Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority, 31952-31956 [2014-12726]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Health Resources and Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31952-31956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12726]


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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 79 
FR 26258-26259 dated May 7, 2014).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice: (1) Establishes 
the Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ); (2) transfers all functions from 
the Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service (RU) to the newly 
established Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ); (3) abolishes the Bureau 
of Clinician Recruitment and Service (RU); (4) transfers all functions 
from the Bureau of Health Professions (RP) to the newly established 
Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ); (5) abolishes the Bureau of Health 
Professions (RP); (6) transfers the Nursing Education Partnership 
Initiative and Medical Education Partnership Initiative function from 
the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Office of the Associate Administrator (RV) to the 
newly established Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ), and; (7) updates the 
functional statement for the HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV).

Chapter RQ, Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ)

Section RQ, OO Mission

    The Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) improves the health of the 
nation's underserved communities and vulnerable populations by 
developing, implementing, evaluating, and refining programs that 
strengthen the nation's health care workforce. BHW programs 
holistically support a diverse, culturally competent workforce by 
addressing components including: Education and training; recruitment 
and retention; financial support for students, faculty, and 
practitioners, supporting institutions; data analysis, and evaluation 
and coordination of global health workforce activities. These efforts 
support development of a skilled health workforce serving in areas of 
the nation with the greatest need.

Section RQ-10, Organization

    Delete the organization for the Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and 
Service (RU) and the Bureau of Health Professions (RP) in their 
entirety and replace with the following: The Bureau of Health Workforce 
(RQ) is headed by the Associate Administrator, who reports directly to 
the Administrator, Health Resources Services Administration. The Bureau 
of Health Workforce (RQ) includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RQ);
    (2) Division of Policy and Shortage Designation (RQ1);
    (3) Division of Business Operations (RQ2);
    (4) Division of External Affairs (RQ3);
    (5) Office of Workforce Development and Analysis (RQA);
    (6) Office of Global Health Affairs (RQA1);
    (7) Division of Global Training and Development (RQA11);
    (8) National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (RQA2);
    (9) Division of Medicine and Dentistry (RQA3);
    (10) Division of Nursing and Public Health (RQA4);
    (11) Division of Practitioner Data Bank (RQA5);
    (12) Office of Health Careers (RQB);
    (13) Division of Participant Support and Compliance (RQB1);
    (14) Division of Health Careers and Financial Support (RQB2);
    (15) Division of National Health Service Corps (RQB3); and
    (16) Division of Regional Operations (RQB4).

Section RQ-20, Functions

    (1) Establish the functional statement for the Bureau of Health 
Workforce (RQ); (2) delete the functional statement for the Bureau of 
Clinician and Recruitment and Service (RU) in its entirety and transfer 
the functions to the newly established Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ); 
(3) delete the functional statement for the Bureau of Health 
Professions (RP) in its entirety and transfer the functions to the 
newly established Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ); (4) transfer the 
Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI) and Medical Education 
Partnership Initiative (MEPI) function from the HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV) to 
the newly established Bureau of Health Workforce (RQ), and; (5) update 
the functional statement for the HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV).

Office of the Associate Administrator (RQ)

    The Office of the Associate Administrator provides overall 
leadership, direction, coordination, and planning in support of the 
BHW's programs designed to help meet the health professions workforce 
needs of the nation and improve the health of the nation's underserved 
communities and vulnerable populations. The office guides and directs 
the bureau's workforce analysis efforts and provides guidance and 
support for advisory councils. Additionally, the office provides 
direction by coordinating the recruitment, education, training, and 
retention of diverse health professionals in the healthcare system and 
supporting communities' efforts to build more integrated and 
sustainable systems of care. Specifically: (1) Directs and provides 
policy guidance for workforce recruitment, student and faculty 
assistance, training, and placement of health professionals to serve in 
underserved areas; (2) leads workforce analysis efforts; (3) guides and 
supports work of advisory councils; (4) provides leadership, and guides 
bureau programs in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce; (5) 
establishes program goals, objectives, and priorities, and provides 
oversight as to their execution; (6) maintains effective relationships 
within HRSA and with other federal and nonfederal agencies, state, and 
local governments, and other public and private organizations concerned 
with health workforce development and improving access to health care 
for the nation's underserved; (7) plans, directs, coordinates, and 
evaluates bureau-wide

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management activities, i.e., budget, personnel, procurements, 
delegations of authority, and responsibilities related to the awarding 
of the BHW funds, and; (8) coordinates, reviews, and provides clearance 
of correspondence and official documents entering and leaving the 
bureau.

Executive Office (RQ)

    The Executive Office collaborates with the BHW leadership to plan, 
coordinate, and direct bureau-wide administrative management 
activities. Specifically: (1) Executes the bureau's budget; (2) 
provides human resource services regarding all aspects of personnel 
management, workforce planning, and the allocation and utilization of 
personnel resources; (3) coordinates the business management functions 
for the bureau's grants programs; (4) plans, directs, and coordinates 
bureau-wide administrative management activities, i.e., budget, 
personnel, procurements, delegations of authority, and responsibilities 
related to the awarding of the BHW funds; (5) provides additional 
support services including the acquisition, management, and maintenance 
of supplies, equipment, space, training, and travel, and; (6) assumes 
special projects or takes the lead on certain issues as tasked by the 
bureau's leadership.

Division of Policy and Shortage Designation (RQ1)

    The Division of Policy and Shortage Designation serves as the focal 
point for the development of the BHW programs and policies. 
Specifically: (1) Leads and coordinates the analysis, development, and 
drafting of policies impacting bureau programs; (2) coordinates program 
planning, and tracking of legislation and other information related to 
BHW's programs; (3) directly supports national efforts to analyze and 
address equitable distribution of health professionals for access to 
health care for underserved populations; (4) recommends health 
professional shortage areas and medically-underserved areas and 
populations; (5) approves designation requests and finalizes 
designation policies and procedures for both current and proposed 
designation criteria; (6) negotiates and approves state designation 
agreements; (7) oversees grants to state primary care offices and 
conducts all business management aspects of the review, negotiation, 
award, and administration of these grants; (8) provides oversight, 
processing, and coordination for the J1-visa program; (9) works 
collaboratively with other components within HRSA and HHS, and with 
other federal agencies, state, and local governments, and other public 
and private organizations on issues affecting the BHW's programs and 
policies; (10) performs environmental scanning on issues that affect 
the BHW's programs and assesses the impact of programs on underserved 
communities; (11) monitors BHW's activities in relation to HRSA's 
strategic plan; (12) develops budget projections and justifications, 
and; (13) serves as the bureau's focal point for program information.

Division of Business Operations (RQ2)

    The Division of Business Operations serves as the focal point for 
the bureau's data management systems, reports, data analysis, and 
automation of business processes to support the administration of the 
BHW programs. Specifically: (1) Provides leadership for implementing 
the BHW's systems development, enhancement, and administration; (2) 
designs and implements data systems to assess and improve program 
performance; (3) provides user support and training to facilitate the 
effectiveness of the bureau's information systems and deliver excellent 
customer service to internal and external stake holders, and; (4) 
ensures that data management systems and other tools continue to evolve 
to support changes to program policy, process, and data throughout the 
bureau.

Division of External Affairs (RQ3)

    The Division of External Affairs provides communication and public 
affairs expertise to the bureau and serves as the focal point for the 
development of all external messaging and dissemination of public 
information, promotional materials, brochures, speeches, and articles, 
in consultation with HRSA's Office of Communications. Specifically the 
division: (1) Leads, coordinates, and conducts outreach and engagement 
strategies for various audiences including students, clinicians, health 
care sites, and critical shortage facilities, as well as workforce 
grantees and applicants; (2) coordinates and conducts all bureau 
webinars and trainings for clinicians, grantees, sites, and applicants; 
(3) establishes and manages partner collaborations with national 
organizations, as well as National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 
Ambassadors and Alumni; (4) performs marketplace analysis to better 
understand information needs of various audiences; (5) coordinates 
requests for bureau speakers, and develops and implements communication 
initiatives on the bureau's programs; (6) oversees and coordinates the 
bureau's committee management activities; (7) coordinates, researches, 
writes, and prepares speeches and audiovisual presentations for the 
Associate Administrator and leadership, and; (8) maintains 
responsibility for all communication functions including, but not 
limited to, the bureau's Web site, external newsletters, social media, 
and response to media inquiries.

Office of Workforce Development and Analysis (RQA)

    The Office of Workforce Development and Analysis (OWDA) serves as 
the focal point for health workforce analysis and data collection, and 
the coordination, direction, and oversight of the BHW's programs that 
provide grants to institutions and organizations in support of the 
recruitment, education, training, and retention of a diverse, 
culturally competent health care workforce that increases access to 
care for the nation's vulnerable and underserved populations. 
Specifically: (1) Directs policy guidance for the bureau's grants to 
institutions and organizations for the recruitment, retention, and 
training of a diverse health professions workforce and faculty; (2) 
directs the bureau's health professions workforce data collection and 
analysis efforts in support of the BHW's programs, and provides 
oversight for the evaluation of grantee performance and program 
outcomes; (3) establishes program goals, objectives, and priorities and 
provides oversight to their execution; (4) maintains effective 
relationships within HRSA and with other federal and non-federal 
partners concerned with health workforce development and improving 
access to health care for the nation's underserved; (5) plans, directs, 
coordinates, and evaluates office-wide management activities, i.e., 
budget, personnel, procurements, and awarding of funds; (6) 
coordinates, reviews, and provides clearance of correspondence and 
official documents entering and leaving the office; (7) guides and 
supports work of advisory councils, and; (8) represents the bureau, 
agency, and federal government, as designated, on national committees 
maintaining 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.

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Office of Global Health Affairs (RQA1)

    The Office of Global Health Affairs serves as the principal advisor 
to the Office of Workforce Development and Analysis Director and the 
Associate Administrator on global health issues. Specifically: (1) 
Provides leadership, coordination, and advancement of global health 
activities relating to health care services for vulnerable and at-risk 
populations and for HRSA training programs; (2) provides support for 
the agency's International Visitors Program; (3) provides management 
and oversight of international programs aimed at improving quality and 
innovation in health professions education, retention, training, 
faculty development and applied research systems; (3) provides 
leadership within HRSA for the support of global health and coordinates 
policy development with the HHS Office of Global Health Affairs and 
other departmental agencies, and; (4) 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.

Division of Global Training and Development (RQA11)

    The Division of Global Training and Development is responsible for 
developing policy recommendations and implementing international 
programs to improve targeted health professions, education, and 
training; promote retention; and develop faculty and applied research 
systems. The division oversees grants and cooperative agreements for 
international workforce development efforts and is responsible for 
monitoring progress, performance, and compliance with established 
policies and procedures.

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (RQA2)

    The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis is the focal 
point for the coordination and management of the bureau's health 
professions workforce data collection, analysis, and evaluation 
efforts. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis leads and 
monitors the development of workforce projections relating to the BHW 
programs and acts as a national resource for such information and data.

Division of Medicine and Dentistry (RQA3)

    The Division of Medicine and Dentistry serves as the bureau's lead 
for the program administration and oversight of medical and dental 
programs. Specifically: (1) Administers grants to educational 
institutions and other eligible organizations for the development, 
improvement, and operation of educational programs for primary care 
physicians (pre-doctoral, residency), physician assistants, dentists 
and dental hygienists, 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; (3) 
evaluates programmatic data and promotes the dissemination and 
application of findings arising from supported programs; (4) 
collaborates within the bureau to identify and support analytical 
studies to determine the present and future supply and requirements of 
physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, and physician assistants by 
specialty, geographic location, and for state planning efforts; (5) 
encourages community-based training opportunities for primary care 
providers, particularly in underserved areas; (6) provides leadership 
and staff support for the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary 
Care Medicine and Dentistry; Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary 
Community-Based Linkages, and for the Council on Graduate Medical 
Education, and; (7) represents the bureau, agency, and federal 
government, as designated, on national committees maintaining 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 and Public Health (RQA4)

    The Division of Nursing and Public Health serves as the bureau's 
lead for the administration and oversight of nursing, behavioral and 
public health programs. Specifically: (1) Administers grants and 
provides technical assistance to educational institutions and other 
eligible entities in support of nursing education, practice, retention, 
diversity, and faculty development; (2) administers grants and provides 
technical assistance to educational institutions and other eligible 
entities in support of behavioral and public health education and 
practice; (3) addresses nursing workforce shortages through projects 
that focus on expanding enrollment in baccalaureate programs, and 
develops internships, residency programs, and other training mechanisms 
to improve the preparation of nurses, and behavioral and public health 
professionals, providing care for underserved populations; (4) 
collaborates within the bureau to identify and support analytical 
studies to determine the present and future supply and requirements for 
nurses, and behavioral and public health professionals; (5) evaluates 
programmatic data and promotes the dissemination and application of 
findings arising from supported programs; (6) provides staff support, 
and the Director, on behalf of the Secretary, serves as the Chair of 
the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, and; (7) 
represents the bureau, agency, and federal government, as designated, 
on national committees maintaining 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 Practitioner Data Bank (RQA5)

    The Division of Practitioner Data Bank coordinates with the 
department and other federal entities, state licensing boards, 
national, state, and local professional organizations, to promote 
quality assurance efforts and deter fraud and abuse by administering 
the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Specifically, the division: 
(1) Monitors adverse licensure information on all licensed health care 
practitioners and health care entities; (2) develops, proposes, and 
monitors efforts for (a) credential assessment, granting of privileges, 
monitoring and evaluating programs for physicians, dentists, other 
health care professionals, (b) professional peer review to promote an 
evaluation of the competence, professional conduct, or the quality and 
appropriateness of patient care provided by health care practitioners, 
and (c) risk management and utilization reviews; (3) encourages and 
supports evaluation and demonstration projects and research using NPDB 
data on medical malpractice payments and adverse actions taken against 
practitioners' licenses, clinical privileges, professional society 
memberships, and eligibility to participate in Medicare/Medicaid; (4) 
ensures integrity of data collection, follows all disclosure procedures 
without fail; (5) conducts and supports research based on the NPDB 
data; (6) maintains active consultative relations with professional 
organizations,

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societies, and federal agencies involved with the NPDB; (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 the Inspector 
General, and HHS concerning practitioner licensing and data bank 
issues.

Office of Health Careers (RQB)

    The Office of Health Careers is the focal point for the 
coordination, direction, and oversight of BHW's loan repayment, loan, 
scholarship, and health careers pipeline programs that provide direct 
financial support to individuals and grantee institutions in support of 
the bureau's goals of recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally 
competent health care workforce to serve underserved communities and 
vulnerable populations. Specifically: (1) Directs policy guidance for 
BHW loan repayment, loan, scholarship, and pipeline programs to 
eligible students, health professionals, faculty, and grantee 
institutions; (2) establishes program goals, objectives, and priorities 
and provides oversight to their execution; (3) maintains effective 
relationships within HRSA and with other federal and non-federal 
partners concerned with health workforce development and improving 
access to health care for the nation's underserved; (4) plans, directs, 
coordinates, and evaluates office-wide management activities, i.e., 
budget, personnel, procurements, and awarding of funds; (5) 
coordinates, reviews, and provides clearance of correspondence and 
official documents entering and leaving the office; (6) guides and 
supports work of advisory councils, and; (7) represents the bureau, 
agency, and federal government, as designated, on national committees 
maintaining 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 Participant Support and Compliance (RQB1)

    The Division of Participant Support and Compliance serves as the 
organizational focal point for the bureau's centralized, comprehensive 
customer service function to support individual program participants. 
Provides regular and ongoing communication, technical assistance, and 
support to program participants through the period of obligated service 
and closeout. Specifically: (1) Manages the staff and daily operations 
of the bureau's centralized customer service function; (2) initiates 
contact with and monitors program participants throughout their 
service; (3) manages clinician support, site transfers, in-service 
reviews; (4) provides oversight and approval of the default, 
suspension, and waiver processes; (5) oversees the approval process and 
response for exception requests, congressional inquiries, contract 
terminations, and voids; (6) manages the six-month verification 
process; (7) conducts closeout activities for each program participant 
and issues completion certificates; (8) manages the monthly payroll for 
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program participants, and; (9) maintains 
program participants' case files in the bureau's management information 
system.

Division of Health Careers and Financial Support (RQB2)

    The Division of Health Careers and Financial Support serves as the 
point of contact for responding to inquiries; disseminating program 
information; providing technical assistance; administering grants, and; 
processing applications and awards pertaining to health workforce 
scholarship, loan, loan repayment, and pipeline development programs. 
Specifically: (1) Reviews, ranks, and selects participants and grantees 
for NURSE Corps, Faculty Loan Repayment Program, Native Hawaiian Health 
Scholarship Program, and other discretionary grant programs that 
provide scholarships, loans, and loan repayment to students, health 
professionals and faculty; (2) verifies and processes loan and lender 
related payments in prescribed manner and maintains current information 
on NURSE Corps and other scholarship, loan, and loan repayment 
applications and awards through automated BHW information systems; (3) 
manages NURSE Corps scholar in-school activities; (4) facilitates NURSE 
Corps scholar placement, and; (5) administers grants and provides 
technical assistance to educational institutions and other eligible 
entities for the development of a diverse and culturally competent 
health workforce.

Division of National Health Service Corps (RQB3)

    The Division of National Health Service Corps serves as the point 
of contact for responding to inquiries, disseminating program 
information, providing technical assistance, and processing 
applications and awards pertaining to the NHSC scholarship and loan 
repayment programs. Specifically: (1) Reviews, ranks, and selects 
participants for the scholarship and loan repayment programs; (2) 
verifies and processes loan and lender related payments in prescribed 
manner and maintains current information on scholarship and loan 
repayment applications and awards through automated BHW information 
systems; (3) manages scholar in-school activities, and; (4) administers 
the NHSC State Loan Repayment Program.

Division of Regional Operations (RQB4)

    The Division of Regional Operations serves as the regional 
component of the BHW, cutting across divisions and working with the 
bureau programs that fund participants to serve in Health Professions 
Shortage Areas. Specifically, the Regional Offices support the bureau 
by: (1) Providing support for the recruitment and retention of primary 
health care providers in Health Professions Shortage Areas; (2) 
coordinating with state and regional level partners and stakeholders, 
and health professions schools in support of the BHW programs and 
initiatives; (3) reviewing and approving/disapproving NHSC site 
applications and recertification's; (4) completing NHSC site visits and 
providing technical assistance to sites, and; (5) managing the scholar 
placement process.

Chapter RV, HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV)

Section RV-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Office 
of the Associate Administrator (RV) and replace in its entirety; (2) 
delete the functional statement for the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of 
HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RV7) and replace in its 
entirety.

Office of the Associate Administrator (RV)

    The Office of the Associate Administrator provides leadership and 
direction for the HIV/AIDS programs and activities of the Bureau and 
oversees its relationship with other national health programs. 
Specifically: (1) Promotes the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS 
Strategy within the Agency and among Agency-funded programs; (2) 
coordinates the formulation of an overall strategy and policy for 
programs established by Title XXVI of the PHS Act as amended by the 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-87; 
(3) coordinates the internal functions of the Bureau and its 
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other Agency Bureaus and Offices; (4) establishes HIV/AIDS program 
objectives, alternatives, and policy positions consistent with broad 
Administration guidelines; (5) provides leadership for and oversight of 
the Bureau's budgetary development and implementation processes; (6) 
provides clinical leadership to Ryan White-funded programs and global 
HIV/AIDS programs; (7) oversees the implementation of the training and 
systems strengthening for the Global HIV/AIDS Program as part of the 
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; (8) serves as a principal 
contact and advisor to the Department and other parties on matters 
pertaining to the planning and development of HIV/AIDS-related health 
delivery systems; (9) reviews HIV/AIDS related program activities to 
determine their consistency with established policies; (10) develops 
and oversees operating policies and procedures for the Bureau; (11) 
oversees and directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of 
special studies related to HIV/AIDS and public health within the 
Bureau; (12) prioritizes technical assistance needs in consultation 
with each division/office; (13) plans, develops, implements and 
evaluates the Bureau's organizational and staff development, and staff 
training activities inclusive of guiding action steps addressing annual 
Employee Viewpoint Survey results; (14) plans, implements, and 
evaluates the Bureau's national Technical Assistance conference calls, 
TARGET Web site, Webex trainings and other distance learning 
modalities; (15) represents the Agency in HIV/AIDS related conferences, 
consultations, and meetings with other Operating Divisions, Office of 
the Assistance Secretary for Health, the Department of State, and the 
White House; (16) coordinates the development and distribution of all 
Bureau communication activities, materials and products internally and 
externally; (17) provides leadership for and oversees Bureau's grants 
processes, and; (18) oversees Bureau Executive Secretariat functions 
and coordinates HRSA responses and comments on HIV/AIDS-related 
reports, position papers, guidance documents, correspondence, and 
related issues, including Freedom of Information Act requests.

Division of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RV7)

    The Division of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development provides 
national leadership and manages the implementation of Part F under 
Title XXVI of the PHS Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-87 (the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program), including the Special Projects of National Significance 
and the AIDS Education and Training Centers Programs. The Special 
Projects of National Significance Program develops innovative models of 
HIV care and the AIDS Education and Training Centers Program increases 
the number of health care providers who are educated and motivated to 
counsel, diagnose, treat, and medically manage people with HIV disease 
and to help prevent high-risk behaviors that lead to HIV transmission. 
The division also implements the training and systems strengthening 
functions of the Global HIV/AIDS Program as part of the President's 
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This includes strengthening 
health systems for delivery of prevention, care and treatment services 
for people living with HIV/AIDS in PEPFAR funded countries. The 
division will translate lessons learned from both the Global HIV/AIDS 
Programs and Special Projects of National Significance projects to the 
Part A, B, C, D, and F grantee community. In collaboration with the 
Division of Policy and Data, the division assesses effectiveness of 
technical assistance efforts/initiatives, identifies new technical 
assistance needs and priority areas, and participates in the bureau-
wide technical assistance workgroup.

Section RV-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: May 27, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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