[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44933-44934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19000]


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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), (Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 
56, pp. 14176-14178, dated March 24, 2010; as amended at Vol. 76, No. 
17, p. 4703, dated January 26, 2011; as amended at Vol. 76, No. 75, pp. 
21908-21909, dated April 19, 2011) is amended to reflect the 
establishment of the Office of Minority Health.
    Part F is described below:
     Section FC. 10 (Organization) reads as follows:

Office of the Administrator (FC)
Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (FCA)
Office of Legislation (FCC)
Office of the Actuary (FCE)
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs (FCF)
Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (FCG)
Center for Medicare (FCH)
Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification (FCJ)
Center for Strategic Planning (FCK)
Center for Program Integrity (FCL)
Chief Operating Officer (FCM)
Office of Minority Health (FCN)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (FCP)
Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (FCQ)
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (FCR)
Office of Public Engagement (FCS)
Office of Communications (FCT)

     Section FC. 20 (Functions) reads as follows:

Office of Minority Health (FCN)

     Serves as the principal advisor and coordinator to the 
Agency for the special needs of minority and disadvantaged populations.
     Provides leadership, vision and direction to address HHS 
and CMS

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Strategic Plan goals and objectives related to improving minority 
health and eliminating health disparities.
     Develops an Agency-wide data collection infrastructure for 
minority health activities and initiatives.
     Implements activities to increase the availability of data 
to monitor the impact of CMS programs in improving minority health and 
eliminating health disparities.
     Participates in the formulation of CMS goals, policies, 
legislative proposals, priorities and strategies as they affect health 
professional organizations and others involved in or concerned with the 
delivery of culturally and linguistically-appropriate, quality health 
services to minorities and disadvantaged populations.
     Consults with HHS Federal agencies and other public and 
private sector agencies and organizations to collaborate in addressing 
health equity.
     Establishes short-term and long-range objectives and 
participates in the focus of activities and objectives in assuring 
equity of access to resources and health careers for minorities and 
disadvantaged populations.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: July 12, 2011.
Donald Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-19000 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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