[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-16235]
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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 59 FR 28109, May 31,
1994), is amended to reflect the following changes in the Bureau of
Health Resources Development:
1. Abolish the Division of Facilities Assistance and Recovery, the
Division of Facilities Compliance, and the Division of Facilities
Loans;
2. Establish the Division of Facilities and Loans, and the Division
of Facilities Compliance and Recovery.
Under HB-10, Organization and Functions amend the functional
statements for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HB) by
deleting the functional statements for the Division of Facilities
Compliance (HBB5), Division of Facilities Assistance and Recovery
(HBB6), and the Division of Facilities Loans (HBB7) in their entirety.
Insert the following functional statements after Division of Trauma and
Emergency Medical Systems (HBB8).
Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery (HBB9)
The Division substantiates health facilities' compliance with the
reasonable volume of uncompensated care assurance. Specifically: (1)
Establishes, develops, and monitors the implementation of regulations,
policies, procedures, and guidelines for use by regional staff and
health care facilities in ascertaining that assurances are met; (2)
plans and directs the development of regulations and program guidelines
for administering grant support for health care, health professions
education, and nurse training facilities; (3) provides technical
assistance and training, and conducts evaluations to ensure nationwide
consistency in program administration; (4) maintains a system for
receipt, analysis and disposition of audit appeals by obligated
facilities; (5) maintains a system for receiving and responding to
patient complaints and for their analysis, evaluation and disposition;
(6) develops and initiates monitoring activities necessary to ensure
enforcement of provisions regarding the reasonable volume assurance;
and (7) coordinates its activities with other components of the Bureau,
HRSA, other PHS agencies, and other departmental components.
Division of Facilities and Loans (HBBA)
The Division plans and directs the development of regulations and
program guidelines for administering loan, loan guarantee and interest
subsidy program for health care facilities. Specifically: (1) Develops
regulations, policy and procedures for administering loan and loan
guarantee with interest subsidy programs; (2) administers the PHS
responsibility for facility construction, renovation, and modification
as described in interagency memoranda of agreement; (3) provides
overall consultation and guidance on factors affecting future national
requirements in specific types of facilities, geographic distribution
and facilities utilization; (4) maintains an automated data system for
the issuance of periodic and special reports and for the manipulation
of institution specific data in performing tests for financial
feasibility; (5) assists in the evaluation and analysis of applications
for construction under assigned grant programs; (6) reviews and
recommends action on: (a) Proposals for new health facilities or
additions to or modernization of existing facilities under loan
programs assigned to the Division, (b) requests for mortgage relief,
such as forbearance of principal and/or interest payment, suspension of
sinking fund deposits, modifications of loan terms, etc., and (c)
requests for recovery and/or waiver of repayment of Federal loan funds;
(7) provides advice and guidance to regional staff on statutory and
regulatory provisions and policy and procedures for administering
programs assigned to the Division; and (8) maintains liaison with and
coordinates its activities and jointly develops pertinent programmatic
materials with other components of the Bureau, HRSA, other PHS
agencies, HHS, other concerned Federal agencies, and with private
lending institutions and associations.
Delegations of Authority
All delegations and redelegations of authorities to officers and
employees of the Health Resources and Services Administration 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 redelegation, provided they are consistent with this
reorganization.
This change will be effective on October 1, 1994.
Dated: June 24, 1994.
Ciro V. Sumaga,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-16235 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]
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