[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16514-16515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06043]
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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 78
FR 14311-14312, dated March 5, 2013).
This notice reflects organizational changes to the Health Resources
and Services Administration. This notice updates the functional
statement for the Bureau of Primary Health Care (RC). Specifically,
this notice: (1) Establishes the Office of National Assistance and
Special Populations (RCE); (2) abolishes the Office of Training and
Technical Assistance Coordination (RCS) and the Office of Special
Population Health (RCG); and (3) updates the functional statement for
the Office of the Associate Administrator (RC), the Office of
Administrative Management (RCM), the Office of Policy and Program
Development (RCH), and the Office of Quality and Data (RCK).
Chapter RC--Bureau of Primary Health Care
Section RC-10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
The Bureau of Primary Health Care (RC) is headed by the Associate
Administrator, who reports directly to the Administrator, Health
Resources and Services Administration. The Bureau of Primary Health
Care includes the following components:
(1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RC);
(2) Office of Administrative Management (RCM);
(3) Office of Policy and Program Development (RCH);
(4) Office of Quality and Data (RCK);
(5) Office of National Assistance and Special Populations (RCE);
(6) Northeast Division (RCU);
(7) Central Southeast Division (RCV);
(8) North Central Division (RCT); and
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(9) Southwest Division (RCW).
Section RC-20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of Training and
Technical Assistance Coordination (RCS) and the Office of Special
Population Health (RCG); (2) update the functional statement for the
Office of the Associate Administrator (RC), the Office of
Administrative Management (RCM), the Office of Policy and Program
Development (RCH), and the Office of Quality and Data (RCK); and (3)
establish the functional statement for the Office of National
Assistance and Special Populations (RCE).
Office of the Associate Administrator (RC)
Provides overall leadership, direction, coordination, and planning
in support of BPHC programs. Specifically: (1) Establishes program
goals, objectives, and priorities, and provides oversight to their
execution; (2) plans, directs, coordinates, supports, and evaluates
BPHC-wide management activities; and (3) maintains effective
relationships within HRSA and with other Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) organizations, other federal agencies, state and local
governments, and other public and private organizations concerned with
primary health care, eliminating health disparities, and improving the
health status of the nation's underserved and vulnerable populations.
Office of Administrative Management (RCM)
Plans, directs, and coordinates BPHC-wide administrative management
activities. Specifically: (1) Serves as BPHC's principal source for
administrative and management advice, analysis, and assistance; (2)
provides guidance and coordinates personnel activities for BPHC; (3)
provides organization and management analysis, coordinating the
allocation of personnel resources, developing policies and procedures
for internal operations, interpreting and implementing BPHC management
policies, procedures and systems; (4) develops and coordinates BPHC
program and administrative delegations of authority activities; (5)
provides guidance to BPHC on financial management activities; (6)
provides BPHC-wide support services such as continuity of operations
and emergency planning, contracts, procurement, supply management,
equipment utilization, printing, property management, space management,
records management, and management reports; (7) serves as BPHC
Executive Secretariat; (8) serves as BPHC's focal point for the design
and implementation of management information systems to assess and
improve program performance and internal operations; and (9)
coordinates BPHC administrative management activities with other
components within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal agencies, state
and local governments, and other public and private organizations, as
appropriate.
Office of Policy and Program Development (RCH)
Serves as the organizational focus for the development of BPHC
programs and policies. Specifically: (1) Leads and monitors the
development and expansion of primary care programs, including health
centers and other health systems; (2) identifies and provides
assistance to communities, community-based organizations, and BPHC
programs related to the development and expansion of primary care
programs; (3) manages BPHC capital and loan guarantee programs; (4)
leads and coordinates the analysis, development, and drafting of policy
impacting BPHC programs; (5) consults and coordinates with other
components within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal agencies, state
and local governments, and other public and private organizations on
issues affecting BPHC programs and policies; (6) performs environmental
scanning on issues that affect BPHC programs; and (7) monitors BPHC
activities in relation to the HRSA and HHS Strategic Plan.
Office of Quality and Data (RCK)
Serves as the organizational focus for BPHC program performance,
clinical and operational quality improvement, data reporting, and
program evaluation. Specifically: (1) Provides leadership for
implementing BPHC clinical quality and performance improvement
strategies/initiatives, including health information technology; (2)
oversees BPHC Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) medical malpractice
liability programs, reviewing clinical, quality improvement, risk
management, and patient safety activities to improve policies and
programs for primary health care services, including clinical
information systems; (3) leads and coordinates BPHC accreditation and
national quality recognition programs; (4) oversees BPHC health center
network programs related to health information technology and quality
improvement; (5) coordinates BPHC clinical, quality and performance
reporting activities within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal
agencies, state and local governments, and other public and private
organizations concerned with primary health care, eliminating health
disparities, and improving the health status of the nation's
underserved and vulnerable populations; (6) identifies and provides
assistance to BPHC programs around clinical, quality and performance
reporting activities; and (7) serves as BPHC's focal point for the
design and implementation of program evaluations.
Office of National Assistance and Special Populations (RCE)
Serves as the organizational focus for BPHC technical assistance
activities, including activities relating to the delivery of health
services to special populations. Specifically: (1) Leads national
technical assistance activities for BPHC; (2) advises BPHC about the
needs of special populations; (3) identifies key technical assistance
needs of BPHC programs, including programs related to the development,
delivery and expansion of services targeted to special populations, and
develops resources to address them; (4) manages BPHC technical
assistance programs and contracts; (5) serves as BPHC's focal point for
communication and program information resources; (6) coordinates and
supports emergency preparedness and response for BPHC programs; (7)
provides support to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health;
and (8) coordinates BPHC technical assistance activities, including
activities targeted to special populations, within HRSA and HHS, and
with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and other
public and private organizations concerned with primary health care,
eliminating health disparities, and improving the health status of the
nation's underserved and vulnerable populations.
Section RC-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 effective upon date of signature.
Dated: March 10, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-06043 Filed 3-14-13; 8:45 am]
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