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                           RO INVOLVEMENT IN HRP IMPLEMENTATION



           A. Executive Staff Level


              1. Direct representation; constant or,floating.

              2. Surrogate representation via ORA (e.g,, Kelso, Duncan).


           B. Who from ROs


              1. RD's office or level.


              2. RHAS.


              3. Develop Health Resource Development directors.

              4. Planning and facilities program representatives or consultants.

           C. Kinds of Involvement


              1. Direct participation RO staff in work groups.

              2. Assign certain tasks or sub-tasks to ROs.


                 a. on an inter-RO basis


                 b. differing ones to sub-groups within specific Ros.

              3 .@leef;ings.

                 a. regular RHA mtgs.  here

                 b. specially called  mtgs. here and/or out there

              4. Circulate draft  materials for RO comment.

              5. Informal solicitations  of views, recommendations, and advice from certain
                 RO staff.


           D. Specific Tasks

              1. Area designation  process.

              2. Agenda for Sept.-Oct. meetings.

              3. Bureau organization and staffing.

              4. TA development.











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            E. Routine Communications and Liaison with Ros


               1. ROs have no single voice.

               2. RO involvement not a substitute for inputs from constituent agencies
                  and interest groups.

               3. General concept decentralization gets translated into specific issues
                  and problems, authorities and responsibilities, etc.