Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services

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component of the United States Department of Health and Human Services legal office office

The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services is the chief legal office for HHS, providing legal advice, representation, and regulatory guidance for the department’s programs and operations.

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Label	Occurrences
Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ legal office ⓘ office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employer	federal government attorneys ⓘ
function	advise on Medicare and Medicaid legal issues ⓘ advise on administrative law and procedure for HHS ⓘ advise on appropriations law and fiscal law for HHS ⓘ advise on compliance with federal civil rights and nondiscrimination laws in HHS programs ⓘ advise on compliance with federal health laws ⓘ advise on employment and labor law matters within HHS ⓘ advise on ethics and standards of conduct for HHS employees ⓘ advise on fraud and abuse laws related to HHS programs ⓘ advise on privacy and confidentiality laws affecting HHS, including HIPAA ⓘ advise on public health emergency legal authorities ⓘ coordinate HHS representation in federal court with the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ provide legal advice to HHS leadership ⓘ provide legal advice to HHS programs and operations ⓘ provide legal support for HHS enforcement actions ⓘ provide legal support for HHS grant and contract programs ⓘ provide legal support for HHS rulemaking ⓘ provide regulatory counsel for HHS regulations ⓘ represent HHS in administrative litigation ⓘ review and clear HHS regulations and guidance ⓘ
hasRole	chief legal advisor to HHS operating divisions ⓘ chief legal advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ chief legal office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	Medicare and Medicaid law ⓘ administrative law ⓘ civil rights law ⓘ health law ⓘ privacy and data protection law ⓘ public health law ⓘ regulatory law ⓘ
oversees	legal offices embedded in HHS operating divisions ⓘ regional chief counsels for HHS ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	HHS OGC NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the General Counsel (HHS) NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED ⓘ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NERFINISHED ⓘ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NERFINISHED ⓘ Food and Drug Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ National Institutes of Health NERFINISHED ⓘ Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services → supervises → Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ