1 document · ·Secretary of the Commonwealth ·
Appeal
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Department of Public Health - Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Recertification
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Russell, Gerard
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Closed
Russell: This office has received your petition appealing the response of the Department ofPublicHealth (Department) to your March 20, 2014 request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(6). Specifically, you requested records relating to the dispensing of prescription drugs.
You may wish to submit your [Public Records Request] to the Department ofPublicHealth (DPH). You may do so by emailing DPH.RAO@mass.gov or via the following online portal: https://www.mass.gov/forms/request-public-records-from-the-department-of-public-health. [The Office] now considers your request closed. As a result of the Offices May 15th response, Ms. Jirmanus petitioned the Supervisor of Records (Supervisor), and this appeal was opened.
The Respondent is the largest secretariat in state government and is comprised of the Board of Registration in Medicine, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Department ofPublicHealth, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Veterans Services, the Department of Youth Services, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, the Massachusetts Commission
At that time EOHHS Secretariat Labor Relations Director and Deputy General Counsel, Erica Crystal stated that an order was going to be issued by the Department ofPublicHealth mandating EOHHS employees to receive the flu vaccine. The Employer explained that if an employee refused to receive a flu shot they would be suspended and ultimately terminated.
The Union is the exclusive bargaining representative for all full-time and part-time employees employed by the Commonwealth in job titles in statewide bargaining Unit 2, including employees employed at certain assisted living residences (ALR), long-term care facilities (LTCF), licensed adult day health programs and licensed out-of-hospital dialysis units (collectively, Congregate Care Facilities), Department ofPublicHealth (DPH) Public Health Hospitals
At that time EOHHS Secretariat Labor Relations Director and Deputy General Counsel, Erica Crystal stated that an order was going to be issued by the Department ofPublicHealth mandating EOHHS employees to receive the flu vaccine. The Employer explained that if an employee refused to receive a flu shot they would be suspended and ultimately terminated.
The Board does have the ability to search its physician records database using a Department ofPublicHealth incident report number." BO RIM concluded in their response, "[p]lease submit a supplemental records request if you have the name(s) of the physician( s) you are referencing in the August 13, 2019 request." In Mr.
Murray Supervisor oJRecords February 20,2018 SPR181163 Helen Rush-Lloyd Department ofPublicHealth 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Nicole Avitabile, Esq. appealing the response of the Department ofPublic Health (DepartmentIDPH) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 5 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).
Murray Supervisor of Records November 25, 2019 SPR19/2279 Helen Rush-Lloyd Records Access Officer Department ofPublicHealth 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Tanner Stening of MassLive appealing the response of the Department ofPublic Health (Department/DPH) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on October 4, 2019, Mr.
Shibley: I have received your petition appealing the March 19, 2014 response of the Department ofPublicHealth-Division of Health Care Quality (Department) to your March 14, 2014 email request to the Department for records. G. L. c. 66, 1O(b) (Supervisor of Public Records has authority to resolve public records appeals); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2) (appeal process). Specifically, you requested records concerning the: 1.
Murray Supervisor of Records July 29, 2019 SPR20/1179 Helen Rush-Lloyd Records Access Officer Department ofPublicHealth 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Dr. Nicholas Kottenstette appealing the response of the Department of Public Healh (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Dr.
Paul Romary Department ofPublicHealth Lemuel Shattuck Hospital 170 Morton Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Dear Mr. Romary: I have received the petition of Donald Saklad appealing the response of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (Hospital) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically Mr. Saklad requested copies of annual report records as well as reports to "quality review authorities."
Murray Supervisor of Records October 23, 2019 SPR19/2083 ~ Helen Rush-Lloyd Records Access Officer Department ofPublicHealth 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Greg Hard appealing the response of the Department ofPublic Health (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.MLR. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr.