SAMHSA will disseminate a
comprehensive survey instrument for state Medicaid directors that
will provide information on state Medicaid coverage and
implementation of mental health and substance abuse evidence-based
practices (EBPs) from a number of valuable vantage points. The
survey will provide data on which states are currently covering
EBPs within their Medicaid programs and which EBPs they are
covering, state mechanisms for advancing EBPs in their Medicaid
mental health and substance abuse programs, how states fund EBPs
using Medicaid, how/whether states use SAMHSA toolkits and other
materials to ensure fidelity to the practices, and access issues.
The Survey of Evidence-Based Practices for Mental Health and
Substance Use Disorders in State Medicaid Plans: Coverage
Structures, Access and Challenges includes questions on the overall
management and delivery of mental health and substance abuse
services within Medicaid and on the implementation of eight
specific EBPs within the state Medicaid program.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.