Gerhardson, Jonathan v. Executive Office of Health & Human Services (SPR 20260759)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 5, 2026 SPR26/0759 Berlinda Bernard Paralegal Executive Office of Health and Human Services 1 Ashburton Place, Room 1109 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Bernard: I have received the petition of Jonathan Gerhardson appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 17, 2026, Mr. Gerhardson requested “[r]ecords sufficient to show payments totaling $62,743,558.56 in Fiscal Year 2025 expenditures from the Opioid Remediation and Recovery Fund, including the recipient of these funds, the goods or services purchased, and the reason for this purchase.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gerhardson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0759, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Gerhardson with a response to his 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. Mr. Gerhardson may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jonathan Gerhardson 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