George Costa v. Board of Registration in Medicine (SPR 20231616)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 27, 2023 SPR23/1616 Tara Douglas, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Board of Registration in Medicine 178 Albion Street, Suite 330 Wakefield, MA 01880 Dear Attorney Douglas: I have received the petition of George L. Costa appealing the response of the Board of Registration in Medicine (Board) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 15, 2023, Mr. Costa requested “all records available for release for [a named] medical doctor.” The Board replied on the same day, indicating it had received the request. Having received no further response, Mr. Costa appealed, and this case was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned that the Board provided a response by email to Mr. Costa and this office on July 17, 2023. As this appeal was opened based on the Board’s lack of a response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. If unresolved issues remain, Mr. Costa may further appeal the substantive nature of the Board’s July 17th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: George L. Costa 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