more instruments that will be used to address various aspects. The four components with their corresponding data collection activities are as follows:
(1) The Implementation Assessment is designed using a strategic framework that provides five analytic dimensions: (1) Policies, (2) services/supports, (3) financing, (4) training/workforce, and (5) strategic communications. These dimensions cut across the State System, Local System and Service Delivery levels and together link to a range of proximal and distal outcomes. The evaluation will identify and assess the mechanisms and strategies employed to implement and expand systems of care, and explore the impact on system performance and child and family outcomes. Evaluation activities are framed by the five strategic areas to examine whether specific mechanisms and strategies lead to proximal and distal outcomes. System of care principles are woven throughout the framework at both the State and Local levels. Data collection activities include: (A) Key Partner Interviews with high-level administrators, youth and family representatives, and child agencies to organize qualitative data collection into these five areas and to allow within and across grantee evaluation of the implementation and impact of activities in these areas; and (B) the System of Care Expansion and Sustainability Survey (SOCESS), a self-report survey administered to representatives from grantee organizations, family and youth organizations, child-serving sectors, advocacy organizations for diverse populations, provider organizations, and financial officers, among others. The SOCESS is designed to capture self-report implementation data in the five analytic dimensions adopted by the 2015 CMHI National Evaluation.
(2) The Network and Geographic Analysis Component will use Network Analysis Surveys to determine the depth and breadth of the SOC collaboration across agencies and organization. Geographic Information Systems (GIS ) will measure the geographic coverage and spread of the SOC, including reaching underserved areas and populations. At the child/youth and family level, Census block groups (derived from home addresses) will be used to depict the geographic spread of populations served by SOCs.
(3) The Financial Component involves the review of implementation grantees' progress in developing financial sustainability and expansion plans. The Financial Mapping Interview and Financing Plan Survey and Interviews will be conducted with financial administrators of Medicaid Agencies, Mental Health Authorities, mental health provider trade associations, and family organizations. The Financial Plan Interview will focus on how the financial planning process supported or hindered attainment of sustainable financing. The Benchmarking Analysis will compare relative rates of access, utilization, and costs for children's mental health services using the Benchmarking Tool and administrative data requested from financial administrators and personnel working with Medicaid Agency and Mental Health Authority reporting and payment systems.
[top] (4) The Child and Family Outcome Component will collect longitudinal data on child clinical and functional outcomes, family outcomes, and child and family background. Data will be collected at intake, 6-months, and 12-months post service entry (as long as the child/youth is still receiving services). Data will also be collected at discharge if the child/youth leaves services before the 12-month data collection point. Data will be collected using the following scales for youth age five and older: (A) a shortened version of the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire, (B) the Columbia Impairment Scale, (C) the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17, and (D) background information gathered through SAMHSA National Outcomes Measures (NOMS). Data for youth age 0-4 will be collected using the: (A) Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist; (B) Brief
Estimated Burden. Data will be collected from 69 grantee sites. Data collection for this evaluation will be conducted over a 4-year period. The average annual respondent burden estimate reflects the average number of respondents in each respondent category, the average number of responses per respondent per year, the average length of time it will take to complete each response, and the total average annual burden for each category of respondent for all categories of respondents combined. Table 1 shows the estimated annual burden estimate by instrument and respondent. Burden is summarized in Table 2.
| Instrument/data collection activity | Respondent | Number of respondents | Responses per respondent | Total number of responses | Hours per response | Total annual burden hours |
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| Implementation Assessment | ||||||
| Key Partner Interviews | Project Director | 84 | 2 | 168 | 1.5 | 252 |
| Family Organization Representative | 54 | 2 | 108 | 1.5 | 162 | |
| Youth Organization Representative | 54 | 2 | 108 | 1.5 | 162 | |
| MH Agency Director | 54 | 2 | 108 | 1.5 | 162 | |
| Core Agency Partners?b | 162 | 2 | 324 | 0.75 | 243 | |
| Quality Monitor | 54 | 2 | 108 | 0.33 | 36 | |
| SOCESS | Project Director | 84 | 4 | 336 | 0.5 | 168 |
| Family Organization Representative | 108 | 4 | 432 | 0.5 | 216 | |
| Youth Organization Representative | 108 | 4 | 432 | 0.5 | 216 | |
| Core Agency Partners | 432 | 4 | 1,728 | 0.5 | 864 | |
| Practitioners | 690 | 4 | 2,760 | 0.5 | 1,380 | |
| Network Analysis Survey | ||||||
| Network Analysis Survey | Key Agency Partners | 690 | 2 | 1,380 | 0.5 | 690 |
| Financial Mapping and Benchmark Components | ||||||
| Financial Mapping Interview | Financial administrators at: Medicaid Agencies & MH Authorities | 108 | 2 | 216 | 0.75 | 162 |
| Financial administrators at: Trade associations & Family organizations | 108 | 2 | 216 | 0.5 | 108 | |
| Tribal Financial Administrators | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0.75 | 14 | |
| Benchmark Tool | Payment personnel at Medicaid Agencies & MH Authorities | 12 | 2 | 24 | 40 | 960 |
| Financial Plan Interviews | Financial Planning Directors | 54 | 3 | 162 | 0.6 | 97 |
| Child and Family Outcome Component | ||||||
| Administrative Measures | Caregivers of clients age 0-17?c | 4,136 | 1 | 4,136 | 0.05 | 207 |
| Clients age 11-26 | 1,685 | 1 | 1,685 | 0.05 | 84 | |
| Client Functioning | Caregivers of clients age 0-17?c | 4,136 | 3 | 12,408 | 0.15 | 1,861 |
| Clients age 11-26?d | 970 | 3 | 2,910 | 0.15 | 437 | |
| Caregiver Strain Questionnaire | Caregivers of clients age 0-17?c | 4,136 | 3 | 12,408 | 0.15 | 1,861 |
| Columbia Impairment Scale | Caregivers of clients age 5-17?e | 2,859 | 3 | 8,577 | 0.08 | 686 |
| Clients age 11-26?d | 2,655 | 3 | 7,965 | 0.08 | 637 | |
| Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 | Caregivers of clients age 5-17?e | 2,859 | 3 | 8,577 | 0.05 | 429 |
| Clients age 11-26?d | 2,655 | 3 | 7,965 | 0.05 | 398 | |
| New Tools in 2015 | ||||||
| Brief Infant and Toddler Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) | Caregivers of children and youth 0 to 5 years of age?f | 1,277 | 3 | 3,831 | 0.08 | 306 |
| Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC) | Caregivers of children and youth for ages 1 month to 18 months?f | 638 | 3 | 1,914 | 0.05 | 96 |
| Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC) | Caregivers of children and youth for ages 18 months to 66 months?f | 639 | 3 | 1,917 | 0.05 | 96 |
| Total Annual Burden: | ||||||
| All | All?g | 12,107 | 36,354 | 12,990 | ||
| a ?Based on the average hourly wages for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (21-1099; $22.47) and Social Workers (21-1020; $29.83) from the May 2015 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 621330-Offices of Mental Health Practitioners; the Federal minimum wage of $7.25; and an estimated average hourly wage of $11.60 for a family of four living 25% below poverty level. | ||||||
| b ?Core agency partners include (1) representatives from MH, child welfare, and juvenile justice and (2) CMHI quality monitors. | ||||||
| c ?Assumes 81% of clients will be age 0 to 17. | ||||||
| d ?Assumes 52% of clients will be age 11 to 26. | ||||||
| e ?Assumes 56% of clients will be age 5 to 17. | ||||||
| f ?Assumes 25% of clients will be age 0 to 5, with 12.5% of clients age 0 to 2.5, and 12.5% age 2.6 to 5). | ||||||
| g ?Sums shown indicate unduplicated respondents and responses per respondent. | ||||||
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| Instrument/data collection activity | Number of respondents | Total number of responses | Average annual burden (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Partner Interview | 462 | 924 | 339 |
| SOCESS | 1,422 | 5,688 | 948 |
| Network Analysis Survey | 690 | 1,380 | 230 |
| Financial Mapping Interview | 225 | 450 | 95 |
| Benchmark Tool | 12 | 24 | 320 |
| Financial Planning | 54 | 162 | 32 |
| Child and family instruments | 9,242 | 27,726 | 2,366 |
| Total | 12,107 | 36,354 | 4,330 |
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by April 7, 2017 to the SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Although commenters are encouraged to send their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 202-395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503.
Summer King,
Statistician.
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