[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48980-48983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19863]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization,
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 75
FR 36104-36105 dated June 24, 2010).
This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates
functional statement for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM) by
adding functions for programs authorized under the Affordable Care Act,
and renames the Office of Data and Program Development (RM7) to the
Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7).
Chapter RM--Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Section RM-10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
The Office of the Associate Administrator (RM) is headed by the
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), who
reports directly to the Administrator, Health Resources and Services
Administration. MCHB includes the following components:
(1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RM);
(2) Office of Operation and Management (RM1);
(3) Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (RM2);
(4) Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3);
(5) Division of Research, Training and Education (RM4);
(6) Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5);
(7) Division of State and Community Health (RM6); and
(8) Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7).
Section RM-20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (RM) and replace in its entirety; and (2) rename the
Office of Data and Program Development (RM7) to the Office of
Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7).
Office of the Associate Administrator (RM)
Provides national leadership and policy direction for Maternal and
Child Health Bureau (MCHB) programs. These programs are designed to
improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants, children,
adolescents and their families, children with special health needs, and
persons with hemophilia. Specifically, MCHB: (1) Coordinates the
planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the programs
and activities of the Bureau; (2) facilitates effective, collaborative
relationships with other health and related programs; (3) establishes a
program mission, goals, objectives, and policy with broad
Administration guidelines; (4) serves as the focal point for managing
the Bureau-wide strategic planning operation as it relates to long and
short range programmatic goals and objectives for the Bureau; (5)
arranges and provides technical assistance to assure that the grantees
meet program expectations; (6) serves as principal contact point to
HRSA, the Department, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the
White House on matters concerning the health status of America's
mothers and children; and (7) provides information and reports on the
Bureau's programs to public, health, education and related professional
associations, the Congress, other Federal agencies, OMB, and the White
House.
Office of Operations and Management (RM1)
The Office of Operations and Management (OOM) plans, directs,
coordinates, and evaluates Bureau-wide administrative and management
activities; coordinates and monitors program and administrative policy
implementation, and maintains close liaison with officials of HRSA and
the Office of the Secretary on matters relating to these activities.
Specifically, OOM: (1) Serves as the Associate Administrator's and
Bureau's principal source for management and administrative advice and
assistance; (2) provides or serves as liaison for program support
services; (3) provides leadership on intergovernmental activities of
the Bureau which requires administrative direction or intergovernmental
activities of the Bureau, requiring central direction of cross-cutting
administrative issues affecting program activities; (4) participates in
the development of strategic plans, regulatory activities, policy
papers, and legislative proposals relating to MCH programs; (5) plans,
coordinates and facilitates the Bureau's Agency agreement activities;
(6) coordinates human resource activities for the Bureau; (7) provides
guidance to the Bureau on financial management activities; (8)
determines State allocations of MCH Block Grant funds based on formula
and current census data; (9) provides organization and management
analysis, develops policies and procedures for internal operation, and
interprets and implements the Administration's management policies,
procedures and systems; (10) coordinates the Bureau's program and
administrative delegations of authority activities; (11) provides staff
services in operation planning and program analysis; (12) is
responsible for paperwork management functions, including the
development and maintenance of Bureau manual issuances; (13) provides
direction regarding new developments in office management activities;
and (14) coordinates Bureau funds and resources for grants, contracts
and cooperative agreements.
Division of Services for Children With Special Health Needs (RM2)
The Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs
(DSCSHN) provides national leadership in planning, directing,
coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating national programs focusing on
the promotion of health and prevention of disease among children with
special health care needs (CSHCN) and their families, with special
emphasis on the development and implementation of family-centered,
comprehensive, care-coordinated, community-based and culturally
competent systems of care for such populations. Specifically, DSCSHN
carries out the following activities: (1) Administers a program that
supports the development of systems of care and services for CSHCN and
their families; (2) develops policies and guidelines and promulgates
standards for professional services and effective organization and
administration of health programs for CSHCN and their families; (3)
accounts for the administration of funds and other resources for
grants, contracts and programmatic consultation and
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assistance; (4) coordinates with other MCHB Divisions and Offices in
promoting program objectives and the mission of the Bureau; (5)
provides consultation and technical assistance to State programs for
CSHCN and to local communities, consistent with a Bureau-wide technical
assistance consultation plan and in concert with other agencies and
organizations; (6) provides liaison with public, private, professional
and voluntary organizations on programs designed to improve services
for CSHCN and their families; (7) develops and implements a national
program for those at risk or living with genetic diseases, including a
national program for persons with hemophilia, implementing a system of
demonstration projects related to early identification, referral,
treatment, education, and counseling information; (8) coordinates
within this Agency and with other Federal programs (particularly Title
XIX of the Social Security Act, Supplemental Security Income,
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and others) to extend and
improve comprehensive, coordinated services and promote integrated
State-based systems of care for CSHCN, including those with genetic
disorders, and their families; (9) promotes the dissemination of
information on preventive health services and advances in the care and
treatment of CSHCN, including those with genetic disorders, and their
families; (10) participates in the development of strategic plans,
regulatory activities, policy papers, legislative proposals, and budget
submissions relating to health services for CSHCN, including those with
genetic disorders, and their families; (11) provides a focus for
international health activities of the Bureau for services for CSHCN
and their families; (12) participates in the development of interagency
agreements concerning Federal assignees to State MCHB programs; (13)
carries out a national program on traumatic brain injury, and (14)
administers funds and other resources for grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements.
Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (RM3)
The Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health provides
national leadership in planning, directing, coordinating, monitoring,
and evaluating national programs focusing on the promotion of health
and prevention of disease and injury among children, adolescents, young
adults and their families with special emphasis on the development and
implementation of family-centered, comprehensive, coordinated,
community-based and culturally competent systems of care for such
populations. Specifically, the Division: (1) Administers a program
which supports the development of systems of care and services for
children, adolescents, young adults and their families; (2) develops
policies and guidelines and promulgates standards for professional
services and effective organization and administration of health
programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their families;
(3) accounts for the administration of funds and other resources for
grants, contracts, and programmatic consultation and assistance; (4)
coordinates with MCHB Divisions and Offices in promoting program
objectives and the mission of the Bureau; (5) serves as the focal point
within the Bureau in implementing programmatic statutory requirements
for State programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their
families; (6) provides consultation and technical assistance to State
programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their families and
to local communities, consistent with a Bureau-wide technical
assistance consultation plan, working with other agencies and
organizations; (7) provides liaison with public, private, professional
and voluntary organizations on programs designed to improve services
for children, adolescents, young adults and their families; (8) carries
out a national program supporting Child Death Review systems; (9)
carries out a national program on school health activities; (10)
carries out a national program designed to improve the provision of
emergency medical services for children; (11) carries out a national
program designed to improve the provision of oral health services for
children; (12) carries out a national program on injury prevention for
children and adolescents; (13) coordinates within this Agency and with
other Federal programs (particularly Title XIX of the Social Security
Act) to extend and improve comprehensive, coordinated services and
promote integrated State-based systems of care for children,
adolescents, young adults and their families; (14) disseminates
information on preventive health services and advances in the care and
treatment of children, adolescents, young adults and their families;
(15) participates in the development of strategic plans, regulatory
activities, policy papers, legislative proposals, and budget
submissions relating to health services for children, adolescents,
young adults and their families; (16) provides a focus for
international health activities for the Bureau for services for
children, adolescents, and their families; (17) carries out, in
collaboration with the Administration for Children and Families, a
national program of maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting;
and (18) administers funds and other resources for grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements.
Division of Research, Training and Education (RM4)
The Division of Research, Training and Education provides national
leadership in planning, directing, coordinating, monitoring, and
evaluating national programs related to research, professional and
public education activities, and training, focusing on the promotion of
health and prevention of disease among women of reproductive age,
infants, children, adolescents and their families, with special
emphasis on the development and implementation of family-centered,
comprehensive, care-coordinated, community-based and culturally
competent systems of care for such population. Specifically, the
Division carries out the following activities: (1) Administers a
program which supports the development of systems of care and services
for children and their families; (2) develops policies and guidelines
and promulgates standards through research, professional and public
education and training activities for the Bureau; (3) accounts for the
administration of funds and other resources for grants, contracts and
programmatic consultation and assistance; (4) coordinates with other
MCHB Divisions and Offices in promoting program objectives and the
mission of the Bureau; (5) provides liaison with public, private,
professional and voluntary organizations on programs and activities;
(6) disseminates information on research, professional and public
education and training activities to States and localities; (7)
participates in the development of strategic plans, regulatory
activities, policy papers, legislative proposals, and budget
submissions; (8) provides a focus for international health activities
of the Bureau relating to research, professional and public education
and training activities for the Bureau; and (9) administers funds and
other resources for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5)
The Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services provides
national leadership in planning, directing,
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coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating national programs focusing on
maternal, infant, family, and women's health to improve and strengthen
the awareness of, access, delivery, quality, coordination and evidence-
based for services for targeted populations, especially for the
vulnerable and those at high-risk for poor health and health outcomes.
The Division strives to eliminate health disparities and provide high
quality continuous health care, including health promotion and disease
prevention, throughout the lifespan of women and their families from
infancy to preconception, prenatal, postpartum, and inter-conception
through support of local, State, and national innovative, evidenced-
based projects of health promotion and risk reduction. Specifically,
the Division is responsible for the following activities: (1)
Administers local, State, and national programs on perinatal and
women's health with an emphasis on infant mortality reduction and
eliminating disparities in perinatal infant, maternal and women's
health outcomes; (2) provides policy direction; technical assistance;
national resource development and dissemination; professional
consultation and development to address national trends in maternal,
infant, family, and women's health status and gaps in the evidence-
based of the healthcare services for these populations as well as
Division programs; (3) accounts for the administration of funds and
other resources for grants, contracts and programmatic consultation and
assistance; (4) coordinates with Bureau, Agency, departmental, and
Intra-Departmental initiatives in promoting Division programs'
objectives and the mission of the Bureau; (5) serves as the focal point
within the Agency and frequently the Department on programmatic infant,
maternal, and women's health initiatives (6) coordinates the Advisory
Committee on Infant Mortality, (7) provides liaison with public,
private, professional and non-governmental organizations for Division
programs; (8) disseminates information on Division programs to the
local, State, national and international audiences; (9) participates in
the development of strategic plans, health services research and
evaluation, regulatory activities, policy papers, legislative
proposals, and fiscal strategic planning, administration, and analysis
relating to Division programs; (10) provides a focus for international
health activities of the Bureau for Division programs in perinatal,
infant, maternal and women's health; (11) provides leadership,
technical assistance and professional consultation to Central and
Regional Office staff of the Bureau, Agency, Department, other Federal
agencies, students and allied groups to improve services; and (12)
administers funds and other resources for grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements.
Division of State and Community Health (RM6)
In collaboration with MCHB Divisions and Offices, the Division of
State and Community Health (DSCH) serves as the organizational focus
for the administration of responsibilities related to the Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) Block Grant to States Program. Specifically, DSCH:
(1) Works in partnership with States, primarily through the Title V
Block Grant, communities, and grantees to assure continued improvement
in the health, safety and well-being of the MCH population; (2)
provides national leadership, direction, coordination, and
administrative oversight related to the development and management of
the State MCH Block Grant applications and the annual reports; (3)
based on independent and high quality evaluations and reviews, which
includes the tracking of State progress in meeting performance
objectives, develops, plans, manages, and monitors a Bureau-wide
program of technical assistance and consultation in collaboration with
other Bureau Divisions and related health programs; (4) develops and
manages an online information system to facilitate in the collection,
analysis and dissemination of national and State performance, program
and financial State Title V information and data to various
constituencies including the public, States, and Congress about the
Block Grant to States Program; (5) coordinates within this Agency and
with other Federal programs (particularly Title XIX of the Social
Security Act) to extend and improve comprehensive, coordinated services
in the Block Grant to States Program; (6) develops, plans, manages, and
monitors the State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI) grant to the
States' program; (7) develops, plans, manages and monitors contracts,
grants, and cooperative agreements, including the Partnership for State
Title V MCH Leadership Community, Partnership for Urban MCH Leadership
Community and State Public Health Coordinating Center for Autism
Cooperative Agreements; (8) participates in the development of
strategic plans, regulatory activities, policy papers, legislative
proposals and budget submissions relating to health services for women
of childbearing age, infants, children, adolescents, children with
special health care needs and their families; and (9) develops guidance
and reporting forms for the State Title V MCH Block Grant Applications/
Annual Reports and Five-Year Needs Assessments and other discretionary
grants and cooperative agreements.
Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7)
The Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation provides
leadership in the following two areas: (1) Identifies and analyzes data
needs and utilizes and implements a data strategy and program focusing
on the promotion of health and prevention of disease among women of
reproductive age, infants, children, adolescents and their families
with special emphasis on the development and implementation of family
centered, comprehensive, coordinated care, community-based and
culturally competent systems of care for such populations; (2) serves
as the Bureau focal point for the management of the planning,
evaluation, legislation, and legislative implementation activities,
including the development, coordination, and dissemination of program
objectives, policy positions, reports and strategic plans.
Specifically, the Office carries out the following data functions: (1)
Develops, coordinates, and maintains a data and information system
designed to improve implementation of Title V and other Bureau
programs; (2) develops, coordinates, and implements systematic
technical assistance and consultation on data and information systems
and evaluation approaches to State and local agencies and organizations
or groups concerned with infants, children, adolescents, and CSHCN; (3)
through grants and contracts, provides support for a broad range of
data collection, analyses and projects designed to improve the health
status of infants, children, adolescents, and CSHCN; (4) coordinates
and provides professional consultation and technical assistance to
State and local agencies and organizations; (5) develops, coordinates
and disseminates data; (6) plans, implements and monitors a system of
placement of Federal employees assigned to State health agencies; (7)
coordinates and monitors the placement of Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention sponsored epidemiologists in State agencies; and (8)
provides for data program coordination at all levels of Bureau program
operations through analyses of program data, trends and other issues
concerning scientific and policy matters, the provision of health
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services and data and information related to the promotion of health
and prevention of disease among infants, children, adolescents, and
CSHCN.
In addition, the Office carries out the following program
development functions:
(1) Advises and assists the Associate Administrator for Maternal
and Child Health and other Bureau staff in the development,
coordination and management of strategic planning and policy documents,
responses to departmental and HRSA initiatives, and information papers
to support Bureau and Administration goals; (2) interprets evaluation
requirements and develops, coordinates, and manages the preparation of
the annual evaluation plans and activities, and conducts or contracts
for specific evaluation projects related to the performance of MCHB
programs; (3) develops, coordinates, and manages Bureau activities
related to the development, clearance, and dissemination of Federal
Register notices, guidelines, final grant reports, and periodic and
annual reports to other Federal and non-Federal agencies; (4)
participates in the development of budget submissions including the
Government Performance Review Act annual performance plan and the
Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Review Tool; (5)
coordinates activities closely and continuously with the Office of
Planning, Analysis and Evaluation and the MCHB Divisions and Offices in
promoting program objectives and the mission of the Bureau; (6)
provides liaison with public, private, professional, and voluntary
organizations on programs related to MCHB planning and legislative
issues; and (7) participates in international health activities of the
Bureau.
Section RM-30, Delegations of Authority
All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
This reorganization is upon date of signature.
Dated: August 5, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-19863 Filed 8-11-10; 8:45 am]
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