Notice2026-08337
Statement of Delegation of Authority
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Published
April 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23099-23100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08337]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Statement of Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Administrator,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the authorities vested
in the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under 45 CFR
95.611(a)(4), the Advance Planning Document (APD) process. The APD
process governs the authority pertaining to coordination and approval
of multi-program state requests for Federal Financial Participation
(FFP) for Title XIX and Title XXI expenditures for the acquisition of
automated data processing equipment or services when submitted in
combination with one or more of the programs under Titles IV-B, IV-D,
and IV-E of the Social Security Act. The regulation allows the
Secretary to designate an entity to coordinate the review of multi-
program APDs across HHS Operating Divisions (Divisions). The designated
entity ensures coordinated review across CMS, the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), and other Divisions. These APDs are
essential for states to obtain FFP for critical information technology
projects supporting Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
Child Support Enforcement, and Child Welfare. These systems underpin
major safety-net programs.
This delegation rescinds the delegation of authority to ACF dated
November 8, 2017, to the extent that it granted to ACF the authority to
coordinate review and grant approval of multi-program APDs that
included Title XIX and XXI program requests. The authority to
coordinate and grant approvals of multi-program requests related only
to programs under Titles IV-B, IV-D, and IV-E of the Social Security
Act will be retained by ACF.
This delegation will be exercised in accordance with HHS's
applicable
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policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.
These authorities may be redelegated, but not below the level of
the Director, Division of Performance and Organizational Programs,
Office of Human Capital, CMS or its successor. Exercise of this
authority shall be in accordance with established policies, procedures,
guidelines, and regulations as prescribed by the Secretary. The
Secretary retains the authority to promulgate regulations.
This delegation is effective immediately. I hereby affirm and
ratify any actions taken by you or your subordinates that involved the
exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior to the effective
date of the delegation.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-08337 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am]
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