[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40730-40731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6272]


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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 71 FR 19740-19741, April 17, 2006 is amended to reflect 
changes of the functional statements for the Center for Mental Health 
Services (CMHS). This amendment reflects the placement of the 
organization and financing activities from the Office of the Director, 
CMHS, into the Division of State and Community Systems Development 
(DSCSD), CMHS. DSCSD serves as a focal point for planning, supporting 
and promoting effective programs concerned with improving State mental 
health services within the Nation, as well as obtaining, analyzing and 
disseminating statistics on the major characteristics of the national 
mental health service systems. The organization and financing 
activities is closely aligned with other mental health programs managed 
by this Division. This realignment of function will have a positive 
impact on organizational effectiveness. The changes are as follows:
    Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
    The functional statements for the Center for Mental Health Services 
(MS), Office of the Director (MS-1), and the Division of State and 
Community Systems Development (MSE) are replaced with the following:

Center for Mental Health Services (MS)

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

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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 SAMSHA Centers; (6) administers committee management and 
reports clearance activities; (7) conducts consumer affairs activities; 
and (8) monitors the conduct of equal employment opportunity activities 
of CMHS.

Division of State and Community Systems Development (MSE)

    (1) Administers the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, 
including monitoring State implementation of the Mental Health State 
Plan, compliance with the provisions of the Public Health Service Act, 
as amended, regarding use of the payments and maintenance of effort; 
(2) provides technical assistance to the States with respect to the 
planning, development, financing, and operation of programs or services 
carried out pursuant to the block grant program; (3) administers a 
program of State human resource development; (4) plans and supports 
programs of mental health education, with emphasis on targeted 
populations; (5) plans and supports programs to provide protection and 
advocacy services for persons with severe mental disorders; and (6) 
supports programs for: (a) Obtaining, analyzing, and disseminating 
national statistics on mental health services, (b) developing 
methodologies for data collection in biometry and mental health 
economics; (c) organization and financing activities, and (d) 
consulting with and providing technical assistance to State and local 
mental health agencies on statistical methodology, mental health 
information systems, and the use of statistical and demographic data.

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 to be in effect 
pending further redelegations, providing they are consistent with the 
reorganization.
    These organizational changes are effective:

    Dated: July 5, 2006.
Eric B. Broderick,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Assistant Surgeon General.
[FR Doc. 06-6272 Filed 7-17-05; 8:45 am]
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