Victoria Pulos v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20201721)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 21, 2020 SPR20/1721 Alexander deBlieck Public Records Paralegal Executive Office of Health and Human Services One Ashburton Place, Room 1109 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Mr. deBlieck: I have received the petition of Ms. Victoria Pulos, of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on June 30, 2020, Ms. Pulos requested several documents and reports related to the MassHealth Estate Recovery. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Pulos 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 Office provided Ms. Pulos with a response to her request, dated September 21, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of response to Ms. Pulos’ request, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Pulos may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Victoria Pulos 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