[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 9393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Delegation of Authorities

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Administrator, 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with authority to re-
delegate, the authority vested in the Secretary of the Department of 
Health and Human Services under Section 1128C(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(2)), as amended, to 
consult with and arrange for the sharing of data with representatives 
of health plans pertaining to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
Program created by Section 201(a) of the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 (Section 1128C of the Act; 42 U.S.C. 
1320a-7c), as amended.
    This delegation excludes any authorities previously assigned or 
delegated to the Office of Inspector General under Section 1128C (42 
U.S.C. 1320a-7c) of the Act.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Administrator, 
CMS, or other CMS officials, which involve the exercise of this 
authority prior to the effective date of this delegation.
    This delegation of authority is effective upon date of signature.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: February 4, 2013.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02900 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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