Brittany Anderson v. Department of Public Health (SPR 20180853)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 25,2018 SPR181853 Charlena Christiansen Department of Public Health Bureau of Health Professions Licensure 239 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02 1 14 Dear Ms. Christiansen: I have received the petition of Brittany Anderson appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Public Health (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 5 10A; see 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Anderson requested the application for Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration pertaining to an identified individual. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Anderson petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the proper agent for handling public record requests never saw the inquiry. Nonetheless, after the Department was made aware of this appeal, a representative within the Department noted their willingness to provide a response. Accordingly, the Department is hereby ordered to provide Ms. Anderson with a response within ten business days. Said response shall be made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@,sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Anderson may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, . Rebecca S Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Brittany Anderson 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