Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§914 Office of Women’s Health

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - ADMINISTRATION › § 914

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Create an Office of Women’s Health inside the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Administrator must appoint a director. The director must report to the Administrator about HRSA’s current work on women’s health across ages and different biological and social groups. The director must set short- and long-term goals, work with other HRSA offices on training, health services, research, and demonstration projects, pick which women’s health projects HRSA bureaus should carry out or support, consult with health professionals and consumer and nonprofit groups, and serve on the HHS Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health. The director takes over authority for HRSA women’s health projects on March 23, 2010. The law says “Administration” means HRSA, “Administrator” means its head, and “Office” means the Office of Women’s Health. Funds may be provided as needed for fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §914

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(a)The Secretary shall establish within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, an office to be known as the Office of Women’s Health. The Office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the Administrator.

(b)The Director of the Office shall—

(1)report to the Administrator on the current Administration level of activity regarding women’s health across, where appropriate, age, biological, and sociocultural contexts;

(2)establish short-range and long-range goals and objectives within the Health Resources and Services Administration for women’s health and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate offices on activities within the Administration that relate to health care provider training, health service delivery, research, and demonstration projects, for issues of particular concern to women;

(3)identify projects in women’s health that should be conducted or supported by the bureaus of the Administration;

(4)consult with health professionals, nongovernmental organizations, consumer organizations, women’s health professionals, and other individuals and groups, as appropriate, on Administration policy with regard to women; and

(5)serve as a member of the Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (established under section 237a(b)(4) of this title).

(c)The Director of the Office shall assume the authority for the development, implementation, administration, and evaluation of any projects carried out through the Health Resources and Services Administration relating to women’s health on March 23, 2010.

(d)For purposes of this section:

(1)The term “Administration” means the Health Resources and Services Administration.

(2)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.

(3)The term “Office” means the Office of Women’s Health established under this section in the Administration.

(e)For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 914

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73