Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Part A,
I. Under Part A, Chapter AT, "
Section AT.10 Organization.
A.
B. Operations and Resources Division (ATA)
C.
D. Health Information Privacy Division (ATC)
II. Under Chapter AT,
A.
B. Operations and Resources Division (ATA). The Operations and Resources Division (ORD) is headed by a Deputy Director who reports to the Director. Responsibilities of the Deputy Director for Operations and Resources include: Advising on all regional operations and the Centralized Case Management Operation (CCMO); resource management; and other staff functions that include management operations, budget, human resources, travel, information technology, support activities, management analysis, ethics, Continuity of Operations, property management, accountability, and performance metrics. Regional offices are led by Regional Managers who report to the Deputy Director for ORD and are responsible for civil rights and HIPAA complaint investigations, enforcement, and outreach. ORD is responsible for responding to stakeholder calls and triaging civil rights and HIPAA complaints at intake.
C.
D. Health Information Privacy Division (ATC). The Health Information Privacy Division is headed by the Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, who reports to the Director. The Health Information Privacy Division oversees OCR's enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, as well as the confidentiality provisions of Section 922 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA). The Health Information Privacy Division provides national leadership in OCR's enforcement and compliance activities, including advising OCR staff nationwide on case development and quality and assisting in developing negotiation, enforcement, and litigation strategies; promulgates regulations, policies, and guidance and provides technical assistance to assist covered entities with compliance; and provides subject matter expertise for public education and outreach activities to stakeholders nationwide. The Division also identifies OCR training needs and designs HIPAA and PSQIA specific training programs for OCR staff; reviews challenges to OCR's regional offices' HIPAA investigative findings; leads national HIPAA compliance reviews, including audits; and liaises with and provides technical assistance and advisory services to HHS OPDIVS, as well as national advocacy, beneficiary, and provider groups, and to other Federal departments and agencies with respect to health information privacy, security, and breach initiatives and mandates, including serving on intra- and interagency workgroups.
III. Delegation of Authority. Pending further delegation, directives or orders by the Secretary or by the Director of the
Dated:
Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration.
Citation: "81 FR 95622"
Federal Register Page Number: "95622"
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