Notice2024-26690
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Unaccompanied Children (New Collection)
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Published
November 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is inviting public comment on the proposed collection. The request consists of two forms that will allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau to obtain informed consent from authorized consenters and informed assent or agreement from unaccompanied children for the administration of psychotropic medication.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90295-90296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26690]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review;
Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Unaccompanied Children
(New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is inviting public comment on the proposed collection. The
request consists of two forms that will allow the Unaccompanied
Children (UC) Bureau to obtain informed consent from authorized
consenters and informed assent or agreement from unaccompanied children
for the administration of psychotropic medication.
DATES: Comments due December 16, 2024. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) must make a decision about the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d54535b525e525151585e495452537d5c5e5b1355554e135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af3f4fcf5f9f5f6f6fff9eef3f5f4dafbf9fcb4f2f2e9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed
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requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The ORR UC Bureau is proposing two new forms:
Psychotropic Medication Informed Consent (Form MMH-1) and Psychotropic
Medication Assent Notice (Form MMH-2). The proposed information
collection is necessary to allow the ORR UC Bureau to comply with a
court order and improve processes for the administration of
psychotropic medication. On June 29, 2018, Plaintiffs filed their
Federal class action lawsuit in the Central District of California,
western division, captioned Lucas R. et al. v. Becerra et al. (Case No.
2:18-CV-05741 DMG PLA), asserting claims under the Flores consent
decree, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, the Due
Process clause, and the First Amendment. Plaintiffs allege violation of
unaccompanied children rights in decisions regarding family
reunification, placement in restrictive facilities, services for
children with disabilities, administration of psychotropic medication,
and access to legal assistance. On May 3, 2024, the Court granted final
approval for the settlement agreements of the Plaintiffs' claims for
disabilities, psychotropic medication, and legal assistance. As part of
the settlement agreement for the psychotropic medication claim, ORR is
required, whenever possible, to obtain informed consent for the
administration of psychotropic medication and provide certain
information to the authorized consenter. Additionally, ORR is required
to provide a written notice and obtain informed assent or agreement
from children aged 14 or older before administering psychotropic
medication. The psychotropic medication settlement agreement must be
fully implemented by August 3, 2026, but data collection must be
implemented by February 3, 2025, to ensure compliance with the
Agreement.
Respondents: Care provider grantees and contractors.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average
Annual Number of burden Total annual
Form number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response
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Psychotropic Medication Informed Consent (Form MMH- 300 2 1.50 900
1).................................................
Psychotropic Medication Assent Notice (Form MMH-2).. 300 1 0.75 225
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,125.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232; 45 CFR part 410; Flores v.
Reno Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996); Lucas R.
et al. v. Becerra et al. (Case No. 2:18-CV-05741 DMG PLA) Psychotropic
Medication Settlement Agreement.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26690 Filed 11-14-24; 8:45 am]
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