SAMHSA Proposed Collection on Mental Health Services: Public Comment Request
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This notice from SAMHSA focuses on gathering public comments regarding updates to the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program. It affects organizations providing mental health advocacy services, requiring them to submit updated performance reports and advisory council assessments. These updates will influence how these organizations report their activities and accomplishments in assisting individuals with mental illnesses and emotional impairments, mainly within institutional settings.
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Key Changes
- Sex replaced Gender throughout the documentation.
- Removed questions and content related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Eliminated references to cultural barriers, diversity, and underserved populations.
Obligations
What this law requires
Organizations providing mental health advocacy services must submit updated performance reports on their activities and accomplishments related to individuals with mental illnesses and emotional impairments.
Each Protection & Advocacy (P&A) system must prepare and transmit its annual report to the HHS Secretary and to the head of its State mental health agency.
PAIMI Advisory Councils must include a section in the annual report that describes their activities and provides an independent assessment of the operations of the system.
Organizations must ensure that performance reports comply with the revised Annual Program Performance Report (PPR) and Advisory Council Report (ACR) instructions.
Organizations under the PAIMI program must provide legal-based advocacy services to individuals with significant mental illness and emotional impairment within care or treatment facilities.