Skandha, Bodhisattva v. Massachusetts Partnership for Correctional Healthcare (SPR 20140721)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 12, 2014 SPR14/721 Ms. Linda Albohn, LPN Massachusetts Partnership for Correctional Healthcare 110 Turnpike Road, Suite 308 Westborough, MA 015 81 Dear Ms. Albohn: I have received the petition of Bodhisattva Skandha appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Partnership for Correctional Healthcare (MPCH) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Skandha requested the first and last names and employment title for all employees who work at the Hospital Services Unit at MCI-Norfolk. Having received no response, Mr. Skandha petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 1O (b ); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. MPCH is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, you provided a written response to the request. Whereas MPCH has provided a written response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Skandha may appeal the subst tive nature ofMPCH's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2) ( Shawn A. Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Bodhisattva Skandha One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre