[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45584-45585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19272]


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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 76 
FR 18560-18561 dated April 4, 2011).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the 
functional statement for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM) by 
creating the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems 
(RM8); and moving the Home Visiting function from the Division of 
Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) to the Division of Home 
Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).

Chapter RM--Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Section RM-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Office of the Associate Administrator (RM) is headed by the 
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), who 
reports directly to the Administrator, Health Resources and Services 
Administration. MCHB includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RM);
    (2) Office of Operations and Management (RM1);
    (3) Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs 
(RM2);
    (4) Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3);
    (5) Division of Research, Training and Education (RM4);
    (6) Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5);
    (7) Division of State and Community Health (RM6);
    (8) Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation (RM7); and
    (9) Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).

Section RM-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the Division of Child, 
Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) and replace in its entirety; (2) 
establish the Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems 
(RM8); and (3) move the Home Visiting function from the Division of 
Child, Adolescent and Family Health (RM3) to the newly established 
Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8).
Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (RM3)
    The Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health provides 
national leadership in planning, directing, coordinating, monitoring, 
and evaluating national programs focusing on the promotion of health 
and prevention of disease and injury among children, adolescents, young 
adults and their families with special emphasis on the development and 
implementation of family-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, 
community-based and culturally competent systems of care for such 
populations. Specifically, the Division: (1) Administers a program 
which supports the development of systems of care and services for 
children, adolescents, young adults and their families; (2) develops 
policies and guidelines and promulgates standards for professional 
services and effective organization and administration of health 
programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their families; 
(3) accounts for the administration of funds and other resources for 
grants, contracts, and programmatic consultation and assistance; (4) 
coordinates with MCHB Divisions and Offices in promoting program 
objectives and the mission of the Bureau; (5) serves as the focal point 
within the Bureau in implementing programmatic statutory requirements 
for State programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their 
families; (6) provides consultation and technical assistance to State 
programs for children, adolescents, young adults and their families and 
to local communities, consistent with a Bureau-wide technical 
assistance consultation plan, working with other agencies and 
organizations; (7) provides liaison with public, private, professional 
and voluntary organizations on programs designed to improve services 
for children, adolescents, young adults and their families; (8) carries 
out a national program supporting Child Death Review systems; (9) 
carries out a national program on school health activities; (10) 
carries out a national program designed to improve the provision of 
emergency medical services for children; (11) carries out a national 
program designed to improve the provision of oral health services for 
children; (12) carries out a national program on injury prevention for 
children and adolescents; (13) coordinates within this Agency and with 
other Federal programs (particularly Title XIX of the Social Security 
Act) to extend and improve comprehensive, coordinated services and 
promote integrated State-based systems of care for children, 
adolescents, young adults and their families; (14) disseminates 
information on preventive health services and advances in the care and 
treatment of children, adolescents, young adults and their families; 
(15) participates in the development of strategic plans, regulatory 
activities, policy papers, legislative proposals, and budget 
submissions relating to health services

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for children, adolescents, young adults and their families; (16) 
provides a focus for international health activities for the Bureau for 
services for children, adolescents, and their families; and (17) 
administers funds and other resources for grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements.
Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8)
    The Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems plans, 
develops, implements, directs, monitors, and evaluates national 
programs to promote, improve, and maintain the health and development 
of young children (through 8 years of life) and their families. 
Specifically, the Division conducts the following activities: (1) 
Serves as a national focus for leadership in and coordination of 
Federal, regional, State, local, and non-governmental efforts to define 
the health and development issues of young children and their 
relationship to the family to identify problems and opportunities and 
assist in the development of programs that address such problems and 
promote opportunities to enhance wellness; (2) develops, interprets, 
and/or disseminates policies, regulations, standards, guidelines, new 
knowledge, and program information for the various programs and 
relevant services; (3) establishes and maintains cooperative 
relationships within this Agency, with other Federal agencies, and with 
other relevant public and private organizations to extend and improve 
health, safety, research, educational and training programs focused on 
young children and their families; (4) carries out, in collaboration 
with the Administration for Children and Families, a national maternal, 
infant and early childhood home visiting program; (5) administers and 
manages a program of grants and contracts that will enhance services to 
improve and promote the health and safety of young children and their 
families; (6) coordinates within this Agency and with other Federal 
programs to extend and improve comprehensive coordinated services and 
promote integrated state-based systems of care for this population; and 
(7) provides technical assistance and professional consultation to 
field and headquarters staff, to State and local health personnel, to 
other Federal agencies, and to voluntary and professional organizations 
on all aspects of health and safety and provision of appropriate care 
for this population.

Section RM-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 upon date of signature.

    Dated: July 25, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-19272 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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