[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 151 (Friday, August 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19778]


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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 (60 
FR 56605 as amended November 6, 1995, as last amended at 65 FR 45994-5 
dated July 26, 2000).
    This notice reflects the revised functional statement in the 
Division of Community and Migrant Health (RC4) in the Bureau of Primary 
Health Care.
    Delete the functional statement for the Division of Community and 
Migrant Health in its entirety and replace with the following:
    (1) Implements efforts to improve the organization and delivery of 
health services by serving as the point of accountability for Primary 
Health Care Services Delivery programs; (2) Provides leadership and 
direction for legislative activities in the program area; (3) Develops 
and establishes policies for such national programs and develops long 
and short-range program goals and objectives; (4) Is accountable for 
the administration of funds and other resources for grants, contracts, 
and clinical and programmatic consultation and assistance; (5) Ensures 
that assigned responsibilities are being carried out; (6) Coordinates 
the development and establishment of guidelines and standards for 
professional services and staff development; (7) Interprets policies, 
regulations, guidelines, standards, and priorities to higher echelons, 
to regionally located staff, grantee agencies, institutions and 
organizations; (8) Coordinates with other programs providing health 
services including voluntary, official, and other community agencies, 
and provides clinical and programmatic consultation and assistance, on 
request, to the States in such areas as program planning, establishment 
of goals and objectives, standards of care, and evaluation; (9) 
Establishes and provides liaison in program matters with other entities 
within BPHC and the Agency, within the Department and with other 
Federal agencies, consumer groups and national organizations concerned 
with health matters with State and local governments; (10) Participates 
in the development of forward plans, legislative proposals, and 
budgets; and (11) Coordinates the integration of primary care projects 
and services with other health care delivery systems.

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.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: July 25, 2000.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-19778 Filed 8-3-00; 8:45 am]
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