[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35938-35939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17472]
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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 (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA), (60 FR 56605 as amended November 6, 1995, as last amended at 63
FR 33379-80 dated June 18, 1998). This notice reflects the changes in
the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Division of National Health
Service Corps.
I. Under Division of National Health Service Corps (RC5) delete the
current functional statement in it's entirety and replace with the
following:
Provides (1) strategic planning and overall policy guidance, and
program oversight to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC); (2)
initiates national program and policy changes, including regulatory and
statutory amendments, as necessary, to ensure NHSC consistency with
evolving national health care policy; (3) supports the NHSC National
Advisory Council (NAC), which advises the Secretary, DHHS, on national
health care policy, particularly as it affects health manpower issues
and the NHSC; (4) works with the Office of the Administrator and the
Office of the Secretary to ensure that the NAC membership are
nationally recognized leaders in national health care policy issues,
and in their respective primary health care disciplines; (5) provides
national NHSC leadership, integration and coordination with BPHC, HRSA
and other Departmental programs serving or impacting the Nation's
underserved communities and populations; (6) works directly with
Bureau, Agency and intra-Agency, Departmental, and inter-Departmental
organizations and staffs, as appropriate, on national policies and
strategies affecting underserved populations and development and
distribution of primary care clinical personnel; (7) coordinates with
the Bureau of Health Professions regarding health professionals
education and training, as appropriate; (8) speaks for NHSC with
national, regional, State, and local public and private health care
professional associations, universities and other health professions
training institutions and other groups whose public policy interests
relate to primary health care manpower and access issues; (9)
articulates NHSC policy interests and issues to a variety of national
forums, including universities, foundations, think tanks, and other
organizations whose interests in primary and other health care public
policy issues have potential for affecting the NHSC; (10) provides
policy guidance and support to HRSA field offices, and to State and
Regional Primary Care Offices and Primary Care Associations; and (11)
coordinates NHSC and Bureau policy on primary and other health care
manpower issues, and works with a wide variety of national, regional,
State and local constituencies in ensuring their effective
implementation.
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II. Delegations of Authority
All delegations and redelegations of authority which were in effect
immediately prior to the effective date hereof have been continued in
effect in them or their successors pending further redelegation. I
hereby ratify and affirm all actions taken by any DHHS officials which
involved the exercise of these authorities prior to the effective date
of this delegation.
This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.
Dated: June 19, 1998.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-17472 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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