[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 12559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5679]



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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 (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 75 
FR 7608-7610 dated February 22, 2010).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the 
functional statements for the Division of Practitioner Data Banks 
(RPG), within the Bureau of Health Professions (RP).

Chapter RP, Bureau of Health Professions

 Section RP-20, Functions

    Delete the functional statement for the Division of Practitioner 
Data Banks (RPG) in its entirety and replace with the following:
Division of Practitioner Data Banks (RPG)
    Coordinates with the Department and other Federal entities, State 
licensing boards, and National, State and local professional 
organizations to promote quality assurance efforts and deter fraud and 
abuse by administering the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) as 
authorized under Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 
1986 and Section 5 of the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program 
Protection Act of 1987, and administering the Healthcare Integrity and 
Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) for the Office of Inspector General. 
Specifically: (1) Maintains active consultative relations with 
professional organizations, societies, and Federal agencies involved in 
the NPDB and HIPDB; (2) maintains and publishes State Board compliance 
reports; (3) conducts audits to ensure validity of data in the banks; 
(4) develops programs of research on trends in data, quality assurance, 
risk management, medical liability and malpractice; (5) conducts and 
supports research based on NPDB and HIPDB information; (6) works with 
the other departmental entities to provide technical assistance to 
States undertaking malpractice reform; (7) analyzes multi-year State 
licensing board reporting patterns; and (8) maintains liaison with the 
Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Inspector General, 
HHS, concerning practitioner licensing and data bank issues.

Section RP-30, Delegations of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this 
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall 
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon signature.

    Dated: March 5, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-5679 Filed 3-15-10; 8:45 am]
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