[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 18594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07139]


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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), or his or her 
successor, the authorities vested in the Secretary for two provisions 
of the Affordable Care Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) insofar as such provisions pertain 
to CMS' mission, as described in Section F.00 of CMS' Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority, last published 
at 55 FR 9363 (March 13, 1990).

Affordable Care Act

Title I--Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans

Subtitle B--Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage
    Section 1104(c)(1), (2), and (3)--The authorities pursuant to 
Section 1104(c)(1), (2), and (3) of the Affordable Care Act, as 
amended, to administer rules related to standards and associated 
operating rules, unique health plan identifiers, standards for 
electronic funds transfer, and a standard and a single set of 
associated operating rules for health claims attachments. These 
provisions relate to administrative simplification under Section 262 of 
HIPAA.

Title IX--Revenue Provisions

Subtitle A--Revenue Offset Provisions
    Section 9008--The authorities pursuant to Section 9008 of the 
Affordable Care Act, as amended, related to the reporting requirements 
associated with the imposition of annual fee on branded prescription 
pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

    Section 203--The authorities pursuant to Section 203, as amended, 
pertaining to the Beneficiary Incentive Programs.
    This delegation of authorities excludes the authority to issue 
regulations and to submit reports to Congress.
    This delegation of authorities is effective immediately.
    These authorities may be re-delegated.
    These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's policy 
on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Administrator, 
CMS, or his or her successor, which involved the exercise of the 
authorities for two provisions of the Affordable Care Act, and HIPAA 
delegated herein prior to the effective date of this delegation of 
authorities.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: March 20, 2013.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-07139 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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