Notice2025-18397
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Behavioral Health Integration Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program Integration Telehealth Evidence Collection Tool, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New
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Published
September 23, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45774-45775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18397]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title:
Behavioral Health Integration Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program
Integration Telehealth Evidence Collection Tool, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the
ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November
24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#116170617463667e637a51796362703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6616071603141109140d260e14150748010910">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14NWH04, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e2e3f2e3b2c29312c351e362c2d3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c7c6d7c697e7b637e674c647e7f6d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Behavioral Health Integration
Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program Integration Telehealth
Evidence Collection Tool, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New.
Abstract: This clearance request is for OMB approval of a new
information collection, the Behavioral Health Integration Evidence
Based Telehealth Network Program (BHI EB-TNP) Integration Telehealth
Evidence Collection Tool. Under the BHI EB-TNP, HRSA administers grants
in accordance with section 330I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254c-14(d)(1)). The purpose of the BHI EP-TNP program is to
integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using
telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the
effectiveness of such integration. This program supports evidence-based
projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth
networks in rural and underserved areas to: (1) improve access to
integrated behavioral health services in primary care settings, and (2)
expand and improve the quality of health information available to
health care providers by evaluating the effectiveness of integrating
telebehavioral health services into primary care settings and
establishing an evidence-based model that can assist health care
providers.
HRSA collaborated with grantees in the development of a set of
outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of grantees'
telebehavioral services and monitor grantees' progress/effectiveness by
analyzing performance reporting data. The measures address behavioral
health and substance use disorder priorities and will help to assess
the effectiveness of evidence-based practices with the use of
telehealth for patients, providers, and payers. The data collection
instrument will include 27 total data elements addressing patient
encounter information.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA developed the BHI
EB-TNP instrument with the program's four goals in mind:
(1) Improving access to the behavioral health services needed,
(2) Reducing rural and underserved population practitioner
isolation,
(3) Improving health system productivity and efficiency, and
(4) Improving patient outcomes.
HRSA worked with program grantees to develop outcome measures to
evaluate and monitor the progress of the grantees in each of these
categories, with specific indicators to be reported annually through a
performance monitoring data collection platform/website. Measures
capture awardee-level and aggregate data that illustrate the impact and
scope of program funding along with assessing these efforts. The
measures are intended to inform HRSA's progress toward meeting program
goals, specifically improving access to telebehavioral health services
that support primary care providers.
Likely Respondents: BHI EB-TNP grantees.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
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Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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BHI EB-TNP Outcome Measurement 27 1 27 69 1,863
Report.........................
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Total....................... 27 .............. 27 .............. 1,863
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HRSA specifically requests comments on: (1) the necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2025-18397 Filed 9-22-25; 8:45 am]
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