[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 27087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X96-10530]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Health Resources and Services Administration;
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Part H, Chapter HB (Health Resources and Services Administration)
of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of
Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (47 FR 38409-
24, August 31, 1982, as amended most recently at 61 FR 24939-40, May
17, 1996). The changes are as follows:
1. Under Part HB, Health Resources and Services Administration
Section HB-20-Functions, ``Bureau of Health Resources Development
(HBB)'' delete the statement in its entirety and replace by the
following
:Bureau of Health Resources Development (HBB).
Administers Federal policy and programs pertaining to health care
facilities, activities associated with organ donations, procurements,
transplantation, and a variety of program activities related to HIV
infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This includes
financial, capital, organizational, and physical matters. Specifically:
(1) Provides national leadership in supporting, identifying, and
interpreting national trends and issues of significance relative to the
health status of persons with AIDS, and with HIV infections, including
the provision of facilities and services for AIDS and AIDS-related
patients, persons in need and provision of services to persons and
families of low income; and administers block and discretionary grants,
contracts, and funding arrangements designed to address those issues;
(2) administers and coordinates AIDS-related grants programs of
national significance; (3) administers grant, loan, loan guarantees and
interest subsidy programs relating to the construction, modernization,
conversion, and closure of health and health care organizations; (4)
develops long and short range program goals and objectives for health
facilities, and for specific health promotional, organ transplantation,
and AIDS activities; (5) manages contracts to provide Federal oversight
for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the Scientific
Registry of Transplant Recipients and the National Marrow Donor
Programs and works to increase the availability of donor organs and
unrelated bone narrow donors by working with the Organ Procurement
Organizations (OPOS) and Donor Centers; (6) serves as advisor to and
coordinates activities with other Agency organizational elements, other
Federal organizations within and outside the Department, State, and
local bodies, professional and scientific organizations; (7) develops,
promotes, and directs efforts to improve the management, operational
effectiveness, and efficiency of health care systems, organizations,
and facilities; (8) provides technical assistance to OPOs and health
care delivery systems and facilities in a wide variety of specific
technical and technological systems; (9) administers HRSA's regional
facility engineering and construction activities; (10) designs and
implements special epidemiological and evaluation studies of the impact
of the Bureau health care programs and of the characteristics of the
population serviced; (11) evaluates models of health care delivery
systems through grants, contracts, direct activities designs, and
tests; (12) plans and develops collaborative efforts in the scientific
aspects of Bureau programs with other PHS agencies, Federal
departments, universities, and other scientific organizations; and (13)
maintains liaison and coordinates with non-Federal public and private
entities as necessary for the accomplishment of Bureau missions and
objectives; and
2. Delete the Division of Trauma and Emergency Medical System
(HBB8) in its entirety.
Delegations of Authority
All delegations and redelegations of authorities to officers and
employees of the Bureau of Health Resources Development which were in
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this reorganization
will be continued in effect in them or their successors, pending
further redelegations, provided they are consistent with this
reorganization.
These changes are effective upon date of signature.
Dated: May 15, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
[Fr. Doc. 96-13539 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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