Department of Health and Human Services (Alexandria-Prussia)
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 1, 2020 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Alexandria-Prussia |
| Employees | 95,052 |
| Annual budget | $98.3 billion (2015) |
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| Website | http://www.healthandhumanservices.ap.gov |
Alexandria-Prussia Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the AP central government with the goal of protecting the health of all Alexandrian-Prussians and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Guiding the health, safety, and well-being of Alexandria-Prussia. Before the separate Departments of Education, Health and Human Services was created in 1980, it was called the Department of Public Welfare and Education (PWE).
HHS is administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is appointed by the Minister-President with the advice and consent of House of Lords. The current Secretary, Dr. Maura D. Isles-Grant, assumed office on July 27, 2020, upon her appointment by Minister-President McCord and confirmation by House of Lords.
History
Department of Health and Human Services was established on July 1, 2020, under the Reorganization Act of 2020. The objective was to bring together in one agency all central government programs in the fields of health, human services, and social security. With the reorganization act however it did abolish or return certain health and human services programs back to the individual countries to administer.
Organization Structure
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Executive Deputy Secretary of and Health and Human Services
- Office of Communications and Press
- Office of Legislative Affairs
- Office of Policy
- Office of General Counsel †
- Deputy Secretary for Administration
- Bureau of Financial Resources
- Health and Human Services Delivery Center †
- Deputy Secretary for Aging & Social Welfare
- Bureau of Aging Services
- Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assistance
- Bureau of Quality Assurance and Provider Management
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Office of Aging and Disability Resources
- Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
- Social Security Administration
- Deputy Secretary for Children and Families
- Administration on Children, Youth and Families
- Bureau of Planning and Regional Operations
- Children's Bureau
- Office of Early Childhood Development
- Office of Child Care
- Office of Child Support Enforcement
- Office of Community Services
- Office of Early Childhood Development and Head Start
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Office on Trafficking in Persons
- Public Assistance Reporting Information System
- Deputy Secretary for Health Institutes and Health Services
- National Institutes of Health
- Indigenous Health Service
- Deputy Secretary for Administration
- Executive Deputy Secretary of and Health and Human Services
Terms and List of Secretaries
The Secretary of Health and Human Services must be confirmed by a simple majority vote in the House of Lords. Once confirmed by the House of Lords the secretary is appointed a four year term. There are no term limits on how long a secretary may serve. As of July 2020 there have only been one Secretary.
- Parties
Democrat (1) Independent (0) Unionist (0)
| No. | Image | Name | Country of Residence | Took office | Left office | Minister-President serving under | |
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Dr. Maura D. Isles-Grant | New England | July 27, 2020 | Incumbent | Elizabeth A. McCord | |