The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, who reports directly to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...
. ACL's Principal Deputy Administrator serves as Senior Advisor to the HHS Secretary for Disability Policy.
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As part of the announced 2025 HHS reorganization, ACL is planned to be broken up, with components moving into the existing ]Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the assistant secretary of health and human services for children and families. It has a $49 bill ...
and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer ...
, and the new Office of Strategy.
Organization
ACL is structured to provide general policy coordination while retaining programmatic operations specific to the needs of each population served. ACL is divided into the following units:
* Office of the Administrator
* Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Functions
AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, m ...
(AoA)
* Administration on Disabilities (AoD)
* National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
* Center for Integrated Programs (CIP)
* Center for Management and Budget (CMB)
* Center for Policy and Evaluation (CPE)
History
ACL was created in 2012 to bring together the Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Functions
AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, m ...
, the Office on Disability, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. In a number of bills passed by Congress during 2013–2015, other components were transferred into it from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer M ...
, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland. It is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care service ...
, and Department of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
.Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the assistant secretary of health and human services for children and families. It has a $49 bill ...
, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the new HHS Office of Strategy.
See also
* President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
References
External links
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United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies
Government agencies established in 2014
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Health education organizations
Health education in the United States
2014 establishments in the United States
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