[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30961-30962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10715]


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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 at 69 FR 60891, October 13, 2004, is amended to reflect the 
new functional statement for the Center for Mental Health Services 
(CMHS), Office of the Director (MS-1), and the Division of Prevention, 
Traumatic Stress and Special Programs (MSC). This amendment is 
necessary to reflect the transfer of the HIV/AIDS program from the 
Office of the Director, to the Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress 
and Special Programs portfolio and link HIV/AIDS services program with 
related activities in the Division. This change streamlines program 
management effectiveness. The changes are as follows:
    Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
    (A) The functional statements for the Center for Mental Health 
Services (MS), Office of the Director (MS-1) and the Division of 
Prevention, Traumatic Stress and Special Programs (MSC) are replaced 
with the following:

Office of the Director (MS-1)

    (1) Provides leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating 
the Center's goals, priorities, policies, and programs, including equal 
employment opportunity, and is the focal point for the Department's 
efforts in mental health services; (2) plans, directs, and provides 
overall administration of the programs of CMHS; (3) conducts and 
coordinates Center interagency, interdepartmental, intergovernmental, 
and international activities; (4) provides information to the public 
and constituent organizations on CMHS programs; (5) maintains liaison 
with national organizations, other Federal departments/agencies, the 
National Institute of Mental Health and with other SAMHSA Centers; (6) 
administers committee management and reports clearance activities; (7) 
conducts services quality and financing activities and coordinates 
these activities with other components in SAMHSA; (8) conducts consumer 
affairs activities; and (9) monitors the conduct of equal employment 
opportunity activities of CMHS.

Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress and Special Programs (MSC)

    (1) Serves as the focal point in planning for alcohol, drug abuse, 
and mental health services during national disasters; (2) cooperates 
with the Office of Emergency Response and the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) and other Federal agencies to coordinate 
disaster assistance, community response, and other mental health 
emergency services as a consequence of national disasters or mass 
criminal events, such as terrorism and school shootings; (3) serves as 
a focal point for refugee mental health programs, including liaison 
with other Federal agencies; (4) conducts program development 
activities and engages with the faith community, when appropriate, to 
promote effective programs and polices to special populations including 
women, minorities, youth in juvenile justice facilities, and elderly 
persons living in rural areas; and (5) administers youth violence and 
suicide prevention programs, trauma and terrorism/bio-terrorism 
initiatives, and programs that prevent mental and behavioral disorders 
and promote mental health and resilience across the lifecycle, and (6) 
promotes the prevention of HIV infection in people at risk, the 
delivery of effective mental health services for people with HIV 
infection, and the education of health care providers to address the 
neuro psychiatric and the psycho social aspects of HIV infection and 
AIDS.
    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 redelegations, 
providing they are consistent with the reorganization.


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    These organizational changes are effective.
    Dated: May 20, 2005.
Charles G. Curie,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-10715 Filed 5-27-05; 8:45 am]
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