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HHS/SAMHSA RIN: 0930-AA16 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Community Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants 
Abstract: Sections 1911 through 1956 of the Public Health Service Act authorize the Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant. Regulations establishing the criteria that the Secretary would use in approving applications for the CMHS Block Grant have never been issued. Regulations establishing the criteria for the SAPT Block Grant, except for implementation of section 1926 related to tobacco, were issued on March 31, 1993, in compliance with section 1932(d). The regulations with regard to section 1926 were issued on January 19, 1996. The rule will establish criteria for approving applications for the CMHS Block Grant for the first time, and update the regulations for the SAPT to reflect changes in statute and our experience over the past seventeen years. The regulations will emphasize consistent and effective planning, reporting and expenditure of obligations, helping States prepare for the implementation of health care reform, and emphasizing the agency’s role in assisting states to build and maintain more effective behavioral health systems for prevention and treatment, services and recovery supports. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Sections 1911 through 1956 of the PHS Act Authorize the Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory    11/30/2010 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Joseph Denis Faha
Director, DLEA, SAMHSA
Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Room 12C-15, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone:301 443-7017
Fax:301 443-1450
Email: jfaha@samhsa.gov