[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23150]


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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 as amended most recently at 67 FR 45136, July 8, 2002 is 
amended to: Abolish the Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and 
Synthesis (OESAS); replace the functional statement of two divisions of 
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Division of State 
and Community Assistance and the Division of Services Improvement. The 
changes are to update and realign CSAT organizational structure to 
strengthen CSAT's programs and allow CSAT to more effectively use its 
resources. The changes are as follows:
    Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
    Under the heading, Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and 
Synthesis (MTC), delete the functional statement.
    Under the heading, Division of Services Improvement (MTB), delete 
the functional statement and substitute the following functional 
statement:
    (1) Develops, plans, implements, and monitors national treatment 
capacity expansion and knowledge adoption program designed to improve 
treatment services throughout the United States, including services in 
other systems of care; (2) provides leadership and guidance to CSAT on 
the organization and financing of services for substance abuse 
treatment, HIPAA, and adoption of evidenced-based practices; (3) 
collaborates on the development of Guidances for Applications (GFAs) 
and Requests for Contracts for the national treatment capacity 
expansion and services improvement agenda; (4) monitors grants, 
cooperative agreements, contracts, interagency agreements, and 
memoranda of understanding for treatment capacity expansion, knowledge 
adoption, and services improvement; (5) supports the development and 
testing of performance measures for public and private managed care 
plans and other systems of care; (6) collects, analyzes, and 
disseminates data and information pertaining to public and private 
financing and expenditures for treatment services; (7) identifies the 
need for, develops, and provides technical assistance to grantees, 
other service providers and systems of care, and others on adoption of 
evidence-based practices, capacity expansion, and organization and 
financing of services; (8) establishes and maintains collaborative 
relationships with other Federal, State, and local governmental 
agencies, national organizations, and constituency groups; (9) 
maintains internal expertise and collaborates with national experts on 
the science-to-services agenda; (10) develops funding levels for 
Division programs and activities; (11) provides guidance and oversight 
of training services for treatment professionals; and (12) provides 
leadership on workforce development activities.
    Under the heading, Division of State and Community Assistance 
(MTE), delete the functional statement and substitute the following 
functional statement:
    (1) Administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) 
Block Grant Program, including oversight and approval of Block Grant 
applications and maintenance of effort (MOE) issues; (2) administers 
the Substance Abuse Performance Partnership Grant (PPG), negotiating 
PPG agreements with States; (3) monitors and ensures State compliance 
with legislative and regulatory provisions which apply to PPG funds at 
State and provider levels; (4) provides guidance and technical 
assistance to States in preparation of State substance abuse plans; (5) 
conducts performance reviews of State agencies and treatment programs; 
(6) works closely with data and evaluation to assure proper reporting 
and data integrity; (7) administers the State Incentive Grant program 
for co-occurring disorders and the TCE grant program for co-occurring 
disorders; (8) works collaboratively with the Division of Services 
Improvement on performance measurement, GPRA, and HIPAA issues; and (9) 
serves as focus for State and local data infrastructure development 
issues.
    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 them.
    These organizational changes are effective August 12, 2002.

    Dated: September 5, 2002.
Charles Curie,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-23150 Filed 9-11-02; 8:45 am]
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