Notice2024-23783
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
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October 15, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83023-83024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23783]
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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 89
FR 19832 dated March 20, 2024) to reorganize sections of the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
This reorganization updates and/or realigns functions, including
delegations of authority for MCHB (RM).
Chapter RM--Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM)
Section RM.10 Organization
Establish the Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs
and the Division of Women's Health.
Following this realignment, MCHB includes the following components:
<bullet> Office of the Associate Administrator (RM),
<bullet> Office of Policy and Planning (RMA),
<bullet> Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs
(RMB),
<bullet> Office of Operations and Management (RM1),
<bullet> Division of Services for Children with Special Health
Needs (RM2),
<bullet> Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family (RM3),
<bullet> Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce
Development (RM4),
<bullet> Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5),
<bullet> Division of State and Community Health (RM6),
<bullet> Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems
(RM8),
<bullet> Office of Epidemiology and Research (RM9), and
<bullet> Division of Women's Health (RMC).
Section RM.20 Function
Update the functional statements for the Office of the Associate
Administrator, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Healthy Start
and Perinatal Services, and Division of Home Visiting and Early
Childhood Systems and add the functional statement for the Office of
Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs and Division of Women's
Health:
Office of the Associate Administrator (RM)
The Office of the Associate Administrator provides national
leadership and policy direction for MCHB programs. These programs are
designed to improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants,
children, adolescents and their families, children with special health
needs, and persons with hemophilia. Specifically, the Office: (1)
coordinates the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation
of MCHB's programs and activities; (2) facilitates effective,
collaborative relationships with other health and related programs; (3)
establishes program mission, goals, objectives, and policy with broad
Administration guidelines; (4) arranges and provides technical
assistance to ensure that grantees meet program expectations; (5)
serves as principal contact point across HRSA, HHS, and other agencies
on matters concerning the health status of America's mothers and
children; and (6) provides information and reports on MCHB's programs
to Congress, other federal agencies, the public, and other
stakeholders.
Office of Policy and Planning (RMA)
The Office of Policy and Planning serves as MCHB's focal point for
the development of MCHB policy and program planning. Specifically, the
Office: (1) supports the Office of the Associate Administrator in
identifying, planning, and implementing policy and program priorities
across MCHB; (2) advises and assists in the development, coordination,
and management of program and policy documents and responses to
departmental and HRSA initiatives; and (3) coordinates with other
components within HRSA, HHS, federal agencies, state and local
governments, and other public and private organizations on issues
affecting MCHB programs and policies.
Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs (RMB)
The Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs serves as
MCHB's focal point for strategic planning,
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communications, external engagement, and program development.
Specifically, the Office works closely with the Office of the Associate
Administrator to develop strategic plans, facilitate program alignment,
and support special initiatives.
Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5)
The Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services provides
national leadership in planning, directing, coordinating, monitoring,
and evaluating national programs focused on maternal, infant, family,
and women's health for targeted populations, especially for those at
high-risk for poor health and health outcomes. Specifically, the
Division: (1) administers local, state, and national programs on
perinatal and women's health, with an emphasis on infant mortality
reduction and eliminating disparities in infant, maternal, and women's
health outcomes before and after pregnancy; (2) develops policy and
provides technical assistance, national resource development and
dissemination, and workforce development to address national trends in
maternal, infant, family, and women's health status and gaps in
evidence-based healthcare services for these populations as well as
Division programs; (3) administers funds and other resources for
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; (4) coordinates with
MCHB, agency, departmental, and intradepartmental initiatives in
promoting the Division's program objectives and the mission of MCHB;
(5) coordinates the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal
Mortality; (6) liaises with public, private, professional, and non-
governmental organizations for Division programs; (7) disseminates
information on Division programs to local, state, and national
audiences; (8) participates in strategic and policy planning, health
services research and evaluation, regulatory activities, and fiscal
strategic planning, administration, and analysis relating to Division
programs; and (9) provides technical assistance and support to central
and regional office staff of MCHB, HRSA, HHS, and other federal
agencies.
Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8)
The Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems plans,
develops, implements, oversees, monitors, and evaluates national
programs, including the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program and a portfolio of early childhood systems programs.
Specifically, the Division: (1) provides leadership and coordination of
federal, regional, state, local, and non-governmental efforts to
promote the health and well-being of pregnant women, infants, young
children and their families; (2) develops, analyzes, and/or
disseminates policies, standards, guidelines, research, and evaluation
information for the various Division programs; (3) establishes and
maintains cooperative relationships within HRSA, with other federal
agencies, and with other relevant public and private organizations to
implement programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes,
develop and improve comprehensive coordinated early childhood systems,
conduct research and evaluation, and advance educational and training
programs for the early childhood workforce; (4) administers and manages
a program of interagency agreements, cooperative agreements, grants,
and contracts that will enhance service delivery and systems building;
and (5) provides technical assistance and engagement to state and local
health personnel, other federal agencies, and other stakeholders on
maternal health, early childhood health and development, and
comprehensive and coordinated systems of care.
Division of Women's Health (RMC)
The Division of Women's Health provides national leadership in
policy, planning, programming, outreach, and education to improve the
health, wellness, and safety of women across the lifespan. Specifically
the Division: (1) provides leadership, technical assistance, and
support to improve health outcomes for women; (2) engages with health
professionals and other stakeholders to identify and disseminate the
latest evidence and best practices in women's health; (3) establishes
short-range and long-range goals, plans, leads, and administers
activities that improve women's health; (4) enhances the health care
infrastructure and service delivery system by supporting innovative
programs throughout the lifespan for women as well as for children and
families; and (5) works to improve prevention, early identification,
treatment, and referral for health services for women and their
families.
Section RM.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)
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-23783 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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