[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83023-83024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23783]


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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 89 
FR 19832 dated March 20, 2024) to reorganize sections of the Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
    This reorganization updates and/or realigns functions, including 
delegations of authority for MCHB (RM).

Chapter RM--Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM)

Section RM.10 Organization

    Establish the Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs 
and the Division of Women's Health.
    Following this realignment, MCHB includes the following components:
    <bullet> Office of the Associate Administrator (RM),
    <bullet> Office of Policy and Planning (RMA),
    <bullet> Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs 
(RMB),
    <bullet> Office of Operations and Management (RM1),
    <bullet> Division of Services for Children with Special Health 
Needs (RM2),
    <bullet> Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family (RM3),
    <bullet> Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce 
Development (RM4),
    <bullet> Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5),
    <bullet> Division of State and Community Health (RM6),
    <bullet> Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems 
(RM8),
    <bullet> Office of Epidemiology and Research (RM9), and
    <bullet> Division of Women's Health (RMC).

Section RM.20 Function

    Update the functional statements for the Office of the Associate 
Administrator, Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Healthy Start 
and Perinatal Services, and Division of Home Visiting and Early 
Childhood Systems and add the functional statement for the Office of 
Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs and Division of Women's 
Health:

Office of the Associate Administrator (RM)

    The Office of the Associate Administrator provides national 
leadership and policy direction for MCHB programs. These programs are 
designed to improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants, 
children, adolescents and their families, children with special health 
needs, and persons with hemophilia. Specifically, the Office: (1) 
coordinates the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation 
of MCHB's programs and activities; (2) facilitates effective, 
collaborative relationships with other health and related programs; (3) 
establishes program mission, goals, objectives, and policy with broad 
Administration guidelines; (4) arranges and provides technical 
assistance to ensure that grantees meet program expectations; (5) 
serves as principal contact point across HRSA, HHS, and other agencies 
on matters concerning the health status of America's mothers and 
children; and (6) provides information and reports on MCHB's programs 
to Congress, other federal agencies, the public, and other 
stakeholders.

Office of Policy and Planning (RMA)

    The Office of Policy and Planning serves as MCHB's focal point for 
the development of MCHB policy and program planning. Specifically, the 
Office: (1) supports the Office of the Associate Administrator in 
identifying, planning, and implementing policy and program priorities 
across MCHB; (2) advises and assists in the development, coordination, 
and management of program and policy documents and responses to 
departmental and HRSA initiatives; and (3) coordinates with other 
components within HRSA, HHS, federal agencies, state and local 
governments, and other public and private organizations on issues 
affecting MCHB programs and policies.

Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs (RMB)

    The Office of Strategy, Innovation, and External Affairs serves as 
MCHB's focal point for strategic planning,

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communications, external engagement, and program development. 
Specifically, the Office works closely with the Office of the Associate 
Administrator to develop strategic plans, facilitate program alignment, 
and support special initiatives.

Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (RM5)

    The Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services provides 
national leadership in planning, directing, coordinating, monitoring, 
and evaluating national programs focused on maternal, infant, family, 
and women's health for targeted populations, especially for those at 
high-risk for poor health and health outcomes. Specifically, the 
Division: (1) administers local, state, and national programs on 
perinatal and women's health, with an emphasis on infant mortality 
reduction and eliminating disparities in infant, maternal, and women's 
health outcomes before and after pregnancy; (2) develops policy and 
provides technical assistance, national resource development and 
dissemination, and workforce development to address national trends in 
maternal, infant, family, and women's health status and gaps in 
evidence-based healthcare services for these populations as well as 
Division programs; (3) administers funds and other resources for 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; (4) coordinates with 
MCHB, agency, departmental, and intradepartmental initiatives in 
promoting the Division's program objectives and the mission of MCHB; 
(5) coordinates the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal 
Mortality; (6) liaises with public, private, professional, and non-
governmental organizations for Division programs; (7) disseminates 
information on Division programs to local, state, and national 
audiences; (8) participates in strategic and policy planning, health 
services research and evaluation, regulatory activities, and fiscal 
strategic planning, administration, and analysis relating to Division 
programs; and (9) provides technical assistance and support to central 
and regional office staff of MCHB, HRSA, HHS, and other federal 
agencies.

Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (RM8)

    The Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems plans, 
develops, implements, oversees, monitors, and evaluates national 
programs, including the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting Program and a portfolio of early childhood systems programs. 
Specifically, the Division: (1) provides leadership and coordination of 
federal, regional, state, local, and non-governmental efforts to 
promote the health and well-being of pregnant women, infants, young 
children and their families; (2) develops, analyzes, and/or 
disseminates policies, standards, guidelines, research, and evaluation 
information for the various Division programs; (3) establishes and 
maintains cooperative relationships within HRSA, with other federal 
agencies, and with other relevant public and private organizations to 
implement programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes, 
develop and improve comprehensive coordinated early childhood systems, 
conduct research and evaluation, and advance educational and training 
programs for the early childhood workforce; (4) administers and manages 
a program of interagency agreements, cooperative agreements, grants, 
and contracts that will enhance service delivery and systems building; 
and (5) provides technical assistance and engagement to state and local 
health personnel, other federal agencies, and other stakeholders on 
maternal health, early childhood health and development, and 
comprehensive and coordinated systems of care.

Division of Women's Health (RMC)

    The Division of Women's Health provides national leadership in 
policy, planning, programming, outreach, and education to improve the 
health, wellness, and safety of women across the lifespan. Specifically 
the Division: (1) provides leadership, technical assistance, and 
support to improve health outcomes for women; (2) engages with health 
professionals and other stakeholders to identify and disseminate the 
latest evidence and best practices in women's health; (3) establishes 
short-range and long-range goals, plans, leads, and administers 
activities that improve women's health; (4) enhances the health care 
infrastructure and service delivery system by supporting innovative 
programs throughout the lifespan for women as well as for children and 
families; and (5) works to improve prevention, early identification, 
treatment, and referral for health services for women and their 
families.

Section RM.30 Delegation of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to officials and employees of affected organizational components will 
continue in them or their successors pending further redelegation, if 
allowed, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-23783 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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