by Meghan Maury
Survey of the Week: National Survey of Children's Health.
The NSCH is designed to produce data on the physical and emotional health of children under 18 years of age who live in the US, including information on factors related to the well-being of children, including access to health care, in-home medical care, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and neighborhood characteristics. Census and HHS are making several changes to both the survey's methodology and its content - including implementing new SPD15 race and ethnicity question standards and removing response options related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Comments due February 3.
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Immigration
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility. DHS is proposing to rescind the 2022 final rule on the public charge ground for inadmissibility, which it argues "hamper[s] DHS's ability to make accurate, precise, and reliable determinations of whether certain aliens are likely at any time to become a public charge." As part of the proposed rule, DHS is revising several related forms, including forms used to request and determine eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status, a form to ensure that the conditions of the bond are fully articulated and met, and the form used to request cancellation of a public charge bond.
Comments due January 20.
Data Sharing
ED and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement. In this notice, ED is announcing that it will share data from its Education Central Automated Processing System (EDCAPS) and Financial Management System (FMS) with the Dept. of Treasury for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments.
Comments due January 8.
Early Childhood Care
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Model Eligibility Review Survey. The MIECHV Program supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for expectant and new parents with young children up to kindergarten entry living in at-risk communities. This new survey will identify service delivery models that meet both HHS criteria for evidence of effectiveness, as determined by HomVEE review, and applicable MIECHV statutory requirements, and therefore may be used by funding recipients to provide home visiting services through the MIECHV Program.
Comments due January 12.
Mental and Behavioral Health
Program Evaluation for Prevention Contract (PEPC) Evaluation. SAMHSA is revising and extending its cross-site evaluation of the SPF Rx program, which is designed to address nonmedical use of prescription drugs as well as opioid overdoses by raising awareness about the dangers of sharing medications and by working with pharmaceutical and medical communities on the risks of overprescribing.
Comments due January 20.SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool. SAMHSA is introducing a new unified reporting tool for collecting client level data in its mental health, behavioral health, and substance use programs. The form, which is available here: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants-management/performance-measures, was designed using feedback from listening sessions conducted with key stakeholders.
Comments due January 20.
HIV/AIDS
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Services Report. RWHAP organizations use this form to apply for funding of non-reimbursed costs incurred in providing oral health care to patients with HIV and to report annual program data. HRSA is revising the form to remove the gender question, add an "unknown" category to the sex assigned at birth question, and to remove reporting on "People and Communities Disproportionately Impacted by HIV" from one section of the report.
Comments due January 26.STI Surveillance Network (SSuN). SSuN enhances national capacity for STI surveillance by collecting data on patient demographics and detailed information on risk behaviors, treatment, co-infections, preventive services, and sexual networks. Among other changes, CDC is adding data elements on DoxyPEP and removing all response options to questions and questions about transgender and intersex people.
Comment due February 3.
Healthcare
Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Field Test. CMS uses this survey to collect data for MA plan comparison, including data on enrollee satisfaction and health outcomes, and report this information and other plan quality and performance indicators to Medicare beneficiaries prior to the annual enrollment period. CMS is making several changes to both the methodology and content of the field test; potential new measures from this test will go through further rulemaking and consideration processes before being added to the full survey.
Comments due January 7.
STEM Education
NOAA Office of Education Higher Education Scholarship, Fellowship, and Internship Programs. NOAA uses these forms to administer scholarship programs that enhance understanding of atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. NOAA is revising the forms to remove references to the recently discontinued Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and to remove the optional demographic data collection tool.
Comments due February 6.
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