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Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegation of Authority
Part A. Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegation of Authority for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is being amended at Chapter
AC, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health (OASH), as last amended at 60
FR 56605–06, dated November 9, 1995;
60 FR 8410, dated February 14, 1995;
and most recently at 75 FR 53304–05,
dated August 31, 2010, as follows:
1. Under Chapter AC, delete
Paragraph H, ‘‘Office of HIV/AIDS
Policy (ACJ)’’, in its entirety and replace
with the following:
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H. Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious
Disease Policy (ACJ)
The Office of HIV/AIDS and
Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is
under the direction of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Health,
Infectious Diseases, who serves as the
Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS and
Infectious Disease Policy, and as the
principal advisor to the Assistant
Secretary for Health (ASH) and the
Secretary on health policy and program
issues related to HIV disease and
infectious diseases of public health
significance. These issues cut across
Health and Human Services (HHS)
components which provide research,
services, prevention, treatment, and
education and information
dissemination to susceptible
populations.
OHAIDP is responsible for
coordinating, integrating, and directing
the Department’s policies, programs,
and activities related to HIV/AIDS, viral
hepatitis, other infectious diseases of
public health significance, and blood
safety and availability. The Office: (1)
Facilitates and/or coordinates policy
planning processes related to infectious
diseases, including viral hepatitis and
HIV/AIDS, across HHS and monitors
progress toward achieving established
goals; (2) Advises on issues related to
blood and blood products; (3) Monitors
the implementation of the National HIV/
AIDS Strategy across HHS; (4) Identifies
critical HIV/AIDS policy issues,
including the inter-and intra-agency
coordination need, and advises on how
best to address/resolve these issues; (5)
Serves as HHS liaison with the Office of
the National AIDS Policy Coordinator,
Executive Office of the President; (6)
Assists in the preparation of responses
to inquiries regarding programs and
policies intended to promote effective
prevention and advancement of research
for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and other
infectious diseases of public health
significance; (7) Provides liaison with
other Federal organizations involved in
addressing HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis
and/or other infectious diseases of
public health significance; (8) Provides
analytic and administrative support to
the Advisory Committee on Blood
Safety and Availability (ACBSA), the
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
AIDS (PACHA), cross-Departmental,
coordinating groups, and other
subsidiary or independent task forces,
work groups, or subgroups; (9) Provides
guidance on the cooperative
dissemination and exchange of
scientific, prevention, educational
information, and clinical guidelines
between public health interest groups,
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health professional, and private sector
organizations; (10) Guides, supports,
and promotes methods of dissemination
and exchange of information to and
among the public; (11) Reviews and
makes recommendations on OPDIVs
budget requests related to departmental
research, prevention, services, training,
information, and infrastructure
priorities as incorporated in planning
documents or budget proposals.
II. Delegations of Authority. Pending
further re-delegation, directives or
orders made by the Secretary, the
Assistant Secretary for Health, or the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health,
Infectious Diseases, all delegations and
re-delegations of authority made to
officials and employees of the affected
organizational component will continue
in them pending further re-delegations,
provided they are consistent with this
reorganization.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Statement of
Organization, Functions, and Delegation of Authority
Part A. Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegation of Authority for the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services is being amended at Chapter AC, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), as last amended at 60 FR 56605-
06, dated November 9, 1995; 60 FR 8410, dated February 14, 1995; and
most recently at 75 FR 53304-05, dated August 31, 2010, as follows:
1. Under Chapter AC, delete Paragraph H, ``Office of HIV/AIDS
Policy (ACJ)'', in its entirety and replace with the following:
H. Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (ACJ)
The Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is
under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health,
Infectious Diseases, who serves as the Director of the Office of HIV/
AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, and as the principal advisor to the
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) and the Secretary on health policy
and program issues related to HIV disease and infectious diseases of
public health significance. These issues cut across Health and Human
Services (HHS) components which provide research, services, prevention,
treatment, and education and information dissemination to susceptible
populations.
OHAIDP is responsible for coordinating, integrating, and directing
the Department's policies, programs, and activities related to HIV/
AIDS, viral hepatitis, other infectious diseases of public health
significance, and blood safety and availability. The Office: (1)
Facilitates and/or coordinates policy planning processes related to
infectious diseases, including viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, across HHS
and monitors progress toward achieving established goals; (2) Advises
on issues related to blood and blood products; (3) Monitors the
implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy across HHS; (4)
Identifies critical HIV/AIDS policy issues, including the inter-and
intra-agency coordination need, and advises on how best to address/
resolve these issues; (5) Serves as HHS liaison with the Office of the
National AIDS Policy Coordinator, Executive Office of the President;
(6) Assists in the preparation of responses to inquiries regarding
programs and policies intended to promote effective prevention and
advancement of research for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and other
infectious diseases of public health significance; (7) Provides liaison
with other Federal organizations involved in addressing HIV/AIDS, viral
hepatitis and/or other infectious diseases of public health
significance; (8) Provides analytic and administrative support to the
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA), the
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), cross-Departmental,
coordinating groups, and other subsidiary or independent task forces,
work groups, or subgroups; (9) Provides guidance on the cooperative
dissemination and exchange of scientific, prevention, educational
information, and clinical guidelines between public health interest
groups, health professional, and private sector organizations; (10)
Guides, supports, and promotes methods of dissemination and exchange of
information to and among the public; (11) Reviews and makes
recommendations on OPDIVs budget requests related to departmental
research, prevention, services, training, information, and
infrastructure priorities as incorporated in planning documents or
budget proposals.
II. Delegations of Authority. Pending further re-delegation,
directives or orders made by the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for
Health, or the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious
Diseases, all delegations and re-delegations of authority made to
officials and employees of the affected organizational component will
continue in them pending further re-delegations, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
Dated: March 6, 2012.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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