83 FR 30944 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) is amended to reflect new functional statements for the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use 
and the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. In 
addition this notice establishes the new National Mental Health and 
Substance Use Policy Laboratory (NMHSUPL). This reorganization is to 
ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in the 21st Century 
Cures Act, and to better align the agency in maximizing the talent and 
resources available to improve the efficiency of SAMHSA programs.
    Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
    Establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use (OAS) and abolishing the Immediate Office of 
the Administrator. Realigning the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS 
Relief Activities Branch from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 
to the OAS. Realigning the Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, the 
Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse, the Office of the Chief 
Medical Officer, and the Executive Correspondence Branch, from the 
Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation (OPPI) to the OAS. Renaming 
the Office of Behavioral Health Equity to the Office of Behavioral 
Health Equity and Justice-Involved and renaming the Division of 
Regional and National Policy Liaison to the Office of Intergovernmental 
and External Affairs and realigning both from OPPI to the OAS. 
Establishing the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy 
Laboratory and transferring to it the functions of OPPI. Abolishing the 
Division of Policy Coordination and the Division of Policy Innovation 
and Policy Analysis Branch from OPPI. Codifying the existing Center for 
Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) and renaming CBHSQ's 
Division of Evaluation, Analysis, and Quality to the Office of 
Evaluation. The Office of Communication remains an integral part of the 
OAS and was not impacted by this reorganization. The functional 
statement for each office is changed to read as follows:

Office of the Assistant Secretary (MA)

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS): (1) Maintains a system 
to disseminate research findings and evidence-based practices to 
service providers to improve treatment and prevention services and 
incorporate these findings into SAMHSA programs; (2) ensures that 
grants are subject to performance and outcome evaluations and that 
center directors consistently document the grant process and conduct 
ongoing oversight of grantees; (3) consults with stakeholders to 
improve community-based and other mental health services, including 
adults with a serious mental illness (SMI), and children with a serious 
emotional disturbance (SED); (4) collaborates with other federal 
departments, including the Departments of Defense (DOD), Veterans 
Affairs (VA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Labor (DOL) to 
improve care for veterans and service members, and support programs to 
address chronic homelessness; and (5) works with stakeholders to 
improve the recruitment and retention of mental health and substance 
use disorder professionals. In addition, the OAS provides leadership in 
the development of agency policies and programs, and maintains a close 
working relationship and coordination with Congress, other operating 
and staff divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services, 
and external Federal and private sector entities.
    The OAS consists of the Office of Communications, Office of 
Intergovernmental and External Affairs, the Office of Behavioral Health 
Equity and Justice-Involved, the Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy/
Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse, and the Office of the 
Chief Medical Officer.

Office of Communications (MAB)

    Provides leadership in the development of SAMHSA's priorities, 
strategies, and practices for effective communications to targeted 
public audiences, including relations with the media; and serves as a 
focal point for communications activities as follows: (1) Coordinates 
agency communications activities; (2) plans public events, including 
press conferences, speeches, and site visits for the Administrator, 
other SAMHSA officials, and DHHS representatives; (3) publishes SAMHSA 
brochures, fact sheets, and quarterly issues of SAMHSA News; (4) 
coordinates electronic dissemination of information, within the Agency 
and through the internet and World-Wide Web; (5) develops 
communications channels and targets media placements; (6) develops and 
disseminates news releases and coordinates media contacts with Agency 
representatives; (7) provides editorial and policy review of all Agency 
publications; (8) fulfills public affairs requirements of DHHS; (9) 
provides Agency contributions to the DHHS forecast report on 
significant activities; and (10) manages the Agency conference exhibit 
program.

Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (MAC)

    The Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA) serves 
as the central point for providing leadership and coordination in 
establishing and maintaining a collaborative effort between SAMHSA, 
other government agencies, and service providers in order to improve 
behavioral health outcomes. The Office is SAMHSA's lead for 
institutional and intergovernmental communication and coordination. As 
such, the Office: (1) Ensures that critical information from the field 
is incorporated into all policy activities and shared broadly across 
SAMHSA to support program development and implementation; (2) 
establishes and sustains relationships between SAMHSA and key 
stakeholders in other government agencies and institutions; (3) ensures 
that SAMHSA's policies are effectively communicated to Regional and 
National stakeholders; and, (4) meets routinely with staff from Centers 
and Offices to discuss program policy issues, seek input, and review 
progress.

Office of Behavioral Health Equity and Justice-Involved (MACA)

    The Office of Behavioral Health Equity and the Justice-Involved 
(OBHEJI) coordinates agency efforts to ensure that racial and ethnic 
minority, underserved, and criminal justice-involved populations have 
equitable access to high quality behavioral health care. Functions of 
the office include: (1) Strengthening SAMHSA's capacity, through its 
grant programs and technical assistance efforts, to address the 
behavioral health needs of minority, underserved and justice involved 
populations; (2) enhancing measurement and data strategies to identify, 
assess and respond to the behavioral health challenges for these 
populations; (3) promoting policy initiatives that strengthen SAMHSA's 
programs and the broader field in improving the behavioral health of 
the underserved and the justice-involved; and, (4) expanding the 
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workforce capacity to improve outreach, engagement and quality of care.

Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy/Office of Indian Alcohol and 
Substance Abuse (MACB)

    The Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy (OTAP)/Office of Indian 
Alcohol and Substance Abuse (OIASA) coordinates federal partners and 
provides tribes with technical assistance and resources to develop and 
enhance prevention and treatment programs for substance use disorders, 
including the misuse of alcohol. The Office serves as the agency's 
primary point of contact for tribal governments, tribal organizations, 
and federal agencies on behavioral health issues that impact tribal 
communities.
    OTAP/OIASA is charged with aligning, leveraging, and coordinating 
federal agencies and departments in carrying out SAMHSA's 
responsibilities delineated in the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA). 
This effort is overseen through the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
(IASA) Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee, which is comprised of 
more than 60 members representing a range of federal agencies and 
departments.

PEPFAR Activities Branch (MACC)

    The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Activities 
Branch: (1) Provides leadership and direction to activities, under the 
PEPFAR mission, that impact the global HIV epidemic through the 
delivery of substance abuse treatment as part of HIV/AIDS prevention, 
care, and treatment; (2) serves as the point of contact (POC) for all 
SAMHSA PEPFAR operational activities and provides leadership and 
direction to technical, budget and programmatic aspects of the SAMHSA 
PEPFAR program; (3) works in collaboration with other agency's staff to 
guide policy development and innovation related to HIV and hepatitis 
within the context of a broader international agenda, including work 
with other SAMHSA Centers to identify additional behavioral health 
evidence based practices and initiatives that are relevant to SAMHSA's 
role in PEPFAR; (4) serves as the POC for both the Office of Global 
Affairs in HHS and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health 
Diplomacy (S/GAC) in the State Department on all SAMHSA PEPFAR related 
activities and coordinates all matters of PEPFAR policy; and (5) 
oversees and coordinates responsibilities for PEPFAR within SAMHSA, 
including (a) SAMHSA PEPFAR operational activities to include budget, 
programmatic activities, as well as, new initiatives and activities 
developed at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health 
Diplomacy (S/GAC); (b) SAMHSA PEPFAR data activities and reporting to 
the Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement (ICPI); (c) 
SAMHSA related PEPFAR Technical Working Group (TWG) activities and 
assignments; (d) SAMHSA headquarters technical assistance (TDYs) on 
substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention, care and treatment; and 
(e) SAMHSA participation in PEPFAR country reviews and new and evolving 
PEPFAR activities, including policy development.

Executive Correspondence and Support Branch (MACD)

    The Executive Correspondence and Support Branch: (1) Receives, 
analyzes, assigns, distributes and tracks executive correspondence and 
maintains files; (2) ensuring responsiveness, quality and timeliness of 
executive correspondence; (3) issues guidance and establishes 
administrative processes to ensure that executive correspondence 
complies with all DHHS requirements and reflects positively on the 
reputation of SAMHSA; and, (4) responds to Freedom of Information Act 
requests.

Office of the Chief Medical Officer (MAD)

    The Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) provides assistance 
to the Assistant Secretary in evaluating and organizing programs within 
the Agency, and to promote evidence-based and promising best practices 
emphasizing clinical focus. The OCMO has in-depth experience providing 
mental health care or substance use disorder treatment services. 
Furthermore, the OCMO coordinates with the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to assess the use of performance metrics 
to evaluate SAMHSA programs, and to coordinate with the Assistant 
Secretary to ensure consistent utilization of appropriate performance 
metrics and evaluation designs.

National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (MD)

    The National Mental Health Substance Use and Policy Laboratory 
(NMHSUPL) promotes evidence-based practices and service delivery models 
through evaluating models that would benefit from further development 
and through expanding, replicating, or scaling evidence-based programs 
across a wider area. The NMHSUPL: (1) Identifies, coordinates, and 
facilitates the implementation of policy changes likely to have a 
significant effect on mental health, mental illness (especially severe 
mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders), 
recovery supports, and the prevention and treatment of substance use 
disorder services; (2) works with the Center for Behavioral Health 
Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) to collect information from grantees 
under programs operated by the Administration in order to evaluate and 
disseminate information on evidence-based practices, including 
culturally and linguistically appropriate services, as appropriate, and 
service delivery models; and (3) carry out other activities as deemed 
necessary to continue to encourage innovation and disseminate evidence-
based programs and practices.

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (MC)

    The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality: (1) 
Coordinates the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use's integrated data strategy, which includes collecting data each 
year on the national incidence and prevalence of the various forms of 
mental illness and substance abuse; (2) provides statistical and 
analytical support for activities of the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use, and the Secretary of DHHS; (3) recommends a 
core set of performance metrics to evaluate activities supported by the 
Administration; (4) coordinates with the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Chief Medical Officer, as appropriate, to 
improve the quality of services provided by programs and the evaluation 
of activities carried out by the Administration; (5) works with the 
National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory to collect, 
as appropriate, information from grantees under programs in order to 
evaluate and disseminate information on evidence-based practices, 
including culturally and linguistically appropriate services, as 
appropriate, and service delivery models; (6) improves access to 
reliable and valid information on evidence-based programs and 
practices, including information on the strength of evidence associated 
with such programs and practices, related to mental and substance use 
disorders; (7) compiles, analyzes, and disseminates behavioral health 
information for statistical purposes.

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Office of the Director (MC1)

    The Office of the Director: (1) Plans, directs, administers, 
coordinates, and evaluates the integrated data strategy of the Center; 
(2) ensures that data collection, analytic activities, dissemination 
activities, and evaluation efforts are consistent with the mission and 
priorities of the Department and the Agency; (3) directs the Center's 
health systems statistical programs and evaluations; (4) provides 
management and administration for the Center; (5) serves as Agency 
primary liaison to the Office of the Secretary, the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, and other Federal agencies; to State and local 
government agencies; and to non-governmental organizations and 
institutions on matters related to the collection and analysis of data 
on substance use and mental health issues; and (6) oversees the process 
for internal clearance, publishing, and dissemination of statistical 
studies, reports, and evaluations produced by CBHSQ.

Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (MCA)

    The Office of Program Analysis and Coordination supports the 
Center's implementation of programs and policies by providing guidance 
in the administration, analysis, planning, and coordination of the 
Center's programs, consistent with agency priorities. Specifically the 
Office: (1) Manages the Center's participation in the agency's policy, 
planning, budget formulation and execution, program development and 
clearance, and internal and external requests, including strategic 
planning, identification of program priorities, and other agency-wide 
and departmental planning activities; (2) Provides support for the 
Center Director, including coordination of staff development 
activities, analysis of the impact of proposed legislation and rule-
making, and supporting administrative functions, including human 
resource-related actions; and (3) coordinates release of survey data 
information through electronic reports and web based media in 
conjunction with Office of Communication.

Division of Surveillance and Data Collection (MCB)

    The Division is responsible for developing, conducting, and 
improving surveys carried out by CBHSQ according to statute. 
Specifically the Division: (1) Plans, develops, and manages the 
national surveys of the general population, treatment providers, and 
patients focused on behavioral health disorders, adverse consequences, 
and treatment utilization and availability; (2) consistent with the 
CBHSQ publications plan, makes CBHSQ data available to the general 
public, policymakers at the Federal, state, and local government 
levels, and researchers through annual reports for agency, peer- 
reviewed sources, publications, and customized data files (public and 
restricted-use) in accordance with confidentiality statutes and 
regulations and OMB guidance and with Federal partners, as appropriate; 
(3) carries out methodological studies to assess and improve data 
collection methods and data quality and determines the comparability of 
data from SAMHSA surveys with those of other surveys conducted on 
behavioral health disorders; (4) responds to data inquiries and 
provides technical assistance to SAMHSA, other Federal agencies, state, 
and local governments, private organizations, researchers, and the 
public on the findings and appropriate interpretation of the data from 
CBHSQ surveys, as well as surveys sponsored by other organizations; (6) 
serves as a source of expertise for SAMHSA and the Department on survey 
methods, sampling design, statistics, analytical techniques, and 
participates in interagency workgroups to promote information-sharing 
and collaboration on statistical issues across agencies; and (7) 
manages statistical and analytical support team that analyzes and 
disseminates CBHSQ data.

Population Surveys Branch (MCBA)

    The Population Surveys Branch plans, develops, and manages the 
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Specifically the 
Branch: (1) According to statute, provides annual national estimates, 
as well as periodic state, sub-state, and metropolitan area estimates 
on the incidence, prevalence, correlates, and consequences of illicit 
drug use, alcohol and tobacco use, and mental health disorders and 
related treatment in the general population; (2) keeps abreast of 
current advances in survey design techniques and emerging data needs 
and research findings, and updates the survey design and analysis plans 
to meet those needs; and develops and implements new questionnaires and 
sampling, data collection, estimation, and analysis methods reflecting 
these needs for surveys; (3) manages the NSDUH data collection by 
reviewing the data collection materials, observing data collection, 
observing field interviewer training, tracking response rates, and 
resolving data quality problems; (4) evaluates methods used in 
population surveys and their impact on data quality, including 
comparing CBHSQ data with other existing data to help guide 
interpretation and promote appropriate uses of data; (5) manages the 
survey contract to ensure the reliability and validity of the data and 
(6) maintains partnerships with other organizations collecting and 
analyzing data on behavioral health disorders in support of agency's 
mission.

Treatment Services Branch (MCBB)

    The Treatment Services Branch plans, develops, and manages national 
surveys of mental health and substance use treatment service facilities 
and client level data collections related to the nation's behavioral 
health treatment systems according to statute. These data collections 
include the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-
SSATS), the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS), the 
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), the Mental Health Client-Level Data 
(MH-CLD) system, the SAMHSA Emergency Department Surveillance System 
(SEDSS) and other studies of the behavioral health treatment system. 
Specifically the Branch: (1) Provides annual national census data, as 
well as State, and metropolitan area data on the number, location, 
services provided, operational characteristics, and utilization of 
mental health and substance use treatment facilities; and provides 
client-level data on the characteristics of persons admitted to 
behavioral health treatment and their status post-admission and at 
discharge; (2) according to statute, manages and directs the collection 
of survey data used to develop and maintain a web-based treatment 
service Locator for behavioral health disorders, and conducts periodic 
testing and analyses to improve the accessibility and utility of the 
Locator and collaborates with the SAMHSA Office of Communication, as 
appropriate, in usability studies; (3) manages the associated survey 
contracts to ensure the reliability and validity of the data; (4) 
maintains the quality and relevance of the data through partnership 
with state behavioral health agencies, and (5) coordinates partnership 
efforts with the Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health 
Statistics (NCHS) related to the collection of behavioral health 
emergency department data for SEDSS through the National Ambulatory 
Medical Care Survey (NHCS).

Office of Evaluation (MCC)

    The Office of Evaluation is responsible for providing centralized 
planning and management of program evaluation across SAMHSA in

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partnership with program originating Centers, providing oversight and 
management of agency quality improvement and performance management 
activities and for advancing agency goals and objectives related to 
program evaluation, performance measurement, and quality improvement. 
Specifically, the Office: (1) Develops evaluation language for Request 
for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Applications (RFAs), and other 
funding announcements to ensure a clear statement of evaluation 
expectations in the announcements; (2) develops and implements standard 
measures for evaluating program performance and improvement of 
services; (3) manages the design of SAMHSA program evaluations in 
collaboration with the relevant Center(s); (4) monitors evaluation 
contracts to ensure implementation of planned evaluation and provides 
early feedback regarding program start-up for use in agency decision-
making; (5) works collaboratively with the National Mental Health and 
Substance Use Policy Laboratory to provide support for SAMHSA 
evaluations; (6) oversees the identification of a set of performance 
indicators to monitor each SAMHSA program in collaboration with program 
staff and the development of periodic evaluation reports for use in 
agency planning, program change, and reporting to departmental and 
external organizations; (7) provides collaboration, guidance, and 
systematic feedback on SAMHSA's programmatic investments to support the 
agency's policy and program decisions; (8) analyzes and disseminates 
evaluation related data and reports in support of Secretarial and 
Assistant Secretarial initiatives and develops evaluation and 
performance related reports in response to internal and external 
requests; (9) provides oversight of the agency's quality improvement 
efforts, including the collection, analysis, and reporting of 
performance measurement and quality monitoring and improvement data; 
(10) provides oversight and management of SAMHSA's Performance 
Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS) which serves as a mechanism 
for the collection of performance data from agency grantees; (11) 
responds to agency and departmental requests for performance 
measurement data and information; and conducts a range of analytic and 
support activities to promote the use of performance data and 
information in the monitoring and management of agency programs and 
initiatives; and (12) maintains the posting, on the internet, of 
information on evidence-based programs and practices that have been 
reviewed by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use.

Delegation of Authority

    All delegations and re-delegations of authority made to SAMHSA 
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.

    Dated: June 25, 2018.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
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workforce capacity to improve outreach, as well as, new initiatives and activities likely to have a significant effect on
engagement and quality of care. developed at the Office of the Global mental health, mental illness (especially
AIDS Coordinator and Health severe mental illnesses such as
Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy/
Diplomacy (S/GAC); (b) SAMHSA schizophrenia and schizoaffective
Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance
PEPFAR data activities and reporting to disorders), recovery supports, and the
Abuse (MACB)
the Interagency Collaborative for prevention and treatment of substance
The Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy Program Improvement (ICPI); (c) use disorder services; (2) works with the
(OTAP)/Office of Indian Alcohol and SAMHSA related PEPFAR Technical Center for Behavioral Health Statistics
Substance Abuse (OIASA) coordinates Working Group (TWG) activities and and Quality (CBHSQ) to collect
federal partners and provides tribes assignments; (d) SAMHSA headquarters information from grantees under
with technical assistance and resources technical assistance (TDYs) on programs operated by the
to develop and enhance prevention and substance abuse treatment and HIV Administration in order to evaluate and
treatment programs for substance use prevention, care and treatment; and (e) disseminate information on evidence-
disorders, including the misuse of SAMHSA participation in PEPFAR
alcohol. The Office serves as the based practices, including culturally
country reviews and new and evolving and linguistically appropriate services,
agency’s primary point of contact for PEPFAR activities, including policy
tribal governments, tribal organizations, as appropriate, and service delivery
development.
and federal agencies on behavioral models; and (3) carry out other activities
health issues that impact tribal Executive Correspondence and Support as deemed necessary to continue to
communities. Branch (MACD) encourage innovation and disseminate
OTAP/OIASA is charged with The Executive Correspondence and evidence-based programs and practices.
aligning, leveraging, and coordinating Support Branch: (1) Receives, analyzes, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics
federal agencies and departments in assigns, distributes and tracks executive and Quality (MC)
carrying out SAMHSA’s responsibilities correspondence and maintains files; (2)
delineated in the Tribal Law and Order ensuring responsiveness, quality and The Center for Behavioral Health
Act (TLOA). This effort is overseen timeliness of executive correspondence; Statistics and Quality: (1) Coordinates
through the Indian Alcohol and (3) issues guidance and establishes the Assistant Secretary for Mental
Substance Abuse (IASA) administrative processes to ensure that Health and Substance Use’s integrated
Interdepartmental Coordinating executive correspondence complies data strategy, which includes collecting
Committee, which is comprised of more with all DHHS requirements and reflects data each year on the national incidence
than 60 members representing a range of positively on the reputation of and prevalence of the various forms of
federal agencies and departments. SAMHSA; and, (4) responds to Freedom mental illness and substance abuse; (2)
PEPFAR Activities Branch (MACC) of Information Act requests. provides statistical and analytical
The President’s Emergency Plan for Office of the Chief Medical Officer support for activities of the Assistant
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Activities (MAD) Secretary for Mental Health and
Branch: (1) Provides leadership and Substance Use, and the Secretary of
The Office of the Chief Medical
direction to activities, under the DHHS; (3) recommends a core set of
Officer (OCMO) provides assistance to
PEPFAR mission, that impact the global performance metrics to evaluate
the Assistant Secretary in evaluating
HIV epidemic through the delivery of activities supported by the
and organizing programs within the
substance abuse treatment as part of Administration; (4) coordinates with the
Agency, and to promote evidence-based
HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and Assistant Secretary for Mental Health
and promising best practices
treatment; (2) serves as the point of and Substance Use, the Assistant
emphasizing clinical focus. The OCMO
contact (POC) for all SAMHSA PEPFAR Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
has in-depth experience providing
operational activities and provides and the Substance Abuse and Mental
mental health care or substance use
leadership and direction to technical, disorder treatment services. Health Services Administration
budget and programmatic aspects of the Furthermore, the OCMO coordinates (SAMHSA) Chief Medical Officer, as
SAMHSA PEPFAR program; (3) works with the Assistant Secretary for appropriate, to improve the quality of
in collaboration with other agency’s Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to services provided by programs and the
staff to guide policy development and assess the use of performance metrics to evaluation of activities carried out by
innovation related to HIV and hepatitis evaluate SAMHSA programs, and to the Administration; (5) works with the
within the context of a broader coordinate with the Assistant Secretary National Mental Health and Substance
international agenda, including work to ensure consistent utilization of Use Policy Laboratory to collect, as
with other SAMHSA Centers to identify appropriate performance metrics and appropriate, information from grantees
additional behavioral health evidence evaluation designs. under programs in order to evaluate and
based practices and initiatives that are disseminate information on evidence-
relevant to SAMHSA’s role in PEPFAR; National Mental Health and Substance based practices, including culturally
(4) serves as the POC for both the Office Use Policy Laboratory (MD) and linguistically appropriate services,
of Global Affairs in HHS and the Office The National Mental Health as appropriate, and service delivery
of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Substance Use and Policy Laboratory models; (6) improves access to reliable
Health Diplomacy (S/GAC) in the State (NMHSUPL) promotes evidence-based and valid information on evidence-
Department on all SAMHSA PEPFAR practices and service delivery models based programs and practices, including
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related activities and coordinates all through evaluating models that would information on the strength of evidence
matters of PEPFAR policy; and (5) benefit from further development and associated with such programs and
oversees and coordinates through expanding, replicating, or practices, related to mental and
responsibilities for PEPFAR within scaling evidence-based programs across substance use disorders; (7) compiles,
SAMHSA, including (a) SAMHSA a wider area. The NMHSUPL: (1) analyzes, and disseminates behavioral
PEPFAR operational activities to Identifies, coordinates, and facilitates health information for statistical
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Office of the Director (MC1) health disorders, adverse consequences, quality, including comparing CBHSQ
The Office of the Director: (1) Plans, and treatment utilization and data with other existing data to help
directs, administers, coordinates, and availability; (2) consistent with the guide interpretation and promote
evaluates the integrated data strategy of CBHSQ publications plan, makes appropriate uses of data; (5) manages
the Center; (2) ensures that data CBHSQ data available to the general the survey contract to ensure the
public, policymakers at the Federal, reliability and validity of the data and
collection, analytic activities,
state, and local government levels, and (6) maintains partnerships with other
dissemination activities, and evaluation
researchers through annual reports for organizations collecting and analyzing
efforts are consistent with the mission
agency, peer- reviewed sources, data on behavioral health disorders in
and priorities of the Department and the
publications, and customized data files support of agency’s mission.
Agency; (3) directs the Center’s health
(public and restricted-use) in
systems statistical programs and Treatment Services Branch (MCBB)
accordance with confidentiality statutes
evaluations; (4) provides management The Treatment Services Branch plans,
and regulations and OMB guidance and
and administration for the Center; (5) develops, and manages national surveys
with Federal partners, as appropriate;
serves as Agency primary liaison to the of mental health and substance use
(3) carries out methodological studies to
Office of the Secretary, the Office of assess and improve data collection treatment service facilities and client
National Drug Control Policy, and other methods and data quality and level data collections related to the
Federal agencies; to State and local determines the comparability of data nation’s behavioral health treatment
government agencies; and to non- from SAMHSA surveys with those of systems according to statute. These data
governmental organizations and other surveys conducted on behavioral collections include the National Survey
institutions on matters related to the health disorders; (4) responds to data of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
collection and analysis of data on inquiries and provides technical (N–SSATS), the National Mental Health
substance use and mental health issues; assistance to SAMHSA, other Federal Services Survey (N–MHSS), the
and (6) oversees the process for internal agencies, state, and local governments, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), the
clearance, publishing, and private organizations, researchers, and Mental Health Client-Level Data (MH–
dissemination of statistical studies, the public on the findings and CLD) system, the SAMHSA Emergency
reports, and evaluations produced by appropriate interpretation of the data Department Surveillance System
CBHSQ. from CBHSQ surveys, as well as surveys (SEDSS) and other studies of the
Office of Program Analysis and sponsored by other organizations; (6) behavioral health treatment system.
Coordination (MCA) serves as a source of expertise for Specifically the Branch: (1) Provides
SAMHSA and the Department on survey annual national census data, as well as
The Office of Program Analysis and methods, sampling design, statistics, State, and metropolitan area data on the
Coordination supports the Center’s analytical techniques, and participates number, location, services provided,
implementation of programs and in interagency workgroups to promote operational characteristics, and
policies by providing guidance in the information-sharing and collaboration utilization of mental health and
administration, analysis, planning, and on statistical issues across agencies; and substance use treatment facilities; and
coordination of the Center’s programs, (7) manages statistical and analytical provides client-level data on the
consistent with agency priorities. support team that analyzes and characteristics of persons admitted to
Specifically the Office: (1) Manages the disseminates CBHSQ data. behavioral health treatment and their
Center’s participation in the agency’s status post-admission and at discharge;
policy, planning, budget formulation Population Surveys Branch (MCBA) (2) according to statute, manages and
and execution, program development The Population Surveys Branch plans, directs the collection of survey data
and clearance, and internal and external develops, and manages the National used to develop and maintain a web-
requests, including strategic planning, Survey on Drug Use and Health based treatment service Locator for
identification of program priorities, and (NSDUH). Specifically the Branch: (1) behavioral health disorders, and
other agency-wide and departmental According to statute, provides annual conducts periodic testing and analyses
planning activities; (2) Provides support national estimates, as well as periodic to improve the accessibility and utility
for the Center Director, including state, sub-state, and metropolitan area of the Locator and collaborates with the
coordination of staff development estimates on the incidence, prevalence, SAMHSA Office of Communication, as
activities, analysis of the impact of correlates, and consequences of illicit appropriate, in usability studies; (3)
proposed legislation and rule-making, drug use, alcohol and tobacco use, and manages the associated survey contracts
and supporting administrative mental health disorders and related to ensure the reliability and validity of
functions, including human resource- treatment in the general population; (2) the data; (4) maintains the quality and
related actions; and (3) coordinates keeps abreast of current advances in relevance of the data through
release of survey data information survey design techniques and emerging partnership with state behavioral health
through electronic reports and web data needs and research findings, and agencies, and (5) coordinates
based media in conjunction with Office updates the survey design and analysis partnership efforts with the Center for
of Communication. plans to meet those needs; and develops Disease Control, National Center for
and implements new questionnaires and Health Statistics (NCHS) related to the
Division of Surveillance and Data sampling, data collection, estimation,
Collection (MCB) collection of behavioral health
and analysis methods reflecting these emergency department data for SEDSS
The Division is responsible for needs for surveys; (3) manages the through the National Ambulatory
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developing, conducting, and improving NSDUH data collection by reviewing the Medical Care Survey (NHCS).
surveys carried out by CBHSQ data collection materials, observing data
according to statute. Specifically the collection, observing field interviewer Office of Evaluation (MCC)
Division: (1) Plans, develops, and training, tracking response rates, and The Office of Evaluation is
manages the national surveys of the resolving data quality problems; (4) responsible for providing centralized
general population, treatment providers, evaluates methods used in population planning and management of program
and patients focused on behavioral surveys and their impact on data evaluation across SAMHSA in

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partnership with program originating programs and practices that have been Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies
Centers, providing oversight and reviewed by the Assistant Secretary for of the laboratories and Instrumented
management of agency quality Mental Health and Substance Use. Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently
improvement and performance certified to meet the standards of the
Delegation of Authority
management activities and for Mandatory Guidelines for Federal
advancing agency goals and objectives All delegations and re-delegations of Workplace Drug Testing Programs
related to program evaluation, authority made to SAMHSA officials (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory
performance measurement, and quality that were in effect immediately prior to Guidelines were first published in the
improvement. Specifically, the Office: this reorganization, and that are Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53
(1) Develops evaluation language for consistent with this reorganization, FR 11970), and subsequently revised in
Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request shall continue in effect pending further the Federal Register on June 9, 1994 (59
for Applications (RFAs), and other re-delegation. FR 29908); September 30, 1997 (62 FR
funding announcements to ensure a Dated: June 25, 2018. 51118); April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644);
clear statement of evaluation Alex M. Azar II, November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71858);
expectations in the announcements; (2) Secretary. December 10, 2008 (73 FR 75122); April
develops and implements standard [FR Doc. 2018–14165 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] 30, 2010 (75 FR 22809); and on January
measures for evaluating program BILLING CODE 4160–01–P
23, 2017 (82 FR 7920).
performance and improvement of The Mandatory Guidelines were
services; (3) manages the design of initially developed in accordance with
SAMHSA program evaluations in DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Executive Order 12564 and section 503
collaboration with the relevant HUMAN SERVICES of Public Law 100–71. The ‘‘Mandatory
Center(s); (4) monitors evaluation Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug
contracts to ensure implementation of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Testing Programs,’’ as amended in the
planned evaluation and provides early Services Administration revisions listed above, requires strict
feedback regarding program start-up for standards that laboratories and IITFs
Current List of HHS-Certified must meet in order to conduct drug and
use in agency decision-making; (5)
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial specimen validity tests on urine
works collaboratively with the National
Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum specimens for federal agencies.
Mental Health and Substance Use Policy
Standards To Engage in Urine Drug To become certified, an applicant
Laboratory to provide support for
Testing for Federal Agencies laboratory or IITF must undergo three
SAMHSA evaluations; (6) oversees the
identification of a set of performance AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental rounds of performance testing plus an
indicators to monitor each SAMHSA Health Services Administration, HHS. on-site inspection. To maintain that
program in collaboration with program certification, a laboratory or IITF must
ACTION: Notice.
staff and the development of periodic participate in a quarterly performance
evaluation reports for use in agency SUMMARY: The Department of Health and testing program plus undergo periodic,
planning, program change, and Human Services (HHS) notifies federal on-site inspections.
reporting to departmental and external agencies of the laboratories and Laboratories and IITFs in the
organizations; (7) provides Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities applicant stage of certification are not to
collaboration, guidance, and systematic (IITF) currently certified to meet the be considered as meeting the minimum
feedback on SAMHSA’s programmatic standards of the Mandatory Guidelines requirements described in the HHS
investments to support the agency’s for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Mandatory Guidelines. A HHS-certified
policy and program decisions; (8) Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). laboratory or IITF must have its letter of
analyzes and disseminates evaluation A notice listing all currently HHS- certification from HHS/SAMHSA
related data and reports in support of certified laboratories and IITFs is (formerly: HHS/NIDA), which attests
Secretarial and Assistant Secretarial published in the Federal Register that it has met minimum standards.
during the first week of each month. If In accordance with the Mandatory
initiatives and develops evaluation and
any laboratory or IITF certification is Guidelines dated January 23, 2017 (82
performance related reports in response
suspended or revoked, the laboratory or FR 7920), the following HHS-certified
to internal and external requests; (9)
IITF will be omitted from subsequent laboratories and IITFs meet the
provides oversight of the agency’s
lists until such time as it is restored to minimum standards to conduct drug
quality improvement efforts, including
full certification under the Mandatory and specimen validity tests on urine
the collection, analysis, and reporting of
Guidelines. specimens:
performance measurement and quality
monitoring and improvement data; (10) If any laboratory or IITF has HHS-Certified Instrumented Initial
provides oversight and management of withdrawn from the HHS National Testing Facilities
SAMHSA’s Performance Accountability Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP)
during the past month, it will be listed Dynacare, 6628 50th Street NW,
and Reporting System (SPARS) which Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 2N7, 780–
serves as a mechanism for the collection at the end and will be omitted from the
monthly listing thereafter. 784–1190 (Formerly: Gamma-
of performance data from agency Dynacare Medical Laboratories).
grantees; (11) responds to agency and This notice is also available on the
departmental requests for performance internet at http://www.samhsa.gov/ HHS-Certified Laboratories
measurement data and information; and workplace.
ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160
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conducts a range of analytic and support FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624,
activities to promote the use of Giselle Hersh, Division of Workplace 844–486–9226.
performance data and information in the Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, 5600 Alere Toxicology Services, 1111 Newton
monitoring and management of agency Fishers Lane, Room 16N03A, Rockville, St., Gretna, LA 70053, 504–361–8989/
programs and initiatives; and (12) Maryland 20857; 240–276–2600 (voice). 800–433–3823 (Formerly: Kroll
maintains the posting, on the internet, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,
of information on evidence-based Department of Health and Human Laboratory Specialists, Inc.).

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FR Citation		83 FR 30944
83 FR 30944 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
