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Title: |
Delegation of Authority to the Assistant Secretary for Health Policy |
Effective Date: |
November 3, 2008 |
Revision History |
January 2, 2002 |
Authority: |
G.S. 143B-10 |
The purpose of this directive is to delegate, clarify and specifically confirm certain authorities of the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) to the Assistant Secretary for Health Policy. The Assistant Secretary for Health Policy shall have responsibilities for the department’s health agencies which include the Divisions of Medical Assistance, Health Service Regulation, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Public Health, and the Office of Rural Health and Community Care.
The powers and duties vested in the Secretary of the DHHS in G.S. 143B-10(a), (c), and (e) are delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Health Policy with respect to the department’s health agencies, in accordance with the guidelines set forth below:
This delegation of authority shall not deprive the Secretary from performing, in lieu of the Assistant Secretary for Health Policy, any of the acts set forth above. This delegation of authority may be amended or withdrawn by the Secretary at any time and without notice. This delegation of authority shall not apply to any actions which by law, state policy or NC Governor’s Executive Order, may only be executed by the Secretary.
APPROVED | |
Dempsey Benton, Secretary | |
Department of Health and Human Services |
For questions or clarification on any of the information contained in these manuals, please contact the DHHS Office of the General
Counsel.
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