[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45584-45585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19272]
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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 76
FR 18560-18561 dated April 4, 2011).
This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the
functional statement for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM) by
creating the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems
(RM8); and moving the Home Visiting function from the Division of
Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) to the Division of Home
Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).
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 Operations 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);
(8) Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7); and
(9) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).
Section RM-20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for the Division of Child,
Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) and replace in its entirety; (2)
establish the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems
(RM8); and (3) move the Home Visiting function from the Division of
Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) to the newly established
Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).
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
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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; and (17)
administers funds and other resources for grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements.
Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8)
The Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems plans,
develops, implements, directs, monitors, and evaluates national
programs to promote, improve, and maintain the health and development
of young children (through 8 years of life) and their families.
Specifically, the Division conducts the following activities: (1)
Serves as a national focus for leadership in and coordination of
Federal, regional, State, local, and non-governmental efforts to define
the health and development issues of young children and their
relationship to the family to identify problems and opportunities and
assist in the development of programs that address such problems and
promote opportunities to enhance wellness; (2) develops, interprets,
and/or disseminates policies, regulations, standards, guidelines, new
knowledge, and program information for the various programs and
relevant services; (3) establishes and maintains cooperative
relationships within this Agency, with other Federal agencies, and with
other relevant public and private organizations to extend and improve
health, safety, research, educational and training programs focused on
young children and their families; (4) carries out, in collaboration
with the Administration for Children and Families, a national maternal,
infant and early childhood home visiting program; (5) administers and
manages a program of grants and contracts that will enhance services to
improve and promote the health and safety of young children and their
families; (6) coordinates within this Agency and with other Federal
programs to extend and improve comprehensive coordinated services and
promote integrated state-based systems of care for this population; and
(7) provides technical assistance and professional consultation to
field and headquarters staff, to State and local health personnel, to
other Federal agencies, and to voluntary and professional organizations
on all aspects of health and safety and provision of appropriate care
for this population.
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: July 25, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-19272 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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