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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of Inspector General
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
This notice amends Part A (Office of
the Secretary), chapter AF of the
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to reflect title changes
and responsibilities within the Office of
Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of
Investigations (OI). The statement of
organization, functions, and delegations
of authority conforms to and carries out
the statutory requirements for operating
OIG. These organizational changes are
primarily to balance investigative
operations and investigative support
functions within OI, more clearly
delineate responsibilities for the
activities within this office, and
facilitate the most efficient and effective
health care fraud investigations. Chapter
AF was last amended on December 21,
2006 (71 FR 76676).
As amended, sections AFJ.00, AFJ.10,
and AFJ.20 of Chapter AF now read as
follows:
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*
Section AFJ.00, Office of
Investigations—Mission
The Office of Investigations (OI) is
responsible for conducting and
coordinating investigative activities
related to fraud, waste, abuse, and
mismanagement in HHS programs and
operations, including wrongdoing by
applicants, grantees, and contractors, or
by HHS employees in the performance
of their official duties. The office serves
as OIG liaison to Department of Justice
on all matters relating to investigations
of HHS programs and personnel, and
reports to the Attorney General when
OIG has reasonable grounds to believe
Federal criminal law has been violated.
The office serves as a liaison to CMS,
State licensing boards, and other outside
organizations and entities with regard to
exclusion, compliance, and enforcement
activities. OI works with other
investigative agencies and organizations
on special projects and assignments. In
support of its mission, the office carries
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out and maintains an internal quality
assurance system. The system includes
quality assessment studies and quality
control reviews of OI processes and
products to ensure that policies and
procedures are followed effectively, and
are functioning as intended.
Section AFJ.10, Office of
Investigations—Organization
This office is comprised of the
following components:
A. Immediate Office
B. Investigations Division 1
C. Investigations Division 2
Section AFJ.20, Office of
Investigations—Functions
A. Immediate Office of the Deputy
Inspector General for Investigations
This office is directed by the Deputy
Inspector General for Investigations
(DIGI), who is responsible for the
functions designated in the law for the
position Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations. The DIGI supervises the
Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations Division 1, the Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations
Division 2, and the Special Advisor who
heads the offices described below.
The DIGI is responsible to the
Inspector General for carrying out the
investigative mission of OIG and for
providing and leading general
supervision to the OIG investigative
component. The Immediate Office
provides broad guidance and instruction
to staff and serves as the focal point for
interaction within OIG. The Immediate
Office handles all investigative and
management advisory services for the
DIGI, ensuring that the DIGI is briefed
on all complex, sensitive, and precedent
setting program and administrative
issues that may significantly impact on
OI management and the investigative
program nationwide. The Special
Advisor to the DIGI will supervise the
Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
Director and a group of inspectors. The
SIU will conduct investigations
concerning alleged electronic and
computer-related violations, as well as
conduct sensitive and complex
investigations concerning alleged
misconduct by OIG and some
Department employees. Separately, the
inspectors who report directly to the
Special Advisor will conduct the most
sensitive investigations involving senior
officials, political appointees, national
security issues, and subjects of high
media interest. Additionally, those
inspectors will coordinate special
projects as assigned by the Special
Advisor and investigations involving
Congress and top echelon Executive
Branch Officials.
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B. Investigations Division 1
This office is directed by an Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations who
supervises a headquarters staff and
Special Agents in Charge.
1. The headquarters staff assists the
Deputy Inspector General for
Investigations in establishing
investigative priorities, evaluating the
progress of investigations, and reporting
to the Inspector General on the
effectiveness of investigative efforts. It
develops and implements investigative
techniques, programs, guidelines, and
policies. It provides programmatic
expertise and issues information on new
programs, regulations and statutes. It
directs and coordinates the regional
investigative offices.
2. The headquarters staff identifies
systemic and programmatic
vulnerabilities in the Department’s
operations and makes recommendations
for change to the appropriate managers.
3. This office manages the human and
financial resources of OI, including
developing staffing allocation plans and
issuing policy for coordination and
monitoring all budget, staffing and
recruiting.
4. This office coordinates the general
management processes, and implements
policies and procedures published in
the OI Policies and Procedures Manual
and OI Administrative Manual. It also
coordinates a national inspection
program to ensure compliance with the
Federal Managers Financial Integrity
Act, the President’s Council on Integrity
and Efficiency, and Attorney General
guidelines.
5. This office coordinates with the
other OIG components in developing
the Work Plan and provides input to the
Office of Inspector General Semiannual
Report to the Congress.
6. This office develops all derivative
mandatory and permissive program
exclusions, and ensures enforcement of
exclusions imposed through liaison
with CMS, DOJ and other governmental
and private sector entities. It is
responsible for developing, improving
and maintaining a comprehensive and
coordinated OIG database on all OIG
exclusion actions, and promptly and
accurately reports all exclusion actions
within its authority to the database. It
informs appropriate regulatory agencies,
health care providers and the general
public of all OIG exclusion actions, and
is responsible for improving public
access to information on these exclusion
actions to ensure that excluded
individuals and entities are effectively
barred from program participation.
7. This office provides advisory
services and assistance to CMS officials,
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HHS officials, and OIG senior managers
through liaison activity. It is responsible
for providing program and policy
direction necessary to accomplish all
CMS work requirements, and to direct
other activities in compliance with all
legal requirements, OI policies and
procedures.
8. The regional offices within this
Investigations Division conduct
investigations of allegations of fraud,
waste, abuse, mismanagement and
violations of standards of conduct
within the jurisdiction of OIG in their
assigned geographic areas. They
coordinate investigations and confer
with HHS operating divisions, staff
divisions, OIG counterparts and other
investigative and law enforcement
agencies. They prepare investigative and
management improvement reports.
C. Investigations Division 2
This office is directed by an Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations who
supervises a headquarters staff and
Special Agents in Charge.
1. This office plans, develops,
implements and evaluates all levels of
employee training for investigators,
managers, support staff and other
personnel. It oversees a law enforcement
techniques and equipment program.
2. The staff provides for the personal
protection of the Secretary, and all
emergency operations preparedness and
response.
3. The office promotes and
coordinates the adoption of advanced
information technology forensics in the
prevention and detection of fraud and
provides general and specific
coordination of programs to retrieve and
analyze computer-based forensic
evidence.
4. The office operates a toll-free
hotline for OIG to permit individuals to
call in suspected fraud, waste, or abuse;
refers the calls for appropriate action by
HHS agencies or other OIG components;
and analyzes the body of calls to
identify trends and patterns of fraud and
abuse needing attention.
5. The office maintains an automated
data and management information
system used by all OI managers and
investigators. It provides technical
expertise on computer applications for
investigations and coordinates and
approves investigative computer
matches with other agencies.
6. The regional offices within this
Investigations Division conduct
investigations of allegations of fraud,
waste, abuse, mismanagement and
violations of standards of conduct
within the jurisdiction of OIG in their
assigned geographic areas. They
coordinate investigations and confer
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with HHS operating divisions, staff
divisions, OIG counterparts and other
investigative and law enforcement
agencies. They prepare investigative and
management implication reports.
Dated: February 1, 2008.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of Inspector General
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
This notice amends Part A (Office of the Secretary), chapter AF of
the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reflect title
changes and responsibilities within the Office of Inspector General's
(OIG) Office of Investigations (OI). The statement of organization,
functions, and delegations of authority conforms to and carries out the
statutory requirements for operating OIG. These organizational changes
are primarily to balance investigative operations and investigative
support functions within OI, more clearly delineate responsibilities
for the activities within this office, and facilitate the most
efficient and effective health care fraud investigations. Chapter AF
was last amended on December 21, 2006 (71 FR 76676).
As amended, sections AFJ.00, AFJ.10, and AFJ.20 of Chapter AF now
read as follows:
* * * * *
Section AFJ.00, Office of Investigations--Mission
The Office of Investigations (OI) is responsible for conducting and
coordinating investigative activities related to fraud, waste, abuse,
and mismanagement in HHS programs and operations, including wrongdoing
by applicants, grantees, and contractors, or by HHS employees in the
performance of their official duties. The office serves as OIG liaison
to Department of Justice on all matters relating to investigations of
HHS programs and personnel, and reports to the Attorney General when
OIG has reasonable grounds to believe Federal criminal law has been
violated. The office serves as a liaison to CMS, State licensing
boards, and other outside organizations and entities with regard to
exclusion, compliance, and enforcement activities. OI works with other
investigative agencies and organizations on special projects and
assignments. In support of its mission, the office carries out and
maintains an internal quality assurance system. The system includes
quality assessment studies and quality control reviews of OI processes
and products to ensure that policies and procedures are followed
effectively, and are functioning as intended.
Section AFJ.10, Office of Investigations--Organization
This office is comprised of the following components:
A. Immediate Office
B. Investigations Division 1
C. Investigations Division 2
Section AFJ.20, Office of Investigations--Functions
A. Immediate Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Investigations
This office is directed by the Deputy Inspector General for
Investigations (DIGI), who is responsible for the functions designated
in the law for the position Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations. The DIGI supervises the Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations Division 1, the Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations Division 2, and the Special Advisor who heads the
offices described below.
The DIGI is responsible to the Inspector General for carrying out
the investigative mission of OIG and for providing and leading general
supervision to the OIG investigative component. The Immediate Office
provides broad guidance and instruction to staff and serves as the
focal point for interaction within OIG. The Immediate Office handles
all investigative and management advisory services for the DIGI,
ensuring that the DIGI is briefed on all complex, sensitive, and
precedent setting program and administrative issues that may
significantly impact on OI management and the investigative program
nationwide. The Special Advisor to the DIGI will supervise the Special
Investigations Unit (SIU) Director and a group of inspectors. The SIU
will conduct investigations concerning alleged electronic and computer-
related violations, as well as conduct sensitive and complex
investigations concerning alleged misconduct by OIG and some Department
employees. Separately, the inspectors who report directly to the
Special Advisor will conduct the most sensitive investigations
involving senior officials, political appointees, national security
issues, and subjects of high media interest. Additionally, those
inspectors will coordinate special projects as assigned by the Special
Advisor and investigations involving Congress and top echelon Executive
Branch Officials.
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B. Investigations Division 1
This office is directed by an Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations who supervises a headquarters staff and Special Agents
in Charge.
1. The headquarters staff assists the Deputy Inspector General for
Investigations in establishing investigative priorities, evaluating the
progress of investigations, and reporting to the Inspector General on
the effectiveness of investigative efforts. It develops and implements
investigative techniques, programs, guidelines, and policies. It
provides programmatic expertise and issues information on new programs,
regulations and statutes. It directs and coordinates the regional
investigative offices.
2. The headquarters staff identifies systemic and programmatic
vulnerabilities in the Department's operations and makes
recommendations for change to the appropriate managers.
3. This office manages the human and financial resources of OI,
including developing staffing allocation plans and issuing policy for
coordination and monitoring all budget, staffing and recruiting.
4. This office coordinates the general management processes, and
implements policies and procedures published in the OI Policies and
Procedures Manual and OI Administrative Manual. It also coordinates a
national inspection program to ensure compliance with the Federal
Managers Financial Integrity Act, the President's Council on Integrity
and Efficiency, and Attorney General guidelines.
5. This office coordinates with the other OIG components in
developing the Work Plan and provides input to the Office of Inspector
General Semiannual Report to the Congress.
6. This office develops all derivative mandatory and permissive
program exclusions, and ensures enforcement of exclusions imposed
through liaison with CMS, DOJ and other governmental and private sector
entities. It is responsible for developing, improving and maintaining a
comprehensive and coordinated OIG database on all OIG exclusion
actions, and promptly and accurately reports all exclusion actions
within its authority to the database. It informs appropriate regulatory
agencies, health care providers and the general public of all OIG
exclusion actions, and is responsible for improving public access to
information on these exclusion actions to ensure that excluded
individuals and entities are effectively barred from program
participation.
7. This office provides advisory services and assistance to CMS
officials, HHS officials, and OIG senior managers through liaison
activity. It is responsible for providing program and policy direction
necessary to accomplish all CMS work requirements, and to direct other
activities in compliance with all legal requirements, OI policies and
procedures.
8. The regional offices within this Investigations Division conduct
investigations of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement and
violations of standards of conduct within the jurisdiction of OIG in
their assigned geographic areas. They coordinate investigations and
confer with HHS operating divisions, staff divisions, OIG counterparts
and other investigative and law enforcement agencies. They prepare
investigative and management improvement reports.
C. Investigations Division 2
This office is directed by an Assistant Inspector General for
Investigations who supervises a headquarters staff and Special Agents
in Charge.
1. This office plans, develops, implements and evaluates all levels
of employee training for investigators, managers, support staff and
other personnel. It oversees a law enforcement techniques and equipment
program.
2. The staff provides for the personal protection of the Secretary,
and all emergency operations preparedness and response.
3. The office promotes and coordinates the adoption of advanced
information technology forensics in the prevention and detection of
fraud and provides general and specific coordination of programs to
retrieve and analyze computer-based forensic evidence.
4. The office operates a toll-free hotline for OIG to permit
individuals to call in suspected fraud, waste, or abuse; refers the
calls for appropriate action by HHS agencies or other OIG components;
and analyzes the body of calls to identify trends and patterns of fraud
and abuse needing attention.
5. The office maintains an automated data and management
information system used by all OI managers and investigators. It
provides technical expertise on computer applications for
investigations and coordinates and approves investigative computer
matches with other agencies.
6. The regional offices within this Investigations Division conduct
investigations of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement and
violations of standards of conduct within the jurisdiction of OIG in
their assigned geographic areas. They coordinate investigations and
confer with HHS operating divisions, staff divisions, OIG counterparts
and other investigative and law enforcement agencies. They prepare
investigative and management implication reports.
Dated: February 1, 2008.
Daniel R. Levinson,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. E8-2390 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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