[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39146-39151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19030]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) of the Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human
Services (as amended most recently at 61 F.R. 30617-30619 dated June
17, 1996) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the major offices
and the three Centers of SAMHSA, namely the Office of the
Administrator, the Office of Program Services, the Center for Mental
Health Services, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. On June 10, 1996, the
Administrator, SAMHSA, approved the reorganization of SAMHSA. Numerous
changes in the SAMHSA structure are now necessary to reflect current
operational requirements. The revised statement is as follows:
Section M-20, Functions.
After the title Office of the Administrator (MA), insert the
following titles and functional statements:
Immediate Office of the Administrator (MA-1): Provides leadership
and direction to the programs and activities of the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration as follows: (1) responsible for
program policy development; (2) carries out SAMHSA-wide functions
relating to equal employment opportunity, AIDS, women's services,
minority affairs, and alcohol prevention and treatment policies; (3)
provides correspondence control for the Administrator and controls all
agency public correspondence directed to the Administrator; (4)
provides liaison with other HHS components, other Federal
organizations, the office of the National Drug Control Policy, and
outside groups; and (5) provides oversight for coordination between
SAMHSA components and the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health
Institutes of the National Institutes of Health.
Office of Managed Care (MAA): Serves as the Agency's focal point
for managed care (MC) activities and as such: (1) advises the
Administrator, SAMHSA, and senior staff and provides leadership and
direction for SAMHSA managed care activities; (2) facilitates and
coordinates the collection of information about the Agency's managed
care activities; (3) provides staff direction and support to the
Agency's managed care team; (4) participates in Agency-wide planning
and budget execution; and (5) serves as liaison with other governmental
organizations concerned with managed care activities.
Office of Communications (MAB): Serves as a focal point for SAMHSA
communications activities as follows: (1) Coordinates agency
communications activities; (2) plans public events, including press
conferences, speeches, and site visits for the Administrator and DHHS
representatives; (3) publishes SAMHSA brochures, factsheets, and
quarterly SAMHSA News; (4) coordinates electronic dissemination of
information--within the Agency and through the Internet and World-Wide
Web; (5) develops communications channels and targets media placements;
(6) develops and disseminates news releases and coordinates media
contacts with Agency representatives; (7) provides editorial and policy
review of all agency publications; (8) fulfills public affairs
requirements of DHHS; (9) supports the efforts of the Secretary's
substance abuse prevention initiative work group; and (10) responds to
Freedom of Information Act requests.
Office of Policy and Program Coordination (MAC): (1) Provides
leadership and guidance in the analysis, planning, and coordination of
overall Agency and interagency programs and program policies; (2)
provides leadership in formulating and carrying out the Agency's
national leadership role; (3) manages a variety of teams comprised of
representatives within and outside the Agency in order to address
issues of central importance to the
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agency and to the field, promoting coordination and collaboration in
these problem-solving efforts; (4) carries out program development
activities in cross-cutting priority areas such as co-occurring
disorders, performance measurement, child and family issues, and public
health impact of substance abuse and mental illnesses; (5) reviews
Agency work products for policy implications; (6) provides leadership
and advice on intergovernmental activities, interagency relationships,
and customer and constituent relations; and (7) carries out Agency-
level policy, planning, legislative, and extramural functions.
After the title Office of Program Services (MB), insert the
following titles and functional statements:
Office of the Director (MB-1): (1) Provides leadership and guidance
for the range of administrative and program services which the Office
provides to all SAMHSA components; (2) provides general policy review
and executive oversight of crosscutting management and administrative
issues and program initiatives; (3) promotes coordination and
communication among the Centers and the Office of the Administrator;
(4) works to streamline, improve, and integrate administrative systems;
(5) assists in the design and implementation of crosscutting automated
systems; (6) coordinates special and crosscutting tasks and
initiatives; and (7) manages the grant and contract appeals processes.
Division of Information Resources Management (MBA): (1) Provides
leadership, guidance, and technical expertise in the Agency's
transition from conventional information system to a data base
environment, including the continual improvement of Agency systems; (2)
provides coordination for Agency-wide data base administration and
systems configuration management; (3) serves as the focal point for
Agency-wide information resources management, office automation, and
information systems policy, strategic planning, budget preparation,
coordination, and security; (4) maintains information resources
management support through the local area network (LAN); (5) maintains,
operates, and provides services for the LAN and/personal computers,
data bases, voice mail/faxes, and general machine repairs; (6)
exercises clearance authority for Agency-wide information resources
management and office automation projects and procurement; (7) provides
advice, assistance, and training to Agency staff in obtaining maximum
utilization and services from its information systems and data bases;
(8) trains Agency staff in the use of new products and applications as
necessary; (9) develops and secures new programming software to meet
individual program needs, as sell as broad Agency needs; (10) stays
abreast of new information resources management developments and
ensures necessary support services are provided; and (11) initiates and
carries out studies to implement improvements in systems and services.
Division of Financial Management (MBB): (1) Coordinates the
Centers' budget plans and formulates and presents SAMHSA's future
budget and financial management activities; (2) prepares budget
justification documents which support Center/Agency priorities and
decisions; (3) coordinates responses to the Department, the Office of
Management and Budget, and others which require input from all Agency
components; (4) prepares technical budget schedules and material
necessary in support of Agency budget recommendations; (5) develops
briefing material for the Center Directors and the Administrator for
budget hearings and on ad hoc issues which arise; (6) provides day-to-
day liaison with budget staff at other levels; (7) evaluates internal
fiscal controls to assure compliance with laws regulations, policies,
and sound business practices; (8) conducts key aspects of Agency budget
execution, including the apportionment and allotment processes,
overhead and assessment changes, and monitoring of overall
expenditures; (9) coordinates Agency response to outside financial
management initiatives, such as the Federal Managers' Financial
Integrity Act, financial aspects of the Government Performance and
Results Act, and audited financial statements; and (10) exercises
oversight in executing the annual budget of the Office of the
Administrator, the Office of Applied Studies, and other Agency
components.
Division of Human Resources Management (MBC): Provides leadership
and direction in developing and administering the personnel management
program for SAMHSA, including: (1) central personnel services in areas
such as placement and staffing, position classification and pay
management, employee management relations, labor relations, career
development and training, and performance management; (2) advisory
services to seniors Agency officials and staff support on matters
relating to the development and administration of personnel policies
and program designed to obtain, compensate, train and develop, utilize,
and retain a qualified, effective and efficient work force; (3)
advisory services to managers and supervisors in such matters as
supervisor-employee relations and communications, motivation and
recognition, training and development and employee services; (4)
represents the Agency in personnel matters with the Department of
Health and Human Services, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and
other Federal agencies; and (5) initiates actions, initiatives, and
activities resulting in the continual improvement of Agency human
resource systems and processes.
Division of Grants Management (MBE): (1) Conducts all aspects of
the SAMHSA grants management process; (2) develops, implements, and
coordinates the application of Agency standards, methods and procedures
for the management of grants and cooperative agreements; (3) provides
guidance to the Agency, applicants, and grantees on the management and
administrative aspects of grant programs; (4) reviews applications,
reports, and active projects to ensure compliance with management
policies and procedures; (5) prepares, processes, and disseminates
award documents; and (6) prepares special and recurring reports
relating to applications and awards.
Division of Contracts Management (MBF): (1) Conducts all aspects of
the SAMHSA contracts management process; (2) develops and implements
standards and procedures for the management of the Agency's contracts
and Purchase Card programs; (3) reviews and evaluates contract
proposals to determine technical acceptability and cost reasonableness;
(4) advises Agency personnel on contracts management policies and
procedures established by law and Agency guidelines; (5) maintains
internal control over the contracts management function for the Agency;
(6) issues contract awards following appropriate laws, regulations,
guidelines and policies; and (7) coordinates and participates in all
phases of the acquisition cycle, including pre-solicitation,
solicitation, negotiation, award, administration and closeout of the
Agency's contracts.
Division of Administrative Services (MBG): (1) Provides centralized
administrative services for the Agency, including processing and
coordinating requests for and providing advice on procurement actions,
travel, property, facilities, personnel and other activities; (2)
provides advice and assistance to the Office of the Administrator, the
Centers, and other SAMHSA components on administrative policy to
improve program operations, management, and
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the implementation of plans, systems and procedures Agency-wide; (3)
provides advice and guidance to staff on the processing of travel
orders, acquisition requests, and personnel documents; (4) ensures
administrative actions are consistent with any regulations or other
requirements which may be relevant, and implements general management
policies as prescribed by SAMHSA and higher authorities; (5) serves as
the Agency focal point for planning, coordinating, and performing
various management activities such as records management and forms
management; (6) coordinates and ensures support for the materiel
management and property within the Agency; (7) coordinates actions as
necessary with other HHS components such as the Program Support Center
(PSC) accounting and procurement staffs, the contract travel agency;
and (8) serves as the Agency's focal point for the Agency's payroll
activities, including timekeeping.
After the title Center for Mental Health Services (MS), insert the
following titles and functional statements:
Office of the Director (MS-1): (1) Provides leadership in planning,
implementing, and evaluating the Center's goals, priorities, policies,
and programs, including equal employment opportunity, and is the focal
point for the Department's efforts in mental health services; (2)
plans, directs, and provides overall administration of the programs of
CMHS; (3) conducts and coordinates Center interagency,
interdepartmental, intergovernmental, and international activities; (4)
provides information to the public and constituent organizations on
CMHS programs; (5) maintains liaison with national organizations, other
Federal departments/agencies, the National Institute on Mental Health
and with other SAMHSA Centers; (6) administers committee management and
reports clearance activities; and (7) promotes the prevention of HIV
infection in people at risk, the delivery of effective mental services
for people with HIV infection, and the education of health care
providers to address the neuropsychiatric and the psychosocial aspects
of HIV infection and AIDS; and (8) conducts managed care activities and
coordinates these activities with other components in SAMHSA.
Office of Policy, Planning, and Administration (MSA): (1) Provides
leadership and guidance in the administration, analysis, planning, and
coordination of Center policies and programs; (2) analyzes legislative
issues and provides liaison with the office of the Administrator on
legislative issues; (3) identifies and coordinates analyses, program
assessments, or special studies of key issues relevant to policy
direction; (4) directs the Center's long-term planning process and
conducts, analyzes, and supports planning activities; (5) provides
Center leadership in interdepartmental and intergovernmental activities
and constituent relations; (6) coordinates, guides, and leads the
Center's international activities; and (7) provides coordination,
assistance and planning of administrative and budget functions within
the Center and the Office of Program Services.
Office of External Liaison (MSB): (1) Administers CMHS
communications, education, and information projects to increase public,
consumer and family, and health care provider awareness about mental
health issues, programs, and services; (2) works in partnership with
CMHS program staff and public/private partners to promote the Center's
national leadership role in improving the quality of mental health
services; (3) develops and implements national education initiatives to
increase public understanding of mental illnesses and serious emotional
disturbances, to improve early recognition and treatment, to increase
access, to reduce stigma, and to facilitate consumer and family
participation in policy development and the design, delivery, an
evaluation of services; (4) plans, implements, and oversees public
affairs activities and coordinates with the Office of Communications,
Office of the Administrator; (5) directs a clearing house that serves
as a one-stop information and referral service for the public,
consumers and family members, educators, policy makers, and for those
who design, finance, and deliver mental health services; (6)
establishes and implements policies and procedures for the development,
review, processing, quality control, evaluation, and dissemination of
CMHS materials to communicate information about mental illnesses and
mental health services, and about issues impacting those services; (7)
administers clearance and production of CMHS publications; (8)
controls, tracks, edits, writes, and documents the correspondence
coming to the Director and Deputy Director, and correspondence from the
White House, the Secretary of HHS, and other SAMHSA components
involving mental health services; (9) researches, writes, and edits
speeches and audio/visual presentations; (10) conducts outreach to the
media and related organizations to facilitate new coverage of Center
programs; (11) facilitates and designs graphic arts for presentations,
publications, and other printed materials; (12) designs and manages the
Center's exhibit program to effectively communicate CMHS programs and
policies; (13) serves as a focal point for Freedom of Information Act
inquiries; and (14) coordinates with the National Institute on Mental
Health and other Centers of SAMHSA to develop strategies to translate
research findings into clinical practice.
Division of Program Development, Special Populations and Projects
(MSC): (1) Oversees the monitoring of community mental health centers
that have received Federal construction grants; (2) serves as Center
liaison with the District of Columbia Government for coordinating
Federal post-transition responsibilities for St. Elizabeths Hospital;
(3) serves as the focal point in planning for alcohol, drug abuse, and
mental health services during national disasters; (4) cooperates with
the Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate disaster assistance, community
response, and other mental health emergency services as a consequence
of national disasters; (5) serves as a focal point for refugee mental
health programs, including liaison with other Federal agencies; and (6)
conducts program development activities to promote effective programs
and policies for special populations including women, minorities, and
elderly persons.
Division of State and Community Systems Development (MSE): (1)
Administers the Community mental Health Services Block Grant, including
monitoring State implementation of the Mental Health State Plan,
compliance with the provisions of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended, regarding use of the payments, and maintenance of effort; (2)
provides technical assistance to the States with respect to the
planning, development, financing, and operation of any program or
service carried out pursuant to the block grant program; (3)
administers a program of State Human Resource Development; (4) plans
and supports programs of mental health education, with emphasis on
targeted populations; (5) plans and supports programs to provide
protection and advocacy services for persons with severe mental
disorders; and (6) supports programs for: (a) obtaining, enalyzing, and
disseminating national statistics on mental health services, (b)
developing methodologies for data collection in biometry and mental
health economics, and (c) consulting with and providing technical
assistance
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to State and local mental health agencies on statistical methodology,
mental health information systems, and the use of statistical and
demographic data.
Division of Knowledge Development and Systems Change (MSF): (1)
Develops, plans, implements, and monitors national knowledge
development and application activities (KDA's) designed to increase the
knowledge base and to improve systems and service delivery for persons
with, or at risk for, mental health problems; (2) administers the
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program;
and (3) directs the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for
Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program. In particular the
division: (a) places priority on two target populations, the adults
with severe mental illness (including those who are homeless) and
children and adolescents with serious mental disturbances; (b)
emphasizes acquisition, exchange, and application of knowledge in all
of its activities; (c) develops Guidance for Application and Requests
for Contracts to implement these activities; (d) monitors grants,
cooperative agreements, contracts, interagency agreements, and
memoranda of understanding; (e) identifies needs for and provides
technical assistance to a variety of customers through both direct and
indirect activities, including the development of standards and
guidelines; (f) establishes and maintains collaborative relationship
with other Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, national
organizations, local communities, providers, consumers, and families;
and (g) promotes adoption of practices in communities through the
Nation by synthesizing knowledge, exchanging information, and providing
opportunities for consensus building.
After the title Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (MP), insert
the following titles and functional statements:
Office of the Director (MP-1): (1) Provides leadership,
coordination, and direction in the development and implementation of
CSAP goals and priorities, and serves as the focal point for the
Department's efforts on substance abuse prevention; (2) plans, directs,
and provides overall administration of the programs and activities of
CSAP; (3) provides overall coordination and support for the Center's
Managed Care initiative; (4) provides leadership and expert medical,
clinical, and technical assistance in the integration of primary care
medical and early intervention knowledge and information into major
CSAP program efforts; (5) participates with the Agency's Women's
Services component to coordinate women's services programs; (6)
organizes and manages CSAP's special projects, intergovernmental and
international activities; and (7) monitors the conduct of the equal
employment opportunity activities of CSAP.
Office of Policy and Planning (MPA): (1) Plans, develops, and
implements new prevention policies and programs, and monitors and
evaluates progress toward established objectives; (2) participates in
the formulation and implementation of major CSAP national program
operations; (3) develops and prepares position papers on policies and
programs; (4) coordinates with the Office of the Administrator (OA) in
reviews of executive congressional, and departmental policies,
regulations, and plans for their impact on existing or planned CSAP
programs; (5) represents CSAP in the development, establishment, and
coordination of SAMHSA extramural program policies; (6) prepares annual
forward plans in connection with the Department's strategic planning
process and develops recommendations for future activities; (7) serves
as a focal point for liaison with the Divisions and management
activities of the SAMHSA Office of Program Services; (8) establishes
accounting procedures for, and monitors the execution of, the CSAP
budget; (9) provides liaison with OA on legislative activities; (10)
coordinates and responds to request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act; (11) manages correspondence control in CSAP; (12)
provides program support for the operation of the CSAP National
Advisory Council; and (13) develops and implements general management
policies within CSAP as prescribed by SAMHSA and higher authorities.
Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation (MPC): (1)
Provides leadership in advancing CSAP's prevention knowledge
development agenda by employing a broad range of mechanisms; (2)
conducts extramural studies at the individual, family, community and
systems levels; (3) manage the portfolio of knowledge development
demonstration grant programs; (4) conducts national cross-cite
evaluation studies on the portfolio of knowledge development
demonstration grant programs in the high risk youth and community
partnership areas; (5) conducts secondary analysis of original
prevention research studies; (6) synthesizes knowledge acquired through
grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and field input; (7)
promotes the develop of new methodologies for conducting prevention
studies; (8) supports the professional development in the science of
prevention of individuals traditionally under represented in science;
(9) represents CSAP in the development of SAMHSA scientific extramural
policy: (10) provides information to CSAP and other SAMHSA components,
other HHS components, the Congress, and other Federal entities
concerning the most effective prevention approaches that focus on the
prevention needs of individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug,
alcohol, mental, and physical problems; and (11) collaborates with
other Federal departments and agencies that are relevant to CSAP's
knowledge development mission including other HHS components such as
the institutes of the Nation Institutes of Health, the Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research, the Administration on Children and
Families, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion.
Division of State and Community Systems Development (MPB): (1)
Promotes and establishes comprehensive, long-term State and community
alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention/intervention
strategies, programs, and support activities; (2) administers the
primary prevention set-aside of the Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment (SAPT) block grant and reviews and analyzes the SAPT plans
submitted by the States; (3) administers community and State
demonstration grant programs to support anti-drug coalitions and
related health promotion systems; (4) develops and updates regulations
and/or guidelines for the use of the primary prevention and tobacco
provisions of SAPT; (5) provides technical assistance and capacity-
building to States and communities in the planning, development, and
operation of prevention programs and systems; (6) promotes interagency
collaboration with both the public and private sector at the Federal,
State and local levels, including among others, foundations, business,
industry, labor, law enforcement, education, faith communities, health
and social welfare entities, to optimize the use of fiscal and human
resources and needed program development in new and existing prevention
systems nationally; (7) develops guidelines for state-of-the-art
prevention programs and systems while conducting quality assurance
activities such as the Prevention Enhancement
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Protocol (PEP); (8) compiles State and local prevention outcome
findings and promising practices to support CSAP's on-going capacity-
building role; and (9) develops and integrates the use of geomapping
technology into applications for State and community prevention systems
for the improvement planning efforts in substance abuse prevention
nationally.
Division of Workplace Programs (MPE): (1) Establishes goals and
objectives in the administration of a national program designed to
promote substance abuse free workplaces; (2) provides leadership and
oversight to assure that effective employee assistance programs are
developed and evaluated to prevent substance abuse in the workplace;
(3) develops, implements, and evaluates employee education/prevention
programs, access to counseling, early intervention, and referral
treatment/rehabilitation, and support services for employees following
treatment/rehabilitation; (4) advises, coordinates, and certifies
activities related to the implementation and administration of Federal
drug free workplace programs; conducts Drug Testing Advisory Board; and
conducts surveys on Federal programs; (5) commits CSAP and advises
other SAMHSA components and HHS regarding workplace programmatic
directions and actions and enters into collaborative arrangements with
other Federal agencies; (6) collaborates in the development and
implementation of substance abuse prevention and early intervention
strategies for public/private sector use at the State and community
levels; and operates the Workplace Hotline Contract as a means for
dissemination, outreach and technical assistance to businesses, States
and communities; (7) provides technical assistance to facilitate
national training and certification programs for substance abuse
professionals and practitioners, provides staff expertise in training
and credentialling standards for medical Review Officers (MROS) and the
Department of Transportation mandated Substance Abuse professionals;
(8) provides leadership within SAMHSA in the development, training and
use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) to support policy
development for Federal substance abuse prevention, early intervention
and treatment, managed care, violence and workplace initiatives, and to
expand use of GIS resources at the Federal, State and community levels;
(9) provides leadership within SAMHSA and the field in developing and
disseminating knowledge in workplace violence related to substance
abuse, including risk factors in the workplace and community and the
role of the workplace as a substance abuse and violence prevention
agent within the community and family; and (10) evaluates managed care
and other treatment provider practices as they are applied in the
workplace.
Division of Community Education (MPF): (1) Provides national
leadership in the development, coordination, and assessment of
information for purposes of knowledge transfer and application; (2)
develops and disseminates information and knowledge about alcohol,
tobacco, and drugs; (3) assesses the need for, and promotes the
development and widespread use of, prevention/intervention-related
messages, materials and technologies by national, State and community
organizations, especially directed towards traditionally under-served
audiences and those at high risk; (4) develops and coordinates national
media campaigns and stimulates media coverage of substance abuse issues
with an emphasis on prevention; (5) prepares and acquires materials
based on needs of target audiences; (6) manages the CSAP National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information and the Regional Alcohol
and Drug Awareness Resource Network; (7) demonstrates national
leadership in electronic information technologies through PREVLine,
Internet, and other mechanisms; (8) develops, in collaboration with
other CSAP offices, material and technologies which provide learning
opportunities for all CSAP staff to enhance and promote their ability
to transfer and apply prevention knowledge for the benefit of CSAP
customers; (9) promotes and provides training and technical assistance
for increased capacity of State agencies and key constituent
organizations to carry out knowledge transfer and application
activities; (10) sponsors and conducts workshops, conferences, and
related efforts to foster state-of-the-art knowledge transfer and
application activities; (11) develops, implements, and evaluates a
nationwide extramural grant/cooperative agreement program to
demonstrate effective communication, diffusion and knowledge exchange
to help reduce substance abuse; (12) reviews and/or prepares clearance
documents for all communication products developed by the Center; and
(13) provides public affairs liaison with the Office of the
Administrator, Office of Communications, and other HHS components.
Under Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (MT) change item (2) to
read: ``provides a focus for addressing the treatment need of
individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and
physical problems.''
After the title Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (MT), insert
the following titles and functional statements:
Office of the Director (MT-1): (1) Provides leadership and
direction toward the development of the Center's goals and serves as
the focal point for the Department's effort to improve and expand
substance abuse treatment; (2) plans, directs, and provides overall
administration of the programs of CSAT; (3) coordinates Center managed
care activities; (4) coordinates Center chemotherapeutic interventions
and alternative therapy activities; and (5) monitors the conduct of
Equal Employment Opportunity activities of CSAT.
Office of Communications and External Liaison (MTA): (1) Plans,
implements, and oversees a comprehensive public information program on
behalf of the Center, including dissemination of news and information
to the media, general public, Federal departments, State and local
Governments, professional organizations, and public interest groups;
(2) develops strategy for educating the public about the value of
substance abuse treatment; (3) maintains the Center Director's Hotline;
(4) serves as the Center coordinating point for manuscript clearance;
and (5) serves as public affairs point of contact with constituency
groups, consumers, and families.
Office of Policy Coordination and Planning (MTB): (1) Provides
leadership and guidance in the analysis, planning, coordination, and
assessment of overall CSAT policies and activities; (2) identifies,
coordinates, and performs special analyses and policy studies; (3)
provides general policy review and executive oversight of CSAT
correspondence, and departmental assignments; (4) develops policy and
program positions on critical issues to the substance abuse treatment
field; (5) performs legislative and policy analyses relevant to
substance abuse treatment; (6) provides liaison with the Office of the
Administrator on legislative issues; (7) provides Center leadership in
interdepartmental and intergovernmental activities and constituent
relations; (8) serves as the Center focal point for the Freedom of
information Act activities; (9) serves as the focal point with the
Office of Program Services, concerning all aspects of administrative
management, service, and operations; (10) develops budget
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spending plan and executes Center budget; (11) provides recommendations
concerning Center personnel actions and monitors Center workload
performance and productivity; (12) provides staff support for the CSAT
National Advisory Council; (13) coordinates the development of an
agenda of priorities for new knowledge development and application
(KDA) activities; and (14) coordinates the preparation and review of
Guidance for Applications (GFA's) soliciting applications for new KDA
programs.
Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis (MTC): (1)
Oversees the design and plan for evaluations of treatment programs
funded by CSAT; (2) maintains current information regarding
developments in alcohol and other substance abuse, including related
infectious diseases; (3) works with relevant Federal, State,
professional, and scientific organizations to identify significant
advances in treatment that should be incorporated into standards of
care; (4) incorporates and diffuses into treatment practice, those
approaches, methods, and procedures identified as ``best practices;''
(5) serves as the focus for data collection and analysis, evaluation,
and information exchange on areas of special knowledge among CSAT,
other SAMHSA organizations and other Federal agencies, national
organizations, and State and local Governments on matters relating to
substance abuse treatment programs; (6) establishes, develops and
maintains for use by staff of CSAT the State Information System to
analyze data for State profiles and other relevant activities; (7)
conducts and supports studies of need for treatment at the State level,
providing technical assistance for States in carrying out these
studies; (8) based on analysis of needs assessments, project
information, and evaluation report publishes, communicates, and
disseminates data and information regarding increasing treatment
effectiveness and efficiency; (9) develops and manages the professional
development program for substance abuse treatment; (10) conducts and
supports meetings and conferences designed to upgrade treatment
evaluation practices and communicates new developments to treatment
personnel from a variety of professional disciplines; and (11) works
collaboratively with other CSAT staff to develop guidance for
Applications for future knowledge development and application programs.
Division of State and Community Assistance (MTE): (1) Administers
the CSAT Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) negotiating PPG agreements
with States; (2) monitors and ensures State compliance with legislative
and regulatory provisions which apply to PPG funds at State and
provider levels; (3) provides guidance and technical assistance to
States in preparation of State Substance Abuse plans; (4) conducts
performance reviews of State agencies and treatment programs; (5) works
closely with data and evaluation to assure proper reporting and data
integrity; and (6) reviews requests for Medicaid Waivers for the Health
Care Financing Administration.
Division of Practice and Systems Development (MTF): (1) Develops,
plans, implements, and monitors national knowledge development
activities (KDA's) designed to increase the knowledge base to improve
substance abuse treatment (both clinical and systems of care)
throughout the United States; (2) collaborates on development of
Guidance for Applications and Requests for Contracts for the national
KDA agenda; (3) monitors grants, cooperative agreements, contracts,
interagency agreements, and memoranda of understanding for knowledge
development, and assists grantees in project implementation; (4)
identifies need for, develops and provides technical assistance to,
national knowledge development activities; (5) establishes and
maintains collaborative relationships with other Federal, State and
local governmental agencies; national organizations; and constituency
groups; (6) maintains internal expertise and collaborates with national
experts on knowledge development topical areas, and issues of policy
significance; (7) provides national leadership in areas related to
substance abuse treatment knowledge development and provides advice on
related policy issues to the Director, CSAT; and (8) develops funding
levels for division programs and activities.
These organizational changes are effective July 19, 1996.
Dated: July 19, 1996.
Nelba Chavez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-19030 Filed 7-25-96; 8:45 am]
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