Jackie Davidson v. Department of Public Health - Bureau of Health Professions Licensure (SPR 20160886)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 25, 2016 SPR16/886 Charlena Christiansen The Office of Public Protection Bureau of Health Professions Licensure Massachusetts Department of Public Health 239 Causeway Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Ms. Christiansen: I have received the petition of Jackie Davidson appealing the response of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health -Bureau of Health Professions Licensure (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Davidson requested records pertaining to "the file regarding license number RN2284817". You responded on October 17, 2016; on that same day Ms. Davidson 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, § lO(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. 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, this office was notified by you that a substantive response was provided dated October 21. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a substantive written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Davidson may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See C.M.R. 2.08(2). cc: Ms. Jackie Davidson One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre• pre@sec.state.ma.us