[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology; Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the National 
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (National Coordinator), 
or his or her successor, the authorities vested in the Secretary under 
section 1704 of Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 
U.S.C. 300u-3), as amended, to conduct and support by grant or contract 
(and encourage others to support) such activities as may be required to 
make information respecting health information and health promotion, 
preventive health services, and education in the appropriate use of 
health care available to the consumers of medical care, providers of 
such care, schools, and others who are or should be informed respecting 
such matters.

Limitations

    The delegation of authority granted herein under section 1704 of 
Title XVII of the PHSA (42 U.S.C. 300u-3) does not supersede any 
previous delegations of this authority.
    The delegation of authority granted herein under section 1704 of 
the PHSA, as amended, is limited to making information available to the 
consumers of medical care, providers of such care, schools, and others 
who are or should be informed about the use of health information 
technology as it relates to health information and health promotion, 
preventive health services, and education in the appropriate use of 
health care.
    The authority under section 1704 of the PHSA, as amended, shall be 
exercised under the Department's policy on regulations and the existing 
delegation of authority to approve and issue regulations.
    This delegation of authority may be re-delegated.
    This delegation of authority is effective immediately.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the National 
Coordinator, or his or her subordinates, which involved the exercise of 
the authority under section 1704 of Title XVII of the PHSA (42 U.S.C. 
300u-3), as amended, delegated herein prior to the effective date of 
this delegation of authority.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: September 12, 2011.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23886 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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