Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration October 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has modified its structure. This new organizational structure was approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on October 11, 2023, and became effective on October 26, 2023.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC). The ISUDCC is open to the public and members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. Agenda with call-in information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting at: https://www.samhsa.gov/ about-us/advisory-councils/meetings. The meeting will include reports from the ISUDCC Working Groups, and discussion of the ISUDCC's recommendations to HHS on how the Federal Government can further integrate and coordinate harm reduction approaches and strategies across the continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery policies, programs, and practices.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Urine or Oral Fluid (Mandatory Guidelines).