[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19361-19362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8357]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation;
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Part A (Office of the Secretary), Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is being amended at Chapter AE, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) as last amended
at 67 FR 61341-42 dated September 30, 2002 and most recently at 73 FR
19977, dated April 16, 2010. This reorganization is to realign the
functions of ASPE to reflect the current structure and areas of focus.
The changes are as follows:
I. Under Section AE.20 Functions, delete Paragraph D, Office of
Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (AEW), in its entirety and
replace with the following:
D. The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy is
responsible for the development, coordination, research and evaluation
of HHS policies and programs that support the independence,
productivity, health and well being of children, working age adults,
and older persons with disabilities. The office is also responsible for
policy coordination and research to promote the economic and social
well-being of older Americans. The Office coordinates its work with
aging and disability-related agencies and programs throughout the
government, including the Departments of Justice, Labor, Education,
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, the Social Security
Administration and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
1. The Division of Disability and Aging Policy is responsible for
policy development, coordination, research and evaluation of policies
and programs focusing on persons with disabilities and older Americans
(Older Americans Act). Activities related to the Older Americans Act
are carried out in coordination with the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Aging. This includes measuring and evaluating the impact
of programs authorized by the Older Americans Act. The Division is also
responsible for supporting the development and coordination of
crosscutting disability and aging data and policies within the
Department and other federal agencies. Areas of focus include assessing
the interaction between the health, disability, and economic well-being
of persons of all ages with disabilities including the prevalence of
disability and disabling conditions; describing the socio-demographic
characteristics of relevant populations; determining service use,
income, employment, and program participation patterns; and
coordinating the development of disability and aging data and policies
that affect the characteristics, circumstances and needs of older
Americans and disabled populations. The Division's responsibilities
include long-range planning, budget and economic analysis, program
analysis, review of regulations and reports on legislation, review and
conduct of research and evaluation activities, and information
dissemination.
2. The Division of Long-Term Care Policy is responsible for
coordination, development, research and evaluation of HHS policies and
programs which address the long-term care and personal assistance needs
of people of all ages with functional impairments and disabilities. The
Division is the focal point for policy development and analysis related
to the long-term care services components of the Affordable Care Act as
well as Medicare, Medicaid, and including nursing facility services,
community residential services, personal assistance services, home
health and rehabilitation services, and the integration of acute, post-
acute and long-term care services. The Division's responsibilities
include long-range planning, budget and economic analysis, program
analysis, review of regulations and reports on legislation, review and
conduct of research and evaluation activities, and information
dissemination.
3. The Division of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Policy is responsible for analysis, coordination, research and
evaluation of policies related to individuals with severe intellectual
disabilities, severe addictions and/or severe and persistent mental
illness. The Division's responsibilities include long-range planning,
budget and economic analysis, data development and analysis, program
analysis, review of regulations and reports on legislation, review and
conduct of research and evaluation activities, and information
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dissemination. The Division is the focal point for policy development
and analysis related to financing, access/delivery, organization and
quality of Intellectual Disabilities and Serious and Persistent Mental
Illnesses services, including those financed by Medicaid, Medicare,
SAMHSA, Administration on Developmental Disabilities and HRSA. The
Division works closely with other offices in ASPE because the two
vulnerable populations that are its focus are users of both human
services and health services.
II. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them or their successors pending further
redelegation, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-8357 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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