[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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