[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16514-16515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06043]


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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 78 
FR 14311-14312, dated March 5, 2013).
    This notice reflects organizational changes to the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. This notice updates the functional 
statement for the Bureau of Primary Health Care (RC). Specifically, 
this notice: (1) Establishes the Office of National Assistance and 
Special Populations (RCE); (2) abolishes the Office of Training and 
Technical Assistance Coordination (RCS) and the Office of Special 
Population Health (RCG); and (3) updates the functional statement for 
the Office of the Associate Administrator (RC), the Office of 
Administrative Management (RCM), the Office of Policy and Program 
Development (RCH), and the Office of Quality and Data (RCK).

Chapter RC--Bureau of Primary Health Care

Section RC-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (RC) is headed by the Associate 
Administrator, who reports directly to the Administrator, Health 
Resources and Services Administration. The Bureau of Primary Health 
Care includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RC);
    (2) Office of Administrative Management (RCM);
    (3) Office of Policy and Program Development (RCH);
    (4) Office of Quality and Data (RCK);
    (5) Office of National Assistance and Special Populations (RCE);
    (6) Northeast Division (RCU);
    (7) Central Southeast Division (RCV);
    (8) North Central Division (RCT); and

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    (9) Southwest Division (RCW).

Section RC-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of Training and 
Technical Assistance Coordination (RCS) and the Office of Special 
Population Health (RCG); (2) update the functional statement for the 
Office of the Associate Administrator (RC), the Office of 
Administrative Management (RCM), the Office of Policy and Program 
Development (RCH), and the Office of Quality and Data (RCK); and (3) 
establish the functional statement for the Office of National 
Assistance and Special Populations (RCE).
Office of the Associate Administrator (RC)
    Provides overall leadership, direction, coordination, and planning 
in support of BPHC programs. Specifically: (1) Establishes program 
goals, objectives, and priorities, and provides oversight to their 
execution; (2) plans, directs, coordinates, supports, and evaluates 
BPHC-wide management activities; and (3) maintains effective 
relationships within HRSA and with other Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) organizations, other federal agencies, state and local 
governments, and other public and private organizations concerned with 
primary health care, eliminating health disparities, and improving the 
health status of the nation's underserved and vulnerable populations.
Office of Administrative Management (RCM)
    Plans, directs, and coordinates BPHC-wide administrative management 
activities. Specifically: (1) Serves as BPHC's principal source for 
administrative and management advice, analysis, and assistance; (2) 
provides guidance and coordinates personnel activities for BPHC; (3) 
provides organization and management analysis, coordinating the 
allocation of personnel resources, developing policies and procedures 
for internal operations, interpreting and implementing BPHC management 
policies, procedures and systems; (4) develops and coordinates BPHC 
program and administrative delegations of authority activities; (5) 
provides guidance to BPHC on financial management activities; (6) 
provides BPHC-wide support services such as continuity of operations 
and emergency planning, contracts, procurement, supply management, 
equipment utilization, printing, property management, space management, 
records management, and management reports; (7) serves as BPHC 
Executive Secretariat; (8) serves as BPHC's focal point for the design 
and implementation of management information systems to assess and 
improve program performance and internal operations; and (9) 
coordinates BPHC administrative management activities with other 
components within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal agencies, state 
and local governments, and other public and private organizations, as 
appropriate.
Office of Policy and Program Development (RCH)
    Serves as the organizational focus for the development of BPHC 
programs and policies. Specifically: (1) Leads and monitors the 
development and expansion of primary care programs, including health 
centers and other health systems; (2) identifies and provides 
assistance to communities, community-based organizations, and BPHC 
programs related to the development and expansion of primary care 
programs; (3) manages BPHC capital and loan guarantee programs; (4) 
leads and coordinates the analysis, development, and drafting of policy 
impacting BPHC programs; (5) consults and coordinates with other 
components within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal agencies, state 
and local governments, and other public and private organizations on 
issues affecting BPHC programs and policies; (6) performs environmental 
scanning on issues that affect BPHC programs; and (7) monitors BPHC 
activities in relation to the HRSA and HHS Strategic Plan.
Office of Quality and Data (RCK)
    Serves as the organizational focus for BPHC program performance, 
clinical and operational quality improvement, data reporting, and 
program evaluation. Specifically: (1) Provides leadership for 
implementing BPHC clinical quality and performance improvement 
strategies/initiatives, including health information technology; (2) 
oversees BPHC Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) medical malpractice 
liability programs, reviewing clinical, quality improvement, risk 
management, and patient safety activities to improve policies and 
programs for primary health care services, including clinical 
information systems; (3) leads and coordinates BPHC accreditation and 
national quality recognition programs; (4) oversees BPHC health center 
network programs related to health information technology and quality 
improvement; (5) coordinates BPHC clinical, quality and performance 
reporting activities within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal 
agencies, state and local governments, and other public and private 
organizations concerned with primary health care, eliminating health 
disparities, and improving the health status of the nation's 
underserved and vulnerable populations; (6) identifies and provides 
assistance to BPHC programs around clinical, quality and performance 
reporting activities; and (7) serves as BPHC's focal point for the 
design and implementation of program evaluations.
Office of National Assistance and Special Populations (RCE)
    Serves as the organizational focus for BPHC technical assistance 
activities, including activities relating to the delivery of health 
services to special populations. Specifically: (1) Leads national 
technical assistance activities for BPHC; (2) advises BPHC about the 
needs of special populations; (3) identifies key technical assistance 
needs of BPHC programs, including programs related to the development, 
delivery and expansion of services targeted to special populations, and 
develops resources to address them; (4) manages BPHC technical 
assistance programs and contracts; (5) serves as BPHC's focal point for 
communication and program information resources; (6) coordinates and 
supports emergency preparedness and response for BPHC programs; (7) 
provides support to the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health; 
and (8) coordinates BPHC technical assistance activities, including 
activities targeted to special populations, within HRSA and HHS, and 
with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and other 
public and private organizations concerned with primary health care, 
eliminating health disparities, and improving the health status of the 
nation's underserved and vulnerable populations.

Section RC-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 date of signature.

    Dated: March 10, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-06043 Filed 3-14-13; 8:45 am]
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