Section 1949 of the Public Health Service Act as amended by Public Law 106-310 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a plan to Congress detailing how the Secretary intends to change the current Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Block Grant into a performance partnership. The plan, by statute, must include the following: A description of the flexibility that would be given to the States under the plan; The common set of performance measures that would be used for accountability; The definitions for the data elements to be used under the plan; The obstacles to implementation of the plan and the manner in which such obstacles would be resolved; The resources needed to implement the performance partnerships under the plan; and An implementation strategy complete with recommendations for any necessary legislation. Section 1949 requires that the Secretary develop this plan in conjunction with the States and other interested parties. SAMHSA has been in discussion with the States for several years over this proposal. This FRN provides States and other interested parties an opportunity to comment on those discussions.
- Agencies
- Health and Human Services Department Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Document Number
- 02-32305
- Published in
- United States of America
