[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 3869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1308]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part F of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations 
of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Health 
Care Financing Administration (HCFA), (Federal Register, Vol 59, No. 
102, pg. 27565, dated Friday, May 27, 1994) is amended to reflect an 
organizational change within the Bureau of Program Operations (BPO).
    BPO is centralizing the Medicare Transaction System (MTS) 
activities within the currently established Medicare Transaction System 
Initiative Task Force. This change requires an amendment to the 
functional statement for the Medicare Transaction System Initiative 
Task Force (FLB-4) to reflect the Task Forces' responsibility for: (1) 
The oversight, coordination, and day-to-day monitoring of the MTS 
maintenance contract and the contract for independent verification and 
validation of the MTS development; and (2) the quality assurance of MTS 
development throughout the system development life cycle.
    The specific amendment to part F is described below:
    Section F.20.g., Medicare Transaction System Initiative Task Force 
(FLB-4) is deleted and replaced with the following:
    g. Medicare Transaction System Initiative Task Force (FLB-4)
    <bullet> Serves as the Agency focal point for the management and 
coordination of the Medicare Transaction System (MTS) initiative. 
Represents HCFA to the Department, other Federal Agencies, and outside 
organizations.
    <bullet> Provides direction and technical guidance for the design, 
development, implementation, verification and validation, and 
maintenance of the MTS to integrate Medicare Part A and Part B claims 
processing systems.
    <bullet> Provides technical management, oversight, coordination, 
and day-to-day monitoring for the MTS design, development, validation, 
implementation, and maintenance contract and the contract for 
independent verification and validation of the MTS development.
    <bullet> Develops, implements, directs, and operates activities to 
assure the quality of MTS development throughout the system development 
life cycle.
    <bullet> Establishes national policy and procedures and the 
transition of Medicare claims processing from the current Part A and 
Part B systems to the integrated MTS, operating sites, and local 
contractor operations.
    <bullet> Recommends alternatives to existing processes and 
procedures and methods for improvement.
    <bullet> Oversees the development of specifications for, and 
management of, any procurements that are necessary to conduct 
experiments incorporating approved alternatives to existing processes 
and procedures.

    Dated: January 6, 1995.
Steven A. Pelovitz,
Associate Administrator for Operations and Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 95-1308 Filed 1-18-95; 8:45 am]
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