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4. Reporting Requirements
award, and the budget/project period.
The NoA is the legally binding
document and is signed by an
authorized grants official within the
IHS.
2. Administrative Requirements
Grants are administered in accordance
with the following regulations, policies,
and OMB cost principles:
A. The criteria as outlined in this
Program Announcement.
B. Administrative Regulations for
Grants:
• 45 CFR, Part 92, Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Cooperative Agreements to State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
• 45 CFR, Part 74, Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements with Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and other
Non-profit Organizations.
C. Grants Policy:
• HHS Grants Policy Statement,
Revised 01/07.
D. Cost Principles:
• Title 2: Grant and Agreements, Part
225—Cost Principles for State, Local,
and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB
A–87).
• Title 2: Grant and Agreements, Part
230—Cost Principles for Non-Profit
Organizations (OMB Circular A–122).
E. Audit Requirements:
• OMB Circular A–133, Audits of
States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations.
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3. Indirect Costs
This section applies to all grant
recipients that request reimbursement of
indirect costs in their grant application.
In accordance with HHS Grants Policy
Statement, Part II–27, IHS requires
applicants to obtain a current indirect
cost rate agreement prior to award. The
rate agreement must be prepared in
accordance with the applicable cost
principles and guidance as provided by
the cognizant agency or office. A current
rate covers the applicable grant
activities under the current award’s
budget period. If the current rate is not
on file with the DGM at the time of
award, the indirect cost portion of the
budget will be restricted. The
restrictions remain in place until the
current rate is provided to the DGM.
Generally, indirect costs rates for IHS
grantees are negotiated with the
Division of Cost Allocation https://
rates.psc.gov/ and the Department of
Interior (National Business Center)
https://www.aqd.nbc.gov/services/
ICS.aspx. If your organization has
questions regarding the indirect cost
policy, please call (301) 443–5204 to
request assistance.
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VII. Agency Contacts
Failure to submit required reports
within the time allowed may result in
suspension or termination of an active
grant, withholding of additional awards
for the project, or other enforcement
actions such as withholding of
payments or converting to the
reimbursement method of payment.
Continued failure to submit required
reports may result in one or both of the
following: (1) The imposition of special
award provisions; and (2) the nonfunding or non-award of other eligible
projects or activities. This requirement
applies whether the delinquency is
attributable to the failure of the grantee
organization or the individual
responsible for preparation of the
reports.
The reporting requirements for this
program are noted below.
Grants (Business):
Mr. Andrew Diggs, 801 Thompson
Ave., Reyes Bldg., Suite 360, Rockville,
MD 20852, Telephone: (301) 443–5204,
E-mail: Andrew.Diggs@ihs.gov.
Program (Programmatic/Technical):
Judith Thierry, 801 Thompson Ave.,
Reyes Bldg., Suite 300, Rockville, MD
20852, Telephone: (301) 443–5070, Email: Judith.Thierry@ihs.gov.
The Public Health Service (PHS)
strongly encourages all grant and
contract recipients to provide a smokefree workplace and promote the non-use
of all tobacco products. In addition,
Public Law 103–227, the Pro-Children
Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in
certain facilities (or in some cases, any
portion of the facility) in which regular
or routine education, library, day care,
health care or early childhood
development services are provided to
children. This is consistent with the
HHS mission to protect and advance the
physical and mental health of the
American people.
A. Progress Reports
Program progress reports are required
semi-annually of each funding year.
These reports will include a brief
comparison of actual accomplishments
to the goals established for the period,
or, if applicable, provide sound
justification for the lack of progress, and
other pertinent information as required/
outlined in award letter. A final report
must be submitted within 90 days of
expiration of the budget/project period.
Dated: August 12, 2010.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
B. Financial Reports
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Semi-annual Financial Status Reports
(FSR) reports must be submitted within
30 days after the budget period ends.
Final FSRs are due within 90 days of
expiration of the project period.
Standard Form 269 (long form for those
reporting on program income; short
form for all others) will be used for
financial reporting.
Federal Cash Transaction Reports are
due every calendar quarter to the
Division of Payment Management,
Payment Management Branch,
Department of Health and Human
Services at: https://www.dpm.gov.
Failure to submit timely reports may
cause a disruption in timely payments
to your organization.
Grantees are responsible and
accountable for accurate reporting of the
Progress Reports and Financial Status
Reports which are generally due semiannually. Financial Status Reports (SF–
269) are due 90 days after each budget
period and the final SF–269 must be
verified from the grantee records on
how the value was derived.
Telecommunication for the hearing
impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443–
6394.
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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 75 FR 48980–48983
dated August 12, 2010).
This notice reflects organizational
changes in the Health Resources and
Services Administration. Specifically,
this notice updates the Bureau of Health
Professions (RP) functional statement as
a result of the Affordable Care Act, to
better align functional responsibility to
improve coordination and functional
management; establishing clear lines of
authority, responsibility, and
accountability for resources and
effectiveness; improving programmatic
and administrative efficiencies; and
optimizing use of available staff
resources.
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Chapter RP—Bureau of Health
Professions
Section RP–10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with
the following:
The Bureau of Health Professions (RP)
is headed by the Associate
Administrator, who reports directly to
the Administrator, Health Resources
and Services Administration. BHPr
includes the following components:
(1) Office of the Associate
Administrator (RP);
(2) Office of Administrative
Management Services (RP1);
(3) Office of Shortage Designation
(RP2);
(4) Office of Policy Coordination
(RP3);
(5) Division of Public Health and
Interdisciplinary Education (RPF);
(6) Division of Medicine and Dentistry
(RPC);
(7) Division of Nursing (RPB);
(8) Division of Practitioner Data Banks
(RPG);
(9) Division of Student Loans and
Scholarships (RPD);
(10) Division of Workforce and
Performance Management (RPV); and
(11) National Center for Analysis
(RPW).
Section RP–20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for
the Bureau of Health Professions (RP)
and replace in its entirety.
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Bureau of Health Professions (RP)
The Bureau of Health Professions’
(BHPr) programs are designed to
improve the health of the Nation’s
underserved communities and
vulnerable populations by assuring a
diverse, culturally competent workforce
is ready to provide access to quality
health care services. BHPr program
components provide workforce studies,
identification of shortage designations,
training grants for health professions,
financial support to students, protection
to the public from unsafe health care
practitioners and support for the
Nation’s freestanding children’s
hospitals by providing funding for
graduate medical education to these
institutions. The Health Professions
Training programs award grants to
health professions schools and training
programs in every State, which use the
funds to develop, expand, and enhance
their efforts to train the workforce
America needs.
Office of the Associate Administrator
(RP)
The Office of the Associate
Administrator (OAA) provides overall
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leadership, direction, coordination, and
planning in support of the BHPr
programs to ensure alignment and
support of the Agency mission and
strategic objectives. Specifically, the
OAA: (1) Directs and provides policy
guidance for workforce recruitment,
student assistance, training, and
placement of health professionals to
serve in underserved areas; (2)
establishes program goals, priorities and
provides oversight of program quality
and integrity in execution; (3) maintains
effective relationships within HRSA and
with other Federal and non-Federal
agencies, State and local governments,
and other public and private
organizations concerned with health
personnel development and improving
access to health care for the Nation’s
underserved; (4) plans, directs, and
coordinates Bureau-wide management
and administrative activities; (5) leads
and guides Bureau programs in
recruiting and retaining a diverse
workforce; and (6) coordinates, reviews,
and provides clearance of
correspondence and official documents
entering and leaving the Bureau.
Office of Administrative Management
Services (RP1)
Collaborates with BHPr leadership to
plan, coordinate, and direct Bureauwide administrative management
activities. Specifically: (1) Plans and
directs financial management activities
including budget formulation,
presentation, and execution functions
and supports linking of the budget and
planning processes; (2) provides human
resource services regarding all aspects of
personnel management, workforce
planning as well as the allocation and
utilization of personnel resources; (3)
conducts all business management
aspects of the review, negotiation,
award, and administration of grants,
cooperative agreements and contracts;
(4) coordinates, reviews, and provides
clearance of correspondence and official
documents entering and leaving the
Bureau as needed; and (5) provides
other support services including the
acquisition, management, and
maintenance of supplies, equipment
and space, training, and travel.
Office of Shortage Designation (RP2)
Directly supports national efforts to
address equitable distribution of health
professionals for access to health care to
underserved populations. Specifically:
(1) Recommends health professional
shortage areas and medicallyunderserved populations; (2)
proactively collaborates with other
Federal, State, and private sector
partners regarding health professional
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shortage areas and medicallyunderserved populations; (3) approves
designation requests and finalizes
designation policies and procedures for
both current and proposed designation
criteria; (4) negotiates and approves
State designation agreements, and (5)
oversees grants to State primary care
offices.
Office of Policy Coordination (RP3)
Serves as the focal point for
coordination and integration of Bureau
policy development, analyses, and
evaluation. Specifically: (1) Coordinates
Bureau-wide, cross-cutting initiatives;
(2) links Bureau policy activities to
HRSA-wide policy development,
analyses, and evaluation; (3) serves as a
key point of contact to coordinate public
relations and media communications as
well as activities related to
congressional inquiries, and other
stakeholder groups in conjunction with
the Agency and Department; (4)
prepares policy analysis papers and
other planning documents as required,
(5) analyzes issues arising from
legislation, budget proposals, regulatory
actions and other program or policy
actions; and (6) assumes special projects
or takes the lead on certain issues as
tasked by the Bureau Associate or
Deputy Associate Administrator.
Division of Public Health and
Interdisciplinary Education (RPF)
Serves as the Bureau lead for
increasing the public health workforce,
interdisciplinary health professions
issues and programs, including geriatric
training, and activities to increase the
diversity of the health professional
workforce. Specifically: (1) Provides
grants and technical assistance for
programs of public health in the
development and improvement of
education for public health or
specialized training in public health to
expand and enhance training
opportunities and competencies, critical
to the current and future public health
workforce; (2) plans, promotes,
supports, and evaluates academiccommunity partnerships in
development of interdisciplinary,
community-based programs designed to
improve the quality of health
professions inter-professional education
and training, continuing education for
health care professionals, and/or
provides health career recruitment
programs for K–12 students; (3)
develops, supports, recommends,
coordinates and evaluates health
resources and health career
opportunities for diverse and
disadvantaged populations; (4) provides
support and guidance for career
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development in geriatric specialists
through faculty development,
fellowships, and interdisciplinary
education focused on older Americans;
(5) promotes the dissemination and
application of findings arising from
supported programs; (6) provides
leadership and staff support for the
Advisory Committee on
Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages; and (7) maintains effective
relationships within HRSA and with
other Federal and non-Federal agencies,
State and local governments, and other
public and private organizations
concerned with health personnel
development and improving access to
health care for the Nation’s
underserved.
Division of Medicine and Dentistry
(RPC)
Serves as the Bureau lead in support
and evaluation of medical and dental
personnel development and utilization
including, primary care physicians,
dentists, dental hygienists, physician
assistants, and other primary care
specialties to provide health care in
underserved areas. Specifically: (1)
Administers grants to educational
institutions for the development,
improvement, and operation of
educational programs for primary care
physicians (pre-doctoral, residency),
physician assistants; including support
for community-based training and
funding for faculty development to
teach in primary care specialties
training; (2) provides technical
assistance and consultation to grantee
institutions and other governmental and
private organizations on the operation of
these educational programs, which
includes funding for the Nation’s free
standing children’s hospitals to meet the
costs of providing graduate medical
education; (3) evaluates programmatic
data and promotes the dissemination
and application of findings arising from
supported programs; (4) collaborates
within the Bureau to conduct, support,
or obtain analytical studies to determine
the present and future supply and
requirements of physicians, dentists,
dental hygienists, physician assistants,
and other health professionals by
specialty, geographic location, and for
State planning efforts; (5) supports and
conducts programs with respect to
activities associated with the
international migration, domestic
training, and utilization of foreign
medical graduates and U.S. citizens
studying abroad; (6) supports joint
degree programs to provide
interdisciplinary and inter-professional
graduate training in public health and
other health professions; (7) provides
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leadership and staff support for the
Advisory Committee on Training in
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
and for the Council on Graduate
Medical Education; and (8) represents
the Bureau, Agency, and Federal
Government, as designated, on national
committees and maintains effective
relationships within HRSA and with
other Federal and non-Federal agencies,
State and local governments, and other
public and private organizations
concerned with health personnel
development and improving access to
health care for the Nation’s
underserved.
Division of Nursing (RPB)
Serves as a principal Agency source of
leadership for nursing education and
practice, including increasing the
diversity of the nursing workforce to
improve access to health care in
underserved areas. Specifically: (1)
Provides grants and technical assistance
for schools of nursing in the
development, improvement of
education for nursing or specialized
training in primary care to enhance
training opportunities and competencies
critical to the current and future nursing
workforce; (2) addresses nursing
workforce shortages through projects
that focus on expanding enrollment in
baccalaureate programs, developing
internship and residency programs, or
providing education in new
technologies, including distance
learning, nurse practice projects that
focus on establishing/expanding
practice arrangements in noninstitutional settings, providing care for
underserved populations and other
high-risk groups, skill-building in
managed care, quality improvement and
other skills needed in existing and
emerging organized health care systems,
or developing cultural competencies; (3)
develops, supports, recommends,
coordinates and evaluates health
resources and health career
opportunities for diverse and
disadvantaged populations; (4)
promotes the involvement of States and
communities in developing and
administering nursing programs and
assists States and communities in
improving access to nursing services
and educational programs; (5) facilitates
coordination of nursing-related issues
with other governmental agencies and
consults with them on national or
international nursing workforce
planning and development issues; (6)
promotes the dissemination and
application of findings arising from
supported programs; (7) leads initiatives
in the area of international nursing
information exchange and nursing
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workforce planning and development;
(8) the Director, on behalf of the
Secretary, serves as the Chair of the
National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice, and provides
staff support; and (9) maintains effective
relationships within HRSA with
external health professional groups,
with other Federal and non-Federal
agencies, State and local governments,
and other public and private
organizations with a common interest in
the Nation’s capacity to deliver nursing
services.
Division of Practitioner Data Banks
(RPG)
Coordinates with the Department and
other Federal entities, State licensing
boards, and national, State, and local
professional organizations, to promote
quality assurance efforts and deter fraud
and abuse by administering the National
Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and the
Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data
Bank (HIPDB). Specifically: (1) Monitors
adverse licensure information on all
licensed health care practitioners and
health care entities; (2) develops,
proposes, and monitors efforts for (a)
credentials assessment, granting of
privileges, and monitoring and
evaluating programs for physicians,
dentists, and other health care
professionals including quality
assurance, (b) professional review of
specified medical events in the health
care system including quality assurance,
and (c) risk management and utilization
reviews; (3) encourages and supports
evaluation and demonstration projects
and research concerning quality
assurance, medical liability and
malpractice; (4) ensures integrity of data
collection and follows all disclosure
procedures without fail; (5) conducts
and supports research based on NPDB
and HIPDB information; (6) maintains
active consultative relations with
professional organizations, societies,
and Federal agencies involved in the
NPDB and HIPDB; (7) works with the
Secretary’s office to provide technical
assistance to States undertaking
malpractice reform; and (8) maintains
effective relations with the Office of the
General Counsel, the Office of Inspector
General, and HHS concerning
practitioner licensing and data bank
issues.
Division of Student Loans and
Scholarships (RPD)
Serves as the focal point for
overseeing Federal loan and scholarship
programs supporting health
professionals. Specifically: (1) Monitors
and assesses educational and financial
institutions with respect to capabilities
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and management of Federal support for
students and the tracking of obligatory
service requirements; (2) develops and
conducts training activities for staff of
educational and financial institutions;
(3) coordinates financial aspects of
programs with educational institutions;
(4) develops program data needs and
reporting requirements; and (5)
maintains effective relationships within
HRSA and with other Federal and nonFederal agencies, State and local
governments, and other public and
private organizations concerning
student assistance.
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Division of Workforce and Performance
Management (RPV)
Serves as the Bureau focal point for
internal program planning,
coordination, reporting, evaluation, and
analysis. Specifically: (1) Leads, guides
and coordinates program planning,
reporting, and evaluation activities of
the Bureau Divisions and Offices; (2)
provides staff services to the Associate
Administrator for program and strategic
planning and to the budgetary and
regulatory processes; (3) assumes
special projects or takes the lead on
certain issues as tasked by the Bureau
Associate or Deputy Associate
Administrator; and (4) maintains
effective relationships within HRSA and
with other Federal and non-Federal
agencies, State and local governments,
and other public and private
organizations concerning health
personnel development and improving
access to health care for the Nation’s
underserved; and (5) works
collaboratively with the National Center
for Workforce Analysis.
National Center for Workforce Analysis
(RPW)
Provides leadership in the
development and dissemination of
accurate and timely data for analysis
and research regarding the Nation’s
health workforce in order to inform
decisionmaking for policymakers and to
support goals related to the Nation’s
health professionals’ workforce.
Specifically: (1) Develops the capacity
to directly collect health professions
workforce data to quantify and measure
supply, demand, distribution, shortages
and surpluses at the national level, for
selected disciplines and selected States
and regions; (2) collaborates and
conducts studies to assess and monitor
factors, such as policy actions likely to
impact future supply, demand,
distribution and/or use of health
professionals; (3) develops and
coordinates the Bureau data collection
and modeling on health professions’
workforce in conjunction with other
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entities involved in data collection and
analysis; (4) maintains effective
relationships and conducts data
collection and assesses quality within
HRSA staff, other Federal and nonFederal agencies, and organizations on
the health professions workforce; (5)
produces reports and disseminates data
on the health professions workforce
within HRSA, to other Federal and nonFederal agencies, State and local
governments, other public and private
organizations, and the public concerned
with health personnel development and
improving access to health care for the
Nation’s underserved; and (6) works
collaboratively with the Division of
Workforce and Performance
Management.
Section RP–30, Delegations of Authority
All delegations of authority and redelegations of authority made to HRSA
officials that were in effect immediately
prior to this reorganization, and that are
consistent with this reorganization,
shall continue in effect pending further
re-delegation.
This reorganization is effective upon
date of signature.
Dated: August 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part C (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention) of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
most recently at 75 FR 45134–45142,
dated August 2, 2010) is amended to
reflect the establishment of the Office
for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial
Support, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Section C–B, Organization and
Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title of the
Office of State and Local Support (CO)
and insert the following:
Office for State, Tribal, Local and
Territorial Support (CQ). The mission of
the Office for State, Tribal, Local, and
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Territorial Support (OSTLTS) is to
improve the capacity and performance
of the public health system. To carry out
its mission, OSTLTS: (1) Provides CDCwide guidance and strategic direction to
activities related to State, tribal, local,
and territorial (STLT) public health
agencies; (2) supports the improvement
of performance and capacity at the state,
tribal, local and territorial levels
through the identification, validation,
dissemination, acceleration and
adoption of policies, standards, leading
practices, tools and other resources; (3)
provides guidance and strategic
direction for the recruitment,
development, and management of field
staff provided to local public health
agencies by CDC direct assistance
finding; and (4) enhances shared
leadership of public health policy and
practice with local public health
agencies through increased
collaboration and communication.
Office of the Director (CQA). (1)
Manages, directs, and coordinates the
strategy, operations, and activities of
OSTLTS; (2) coordinates cross-cutting
CDC activities related to STLT health;
(3) provides guidance, strategic
direction, and oversight for the
investment of OSTLTS resources and
assets; (4) oversees and maintains
existing government relations,
partnerships, and alliances with
national public health organizations that
represent the public health community,
especially state and local public health
organizations and their regional and
national affiliate organizations,
including but not limited to emergency
planning, preparedness, and response
partners; (5) serves as one of the
principal CDC liaisons to other federal
agencies (such as the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response, the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality,
and the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, the Department of
Homeland Security, etc), and
organizations concerning state,
territorial, and local public health
agencies and tribal governments; (6)
communicates OSTLTS public health
activities and issues to internal and
external stakeholders; (7) tracks and
analyzes proposed legislation, policy,
and new laws for their impact on STLT
public health programs and activities;
(8) develops, supports, and assesses
cross-agency research and science
relevant to OSTLTS mission-critical
activities and program direction; (9)
provides guidance on policy,
performance, legislative issues, and long
term strategies for program development
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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 75
FR 48980-48983 dated August 12, 2010).
This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the
Bureau of Health Professions (RP) functional statement as a result of
the Affordable Care Act, to better align functional responsibility to
improve coordination and functional management; establishing clear
lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability for resources
and effectiveness; improving programmatic and administrative
efficiencies; and optimizing use of available staff resources.
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Chapter RP--Bureau of Health Professions
Section RP-10, Organization
Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
The Bureau of Health Professions (RP) is headed by the Associate
Administrator, who reports directly to the Administrator, Health
Resources and Services Administration. BHPr includes the following
components:
(1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RP);
(2) Office of Administrative Management Services (RP1);
(3) Office of Shortage Designation (RP2);
(4) Office of Policy Coordination (RP3);
(5) Division of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Education
(RPF);
(6) Division of Medicine and Dentistry (RPC);
(7) Division of Nursing (RPB);
(8) Division of Practitioner Data Banks (RPG);
(9) Division of Student Loans and Scholarships (RPD);
(10) Division of Workforce and Performance Management (RPV); and
(11) National Center for Analysis (RPW).
Section RP-20, Functions
(1) Delete the functional statement for the Bureau of Health
Professions (RP) and replace in its entirety.
Bureau of Health Professions (RP)
The Bureau of Health Professions' (BHPr) programs are designed to
improve the health of the Nation's underserved communities and
vulnerable populations by assuring a diverse, culturally competent
workforce is ready to provide access to quality health care services.
BHPr program components provide workforce studies, identification of
shortage designations, training grants for health professions,
financial support to students, protection to the public from unsafe
health care practitioners and support for the Nation's freestanding
children's hospitals by providing funding for graduate medical
education to these institutions. The Health Professions Training
programs award grants to health professions schools and training
programs in every State, which use the funds to develop, expand, and
enhance their efforts to train the workforce America needs.
Office of the Associate Administrator (RP)
The Office of the Associate Administrator (OAA) provides overall
leadership, direction, coordination, and planning in support of the
BHPr programs to ensure alignment and support of the Agency mission and
strategic objectives. Specifically, the OAA: (1) Directs and provides
policy guidance for workforce recruitment, student assistance,
training, and placement of health professionals to serve in underserved
areas; (2) establishes program goals, priorities and provides oversight
of program quality and integrity in execution; (3) maintains effective
relationships within HRSA and with other Federal and non-Federal
agencies, State and local governments, and other public and private
organizations concerned with health personnel development and improving
access to health care for the Nation's underserved; (4) plans, directs,
and coordinates Bureau-wide management and administrative activities;
(5) leads and guides Bureau programs in recruiting and retaining a
diverse workforce; and (6) coordinates, reviews, and provides clearance
of correspondence and official documents entering and leaving the
Bureau.
Office of Administrative Management Services (RP1)
Collaborates with BHPr leadership to plan, coordinate, and direct
Bureau-wide administrative management activities. Specifically: (1)
Plans and directs financial management activities including budget
formulation, presentation, and execution functions and supports linking
of the budget and planning processes; (2) provides human resource
services regarding all aspects of personnel management, workforce
planning as well as the allocation and utilization of personnel
resources; (3) conducts all business management aspects of the review,
negotiation, award, and administration of grants, cooperative
agreements and contracts; (4) coordinates, reviews, and provides
clearance of correspondence and official documents entering and leaving
the Bureau as needed; and (5) provides other support services including
the acquisition, management, and maintenance of supplies, equipment and
space, training, and travel.
Office of Shortage Designation (RP2)
Directly supports national efforts to address equitable
distribution of health professionals for access to health care to
underserved populations. Specifically: (1) Recommends health
professional shortage areas and medically-underserved populations; (2)
proactively collaborates with other Federal, State, and private sector
partners regarding health professional shortage areas and medically-
underserved populations; (3) approves designation requests and
finalizes designation policies and procedures for both current and
proposed designation criteria; (4) negotiates and approves State
designation agreements, and (5) oversees grants to State primary care
offices.
Office of Policy Coordination (RP3)
Serves as the focal point for coordination and integration of
Bureau policy development, analyses, and evaluation. Specifically: (1)
Coordinates Bureau-wide, cross-cutting initiatives; (2) links Bureau
policy activities to HRSA-wide policy development, analyses, and
evaluation; (3) serves as a key point of contact to coordinate public
relations and media communications as well as activities related to
congressional inquiries, and other stakeholder groups in conjunction
with the Agency and Department; (4) prepares policy analysis papers and
other planning documents as required, (5) analyzes issues arising from
legislation, budget proposals, regulatory actions and other program or
policy actions; and (6) assumes special projects or takes the lead on
certain issues as tasked by the Bureau Associate or Deputy Associate
Administrator.
Division of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Education (RPF)
Serves as the Bureau lead for increasing the public health
workforce, interdisciplinary health professions issues and programs,
including geriatric training, and activities to increase the diversity
of the health professional workforce. Specifically: (1) Provides grants
and technical assistance for programs of public health in the
development and improvement of education for public health or
specialized training in public health to expand and enhance training
opportunities and competencies, critical to the current and future
public health workforce; (2) plans, promotes, supports, and evaluates
academic-community partnerships in development of interdisciplinary,
community-based programs designed to improve the quality of health
professions inter-professional education and training, continuing
education for health care professionals, and/or provides health career
recruitment programs for K-12 students; (3) develops, supports,
recommends, coordinates and evaluates health resources and health
career opportunities for diverse and disadvantaged populations; (4)
provides support and guidance for career
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development in geriatric specialists through faculty development,
fellowships, and interdisciplinary education focused on older
Americans; (5) promotes the dissemination and application of findings
arising from supported programs; (6) provides leadership and staff
support for the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-
Based Linkages; and (7) maintains effective relationships within HRSA
and with other Federal and non-Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and other public and private organizations concerned with
health personnel development and improving access to health care for
the Nation's underserved.
Division of Medicine and Dentistry (RPC)
Serves as the Bureau lead in support and evaluation of medical and
dental personnel development and utilization including, primary care
physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, physician assistants, and
other primary care specialties to provide health care in underserved
areas. Specifically: (1) Administers grants to educational institutions
for the development, improvement, and operation of educational programs
for primary care physicians (pre-doctoral, residency), physician
assistants; including support for community-based training and funding
for faculty development to teach in primary care specialties training;
(2) provides technical assistance and consultation to grantee
institutions and other governmental and private organizations on the
operation of these educational programs, which includes funding for the
Nation's free standing children's hospitals to meet the costs of
providing graduate medical education; (3) evaluates programmatic data
and promotes the dissemination and application of findings arising from
supported programs; (4) collaborates within the Bureau to conduct,
support, or obtain analytical studies to determine the present and
future supply and requirements of physicians, dentists, dental
hygienists, physician assistants, and other health professionals by
specialty, geographic location, and for State planning efforts; (5)
supports and conducts programs with respect to activities associated
with the international migration, domestic training, and utilization of
foreign medical graduates and U.S. citizens studying abroad; (6)
supports joint degree programs to provide interdisciplinary and inter-
professional graduate training in public health and other health
professions; (7) provides leadership and staff support for the Advisory
Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry and for
the Council on Graduate Medical Education; and (8) represents the
Bureau, Agency, and Federal Government, as designated, on national
committees and maintains effective relationships within HRSA and with
other Federal and non-Federal agencies, State and local governments,
and other public and private organizations concerned with health
personnel development and improving access to health care for the
Nation's underserved.
Division of Nursing (RPB)
Serves as a principal Agency source of leadership for nursing
education and practice, including increasing the diversity of the
nursing workforce to improve access to health care in underserved
areas. Specifically: (1) Provides grants and technical assistance for
schools of nursing in the development, improvement of education for
nursing or specialized training in primary care to enhance training
opportunities and competencies critical to the current and future
nursing workforce; (2) addresses nursing workforce shortages through
projects that focus on expanding enrollment in baccalaureate programs,
developing internship and residency programs, or providing education in
new technologies, including distance learning, nurse practice projects
that focus on establishing/expanding practice arrangements in non-
institutional settings, providing care for underserved populations and
other high-risk groups, skill-building in managed care, quality
improvement and other skills needed in existing and emerging organized
health care systems, or developing cultural competencies; (3) develops,
supports, recommends, coordinates and evaluates health resources and
health career opportunities for diverse and disadvantaged populations;
(4) promotes the involvement of States and communities in developing
and administering nursing programs and assists States and communities
in improving access to nursing services and educational programs; (5)
facilitates coordination of nursing-related issues with other
governmental agencies and consults with them on national or
international nursing workforce planning and development issues; (6)
promotes the dissemination and application of findings arising from
supported programs; (7) leads initiatives in the area of international
nursing information exchange and nursing workforce planning and
development; (8) the Director, on behalf of the Secretary, serves as
the Chair of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and
Practice, and provides staff support; and (9) maintains effective
relationships within HRSA with external health professional groups,
with other Federal and non-Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and other public and private organizations with a common
interest in the Nation's capacity to deliver nursing services.
Division of Practitioner Data Banks (RPG)
Coordinates with the Department and other Federal entities, State
licensing boards, and national, State, and local professional
organizations, to promote quality assurance efforts and deter fraud and
abuse by administering the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and
the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB).
Specifically: (1) Monitors adverse licensure information on all
licensed health care practitioners and health care entities; (2)
develops, proposes, and monitors efforts for (a) credentials
assessment, granting of privileges, and monitoring and evaluating
programs for physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals
including quality assurance, (b) professional review of specified
medical events in the health care system including quality assurance,
and (c) risk management and utilization reviews; (3) encourages and
supports evaluation and demonstration projects and research concerning
quality assurance, medical liability and malpractice; (4) ensures
integrity of data collection and follows all disclosure procedures
without fail; (5) conducts and supports research based on NPDB and
HIPDB information; (6) maintains active consultative relations with
professional organizations, societies, and Federal agencies involved in
the NPDB and HIPDB; (7) works with the Secretary's office to provide
technical assistance to States undertaking malpractice reform; and (8)
maintains effective relations with the Office of the General Counsel,
the Office of Inspector General, and HHS concerning practitioner
licensing and data bank issues.
Division of Student Loans and Scholarships (RPD)
Serves as the focal point for overseeing Federal loan and
scholarship programs supporting health professionals. Specifically: (1)
Monitors and assesses educational and financial institutions with
respect to capabilities
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and management of Federal support for students and the tracking of
obligatory service requirements; (2) develops and conducts training
activities for staff of educational and financial institutions; (3)
coordinates financial aspects of programs with educational
institutions; (4) develops program data needs and reporting
requirements; and (5) maintains effective relationships within HRSA and
with other Federal and non-Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and other public and private organizations concerning
student assistance.
Division of Workforce and Performance Management (RPV)
Serves as the Bureau focal point for internal program planning,
coordination, reporting, evaluation, and analysis. Specifically: (1)
Leads, guides and coordinates program planning, reporting, and
evaluation activities of the Bureau Divisions and Offices; (2) provides
staff services to the Associate Administrator for program and strategic
planning and to the budgetary and regulatory processes; (3) assumes
special projects or takes the lead on certain issues as tasked by the
Bureau Associate or Deputy Associate Administrator; and (4) maintains
effective relationships within HRSA and with other Federal and non-
Federal agencies, State and local governments, and other public and
private organizations concerning health personnel development and
improving access to health care for the Nation's underserved; and (5)
works collaboratively with the National Center for Workforce Analysis.
National Center for Workforce Analysis (RPW)
Provides leadership in the development and dissemination of
accurate and timely data for analysis and research regarding the
Nation's health workforce in order to inform decisionmaking for
policymakers and to support goals related to the Nation's health
professionals' workforce. Specifically: (1) Develops the capacity to
directly collect health professions workforce data to quantify and
measure supply, demand, distribution, shortages and surpluses at the
national level, for selected disciplines and selected States and
regions; (2) collaborates and conducts studies to assess and monitor
factors, such as policy actions likely to impact future supply, demand,
distribution and/or use of health professionals; (3) develops and
coordinates the Bureau data collection and modeling on health
professions' workforce in conjunction with other entities involved in
data collection and analysis; (4) maintains effective relationships and
conducts data collection and assesses quality within HRSA staff, other
Federal and non-Federal agencies, and organizations on the health
professions workforce; (5) produces reports and disseminates data on
the health professions workforce within HRSA, to other Federal and non-
Federal agencies, State and local governments, other public and private
organizations, and the public concerned with health personnel
development and improving access to health care for the Nation's
underserved; and (6) works collaboratively with the Division of
Workforce and Performance Management.
Section RP-30, Delegations of Authority
All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.
Dated: August 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-20425 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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