[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30617-30619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15340]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration;
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) Statement of Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human
Services is amended as follows: Part M as amended most recently at 60
FR 56606, November 9, 1995 and 57 FR 53907, November 13, 1992. The
changes in SAMHSA will: (1) reflect the formal establishment of Part M,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as an
Operating Division reporting directly to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and (2) streamline the administrative structure,
strengthen SAMHSA's programs, and more effectively utilize the Agency's
resources.
Specific major changes are as follows:
a. Remove Part HM from the Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority to Part M, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration.
b. Abolish the Office of Extramural Programs (HMA5) and the Office
for Management, Planning, and Communications (HMB), along with their
functional responsibilities.
c. Establish a new Office of Program Services (MB).
d. Establish a new Office of Extramural Activities Review (ME).
e. Remove the Office of Applied Studies (HMA8) from the Office of
the Administrator and establish it as an independent component.
f. Formalize the minority affairs functions as part of the Office
of the Administrator (MA).
g. Establish a new Office of Managed Care as part of the Office of
the Administrator (MA).
Establish Part M, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), of the Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human
Services to read as follows:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
M.00 Mission
M.10 Organization
M.20 Functions
M.30 Order of Succession
M.40 Delegations of Authority
Section M.00, Mission. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides national leadership to ensure
that knowledge, based on science and state-of-the-art practice, is
effectively used for the prevention and treatment of addictive and
mental disorders. Further, SAMHSA strives to improve access and reduce
barriers to high quality, effective programs and services for
individuals who suffer from, or are at risk for, these disorders, as
well as for their families and communities.
Section M-10, Organization. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration is an Operating Division under the direction of
an Administrator who reports directly to the Secretary.
Section M-20, Functions.--A. Office of the Administrator (MA) The
Administrator is responsible to the Secretary in managing and directing
SAMHSA. The office functions are as follows: (1) Provides leadership in
the development of agency policies and programs; (2) maintains liaison
with the Office of the Secretary on matters related to program and
other activities; (3) provides oversight for coordination between
SAMHSA components and the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health
Institutes of National Institutes of Health (NIH) on dissemination of
research findings in the areas of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental
health; (4) provides leadership and guidance in developing and
implementing Agency plans to meet women's substance abuse and mental
health services needs; (5) coordinates Agency minority affairs
activities; (6) coordinates managed care activities in the Agency; (7)
provides Agency correspondence control services; (8) analyzes
legislative issues; and maintains liaison with congressional
committees; (9) develops Agency strategic plans and conducts, analyzes,
and supports future planning activities; (10) coordinates Agency
communications and public affairs activities; (11) carries out SAMHSA-
wide functions such as coordination of equal employment opportunity
activities; and (12) coordinates Agencywide AIDS activities.
B. Office of Program Services (MB). The Office of Program Services
(OPS) works in partnership with other SAMHSA components in managing and
providing leadership in the following services areas: information
resources management (IRM), financial management, human resources
management, grants and contracts management, and administrative
services.
C. Office of Applied Studies (MC). (1) Coordinates, interprets
policy and provides general oversight of all SAMHSA data activities;
(2) identifies
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gaps in data gathering activities and works with agency components to
implement comprehensive, appropriate and responsive data gathering
efforts; (3) serves as a repository of information on data related to
mental illness and substance abuse, including both Federal and non-
Federal efforts; (4) analyzes survey data for the purpose of report
preparation in response to specific requests for information; (5)
reviews program evaluation efforts of the agency; (6) manages the 1
percent evaluation process; (7) undertakes special projects either
directly or through coordination with agency components and other
Federal agencies to address topical areas; (8) manages the Office of
Management and Budget clearance process for SAMHSA data surveys; (9)
oversees national substance abuse and mental health surveys, such as
the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), the Drug Abuse
Warning Network (DAWN) and the Drug and Alcohol Services Information
System (DASIS); (10) provides oversight and management of those surveys
for which the Office is responsible for either directly or through
contract; (11) evaluates the relevance of existing surveys to the needs
of SAMHSA components, HHS, and the Office of National Drug Control
Policy (ONDCP); (12) prepares reports of the survey finds for
dissemination; and (13) provides epidemiologic and statistical
consultation within SAMHSA for other components of the Administration
and Centers.
D. Office of Extramural Activities Review (ME). (1) establishes
extramural review policy for SAMHSA, in consultation with the Office of
the Administrator and the three SAMHSA Centers; (2) administers the
peer and objective review of agency grant/cooperative agreement
applications and contract proposals; and (3) consults with agency
officials as they develop announcements for grants and cooperative
agreements.
E. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (MP). The Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) provides a national focus for the
Federal effort to prevent substance abuse. In carrying out this
responsibility, the Center: (1) provides a national focus for the
Federal effort to demonstrate and promote effective strategies to
prevent the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; (2) develops,
implements, and reviews prevention and health promotion policy related
to substance abuse and analyzes the impact of Federal activities on
State and local Governments and private program activities; (3)
administers grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements which support
the development and application of new knowledge in the substance abuse
prevention field; (4) participates in the application and dissemination
of research demonstration findings on the prevention of substance
abuse; (5) fosters interagency and State prevention networks; (6)
develops and implements workplace prevention programs with business and
industry; (7) supports training for substance abuse practitioners and
other health professionals involved in alcohol and drug abuse
education, prevention, and early intervention; (8) provides technical
assistance to States and local authorities and other national
organizations and groups in the planning, establishment, and
maintenance of substance abuse prevention efforts; (9) reviews and
approves and/or disapproves the State Prevention Plans developed under
the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program
authority; (10) implements the tobacco regulations and other
regulations, as appropriate, and as they relate to CSAP's programs;
(11) collects and compiles substance abuse prevention literature and
other materials, and supports a clearinghouse to disseminate such
materials among States, political subdivisions, educational agencies
and institutions, health and drug treatment/rehabilitation networks,
and the general public; (12) serves as a national authority and
resource for the development and analysis of information relating to
the prevention of substance abuse; (13) collaborates with, and
encourages other Federal agencies, national, foreign, international,
State and local organizations to promote substance abuse prevention
activities; (14) provides and promotes the evaluation of individual
projects as well as overall programs; (15) collaborates with the
alcohol, drug abuse, mental health, and child development Institutes of
the National Institutes of Health on services research issues as well
as on other programmatic issues; and (16) conducts managed care
activities and coordinates these activities with SAMHSA and other DHHS
components; and (17) provides a focus for addressing the substance
abuse prevention needs of individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug,
alcohol, mental, and physical problems.
F. Center for Mental Health Services (MS). The Center for Mental
Health Services (CMHS) provides national leadership to ensure the
application of scientifically established findings and practice-based
knowledge in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders; to
improve access, reduce barriers, and promote high quality effective
programs and services for people with, or at risk for, these disorders;
as well as for their families and communities; and to promote an
improved state of mental health within the Nation as well as the
rehabilitation of people with mental disorders. To accomplish this, the
Center: (1) supports service and demonstration programs designed to
improve access to care and improve the quality of treatment,
rehabilitation, prevention, and related services, especially for those
traditionally unserved, underserved, or inappropriately served; (2)
identifies national mental health goals and develops strategies to meet
them; (3) administers grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
which support the development and application of new knowledge in the
mental health field; (4) supports activities to improve the
administration, availability, organization, and financing of mental
health care, including managed care activities; (5) supports technical
assistance activities to educate professionals, consumers, family
members, and communities, and promotes training efforts to enhance the
human resources necessary to support mental health services; (6)
collects data on the various forms of mental illness, including data on
treatment programs, on the type of care provided, on the
characteristics of those treated, on national incidence and prevalence,
and such other data as may be appropriate; (7) administers the Block
Grants for Community Mental Health Services and other programs
providing direct assistance to States; (8) collects, synthesizes, and
disseminates mental health information and research findings to the
States, other governmental and mental health-related organizations, and
the general public; (9) coordinates and plans administrative and budget
functions within the Center; (10) collaborates with other Federal
agencies/departments, State and sub-state units of Government, and the
private sector to improve the system of treatment and social welfare
supports for seriously mentally ill adults and severely emotionally
disturbed children and adolescents; (11) conducts activities to promote
advocacy, self-help, and mutual support and to ensure the legal rights
of mentally ill persons, including those in jails and prisons; (12)
cooperates with other Federal components to coordinate disaster
assistance, community response, and
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other mental health emergency services as a consequence of national
disasters; (13) collaborates with the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental
health Institutes of the National Institutes of Health on services
research issues as well as on other programmatic issues; (14) promotes
the development, dissemination, and application of standards and best
practices; and (15) provides a focus for addressing the mental health
needs of individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental,
and physical problems.
G. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (MT). The principal
function of the Center is to provide national leadership for the
Federal effort to enhance approaches and provide resources to ensure
provision of services' programs focusing on the treatment of substance
abuse and co-occurring physical and/or psychiatric conditions. In
carrying out this responsibility, the Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment: (1) collaborates with States, communities, health care
providers and national organizations to upgrade the quality of
addiction treatment, to improve the effectiveness of substance abuse
treatment programs, and to provide resources to ensure provision of
services; (2) provides a focus for addressing the treatment needs of
individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and
physical and co-morbidity problems; (3) administers grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements which support the development and
application of new knowledge in the substance abuse treatment field;
(4) coordinates the evaluation of the Center's programs; (5)
collaborates with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the
States to promote development, dissemination, and application of
treatment outcome standards; (6) collaborates with the Office of the
Administrator and other SAMHSA components in treatment data collection;
(7) administers programs for training of health and allied health care
providers (8) administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Block Grant Program including compliance reviews, technical assistance
to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes, and application and
reporting requirements related to the block grant programs; (9)
conducts managed care activities and coordinates these activities with
SAMHSA and other DHHS components; (10) collaborates with alcohol, drug
abuse, and mental health Institutes of National Institutes of Health on
services research issues as well as on other programmatic issues.
Section M-30, Order of Succession. During the absence or disability
of the Administrator, SAMHSA, or in the event of a vacancy in that
office, the first official listed below would perform the duties of the
Administrator, except that during a planned period of absence, the
Administrator may specify a different order of succession: (1) Deputy
Administrator; and (2) Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
Section M-40, Delegations of Authority. All delegations and
redelegations of authority to officers and employees of SAMHSA which
were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this
reorganization shall continue in effect pending further redelegation,
providing they are consistent with this reorganization.
These organizational changes are effective June 10, 1996.
Dated: June 10, 1996.
Nelba Chavez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-15340 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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