[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28940]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part F of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations 
of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), (last amended at 75 FR 14176-
14178, dated March 24, 2010) is amended to reflect the establishment of 
a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and to update the 
organization for CMS, as follows:
    (1.) Under Part F, CMS, FC. 10 Organizations, insert the following 
new Center between the Center for Medicare (FCH) and the Center for 
Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification (FCJ): ``Center for Medicare 
and Medicaid Innovation (FCP).''
    (2.) Under Part F, CMS, FC. 20 Functions, insert the following 
after the description of the Center for Medicare (FCH):

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (FCP)

     Identifies, validates and disseminates information about 
new care models and payment approaches to serve Medicare and Medicaid 
beneficiaries seeking to enhance the quality of health and health care 
and reducing cost through improvement.
     Consults with representatives of relevant Federal 
agencies, and clinical and analytical experts with expertise in 
medicine and health care management, including providers, payers, 
states, businesses, and community agencies, to develop new and 
effective models of care.
     Creates and tests new models in clinical care, integrated 
care and community health, and disseminates information on these models 
through CMS, HHS, states, local organizations, and industry channels.
     Performs rapid cycle evaluation of innovation and 
demonstration activities to determine effectiveness and feasibility for 
broader dissemination, scale, and sustainability.
     Works closely with other CMS components and regional 
offices to study health care industry trends and data for the purposes 
of designing, implementing, and evaluating innovative payment and 
service delivery models, and to disseminate information about effective 
models.
     Creates and tests innovative payment and service delivery 
models, building collaborative learning networks to facilitate the 
collection and analysis of innovation, as well as the implementation of 
effective practices, and developing necessary technology to support 
this activity.
     Creates and tests innovative payment and service delivery 
models, developing fellows with expertise in innovation, demonstration 
and diffusion to help support the introduction of effective practices 
across the nation.
     Carries out core business functions (e.g., budget, 
facilities, HR, communications).

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

    Dated: November 12, 2010.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-28940 Filed 11-16-10; 8:45 am]
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