[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-28267]



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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 84 
FR 49535-49540 dated September 20, 2019).
    HRSA is making changes within their Healthcare Systems Bureau, 
Division of National Hansen's Program, to improve the delivery of 
patient services, increase management and administrative efficiencies, 
and optimize use of staff resources within the Division.
    Specifically this reorganization updates the functions of the 
Division of National Hansen's Disease Program (RRH).

Chapter RRH--Division of National Hansen's Disease Program

Section RRH.20 Function

    Delete the functional statement for the Division of National 
Hansen's Disease Program (RRH) in its entirety and replace with the 
following:

Division of National Hansen's Disease Program (RRH)

    The National Hansen's Disease Program (NHDP) in accordance with 
regulations and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, Sec. 320 as 
amended by Public Law 105-78, Sec. 211, (1) provides care and treatment 
for persons with Hansen's Disease (leprosy), including managing a 
national short-term and outpatient health care delivery program 
providing specialized services to persons with Hansen's Disease; (2) 
conducts and promotes the coordination of research (including clinical 
research), investigations, demonstrations, and studies relating to the 
causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of Hansen's 
disease and other mycobacterial diseases and complications related to 
such diseases; (3) conducts training in the diagnosis and management of 
Hansen's disease and related complications; (4) provides education and 
training to staff from the outpatient Hansen's Disease Clinics and to 
private physicians; (5) operates and oversees the National Hansen's 
Disease Museum and Cemetery; (6) consults on the coordination of 
activities within HRSA and HHS, and with other federal agencies, state 
and local governments, and other public and private organizations 
involved in Hansen's Disease activities; (7) manages a network of 
contracted outpatient clinics providing care to persons with Hansen's 
Disease; and (8) manages and coordinates the National Hansen's Disease 
Program's administrative and operational activities with HRSA and HHS, 
other federal agencies, state and local governments, and other public 
and private organizations involved in Hansen's Disease activities.

Section RRH.30, Delegation of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to officials and employees of affected organizational components will 
continue in them or their successors pending further redelegation, if 
allowed, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

    Dated: December 18, 2019.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-28267 Filed 1-3-20; 8:45 am]
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