[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6673-6674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part N, National Institutes of Health, of the Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the 
Department of Health and Human Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as 
amended most recently at 63 FR 8656, February 20, 1998, and 
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), 
is amended as set forth below to reflect the establishment of the 
National Center for Complementary and Alternative

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Medicine (NCCAM) by elevating and retitling the Office of Alternative 
Medicine (OAM) currently located within the Office of Disease 
Prevention, Office of the Director, NIH, pursuant to Title VI of P.L. 
105-277. After the statement for the National Center for Research 
Resources (NR, formerly HNR) add the following:
    National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ND, 
formerly HND). (1) Studies the integration of alternative treatment, 
diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines with the 
practice of conventional medicine and as a complement to such medicine 
and the integration of such alternatives into health care delivery 
systems in the United States; (2) ensures that scientists with 
appropriate expertise in research on complementary and alternative 
medicine are incorporated into the review, oversight, and management 
processes of all research projects and other activities funded by the 
Center; (3) coordinates efforts with other Institutes and Federal 
agencies to ensure appropriate scientific input and management; (4) 
identifies and evaluates alternative and complementary medical 
treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities in each of the 
disciplines and systems with which the Center is concerned, including 
each discipline and system in which accreditation, national 
certification, or a State license is available; (5) conducts or 
supports the following activities: outcomes research and 
investigations, epidemiological studies, health services research, 
basic science research, clinical trials, and other appropriate research 
and investigational activities; (6) assists the NIH Director in 
designating specific personnel in each Institute to serve as full-time 
liaisons with the Center in facilitating appropriate coordination and 
scientific input; (7) establishes, updates, and makes publicly 
accessible a bibliographic system for the collection, storage, and 
retrieval of worldwide research relating to complementary and 
alternative treatment, diagnostic and prevention modalities, 
disciplines and systems; (8) establishes an information clearinghouse 
to facilitate and enhance, through the effective dissemination of 
information, knowledge and understanding of alternative medical 
treatment, diagnostic and prevention practices by health professionals, 
patients, industry, and the public; and (9) supports the development 
and operation of multipurpose centers to conduct research and other 
activities with respect to complementary and alternative treatment, 
diagnostic and prevention modalities, disciplines and systems; the 
provision of support for the development and operation of such centers 
shall include accredited complementary and alternative medicine 
research and education facilities.
    Under the heading Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), Office 
of Disease Prevention (NA2, formerly HNA2), the Office of Alternative 
Medicine (NA27, formerly HNA27) is deleted in its entirety.

Delegations of Authority Statement

    All delegations and redelegations of authority to offices and 
employees of NIH which were in effect immediately prior to the 
effective date of this realignment and are consistent with this 
realignment shall continue in effect, pending further redelegation.

    Dated: February 1, 1999.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 99-3241 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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