Jenna A. Connors v. Board of Registration in Medicine (SPR 20251508)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 6, 2025 SPR25/1508 Tara R. Douglas, Esq. Records Access Officer Board of Registration in Medicine 200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 330 Wakefield, MA 01880 Dear Attorney Douglas: I have received the petition of Attorney Jenna A. Connors appealing the nonresponse 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 April 8, 2025, Attorney Connors requested the following: [1] Any and all documents relating to [an identified individual]; [2] Any and all letters, memoranda, e-mail, texts, or any other communications from the Board of Registration in Medicine, intraoffice or with any other person, agency or entity, that relate to [an identified individual], and/or Docket No…; [3] All Board of Registration in Medicine minutes, draft minutes, and minute- taker and paralegal notes relating to [an identified individual], and/or Docket No…; [4] All documents and/or records maintained by the Board of Registration in Medicine in connection with any Board meeting, including Complaint Committee meetings, that relate to [an identified individual], and/or Docket No…; [5] Any and all documents and/or records from any investigative conference conducted by the Board of Registration in Medicine pursuant G.L. c. 112, sec. 65C relating to [an identified individual], and/or Docket No…; [6] All documents and/or investigative records and information maintained by the Board of Registration in Medicine pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112 sec. 5, including any complaint, report, record, or other information received or kept by the Board 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

Tara R. Douglas, Esq. SPR25/1508 Page 2 June 6, 2025 relating to [an identified individual], and/or Docket No…. This request includes any report prepared by the Division of Law and Policy (DPL).; [7] Any and all Board of Registration in Medicine information, protocols, policies, procedures, guidelines, administrative requirements or like documents, without limitation as to form, regarding Policy 19-04 revised on July 18, 2024; [8] Any and all Board of Registration in Medicine information, protocols, policies, procedures, guidelines, administrative requirements or like documents, without limitation as to form, regarding the preclusive effect, in a Board action, of a final judgment against a physician in a medical malpractice lawsuit; and [9] Any and all Board of Registration in Medicine documents, including prior Board decisions and/or DALA decisions, in which the Board has taken the position that it may discipline a physician for malpractice based on a final judgment against the physician in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Connors petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1508, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Board has provided a response. Accordingly, the Board is ordered to provide Attorney Connors with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Attorney Connors may appeal the substantive nature of the Board’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Attorney Jenna A. Connors