Inpatient care provided to adults in
institutions for mental disease (IMDs) are excluded from federal
Medicaid matching funds. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorized
the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration (MEPD) to provide
Medicaid payment for inpatient services provided by private IMDs to
adults with emergency psychiatric conditions. Twelve states and 27
IMDs are participating in the MEPD. The ACA mandates an evaluation
of the MEPD that includes assessment of (A) access to inpatient
mental health services under the Medicaid program; average lengths
of inpatients stays; and emergency room (ER) visits; (B) discharge
planning by participating IMDs; (C) the impact of the MEPD on the
costs of the full range of mental health services (including
inpatient, emergency, and ambulatory care); and (D) the percentage
of consumers with Medicaid coverage who are admitted to IMDs as a
result of the MEPD as compared to those admitted to the IMDs
through other means. The evaluation must include a recommendation
regarding whether the MEPD should be continued after December 31,
2013, and expanded on a national basis. The evaluation involves a
mixed-methods approach. Quantitative data from administrative
records provided by participating states, IMDs, and referring ERs
will address ACA areas A, C, and D. Qualitative data will assess
discharge planning processes and, to ensure compliance with
demonstration requirements, processes used to determine the
existence of an emergency psychiatric condition, need for inpatient
admission, and stabilization. Qualitative data will be collected
through document reviews, telephone interviews with state project
directors and beneficiaries, and site visits that include medical
record reviews and interviews with staff of participating IMDs and
associated general hospitals and ERs.
Based on changes made as a
result of the pilot test, the burden estimate has increased since
the 60-day Federal Register notice was published, by a total of 567
hours, from a total of 2,046 hours to 2,613 hours.The largest
increase is due to the pilot test's demonstration of the need for
facility staff to assist the evaluation contractor in finding
information in the medical records. To reflect this need, we have
added 2.5 hours of staff time to assist with the medical record
reviews at each of the 81 facilities that we visit in each of the
two rounds of site visits, for a total increase in burden of 405
hours. A further increase in burden is due to the pilot test's
demonstration of the need to obtain additional informed consents
for beneficiary interviews from IMD staff. We originally asked for
only 10 consents in hopes of interviewing 5 beneficiaries from each
IMD. Difficulties in reaching many of the beneficiaries in the
pilot test, however, revealed the need to obtain additional
consents in order to complete five interviews.
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.