[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18299-18300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07177]


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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 
Vol. 79, FR 1882 dated January 10, 2014).
    This notice reflects organizational changes to the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the 
functional statement for the Healthcare Systems Bureau (RR), Office of 
Pharmacy Affairs (RR7).

Chapter RR--Healthcare Systems Bureau

Section RR-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of Pharmacy 
Affairs (RR7) and replace in its entirety.

Office of Pharmacy Affairs (RR7)

    The Office of Pharmacy Affairs promotes access to clinical and cost 
effective pharmacy services to enable participating entities to stretch 
scarce federal resources in order to serve more patients, expand their 
services, or offer additional services. Specifically, the office: (1) 
Manages the 340B involvement of pharmaceutical manufacturers that 
participate in the Medicaid program, through Pharmaceutical Pricing 
Agreements; (2) maintains a publicly accessible database of 
participating covered entities, sites, and contract pharmacies; (3) 
publishes guidelines/regulations to assist in the understanding and 
participation in the 340B Program; (4) maintains a Prime Vendor Program 
to increase the value of the 340B Program; (5) provides technical 
assistance to Program stakeholders to support their appropriate and 
best use of the 340B Program; (6) fosters mutually productive

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relationships with federal and private sector partners; (7) provides a 
national platform for the coordination and development of leading 
practices for pharmacy services; (8) promotes comprehensive and 
efficient pharmacy management application and systems use to ensure 
safe and effective medication use; (9) manages quality improvement 
activities; and (10) promotes program integrity compliance and 
improvement activities.

Section RR-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 20, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-07177 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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