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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

 

Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

    Part A (Office of the Secretary), Chapter AE (Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE)) of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority for 
the Department of Health and Human Services (most recently amended at 
58 FR 247 on December 28, 1993) is amended as follows:
    I. Chapter AE paragraph D. ``The Office of Family, Community and 
Long-Term Care,'' delete in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    D. The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy--The 
Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy is responsible 
for the development, coordination, research and evaluation of HHS 
policies and programs which support the independence, productivity, 
health and security 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 the elderly.
    1. The Division of Disability and Aging Policy is responsible for 
coordination, policy development, research and evaluation of HHS 
policies and programs focusing on persons with disabilities (including 
the Developmental Disabilities Act) and for the aging. Aging 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 all programs authorized by the 
Older Americans Act. The division is also responsible for supporting 
the development and coordination of crosscutting disability and aging 
policies within the Department and in other Federal agencies whose 
actions affect the health, economic and social well-being of persons 
with disabilities and elderly populations. The division is responsible 
for assessing the interaction between health, disability, and the 
economic well-being of persons of all ages with disabilities including 
the prevalence of disability and disabling conditions, socio-
demographic characteristics, service use, income, employment, and 
program participation patterns, and for coordinating the development of 
policies which are responsible to the characteristics, circumstances 
and needs of 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 chronic disabilities. The division is the 
focal point for policy development and analysis related to the long-
term care services components of health care reform 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.

    Dated: October 21, 1994.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-26838 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am]
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