Health and Juvenile Justice

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(HHS) has received your request and we have sent it to the appropriate
staff to obtain the records. If we have any questions or if a fee will be
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but it may take longer based on the complexity of your request or workload
and staffing issues. I'll do my best to keep you updated if we will
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Please let me know if you have any questions at this time. Thank you for
your request.

Rebecca McMahon

Open Records

Compliance Division

MuckRock News
DEPT MR 147330
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Boston, MA 02115
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On June 8, 2023:

Subject: Iowa Open Records Law Request: Health and Juvenile Justice To Whom
It May Concern,

This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am
requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health
service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to
inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health
care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically,
I request information regarding the following:

*1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and
behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are
incarcerated within your jurisdiction.*

*2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of
health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within
your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement,
medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge
planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.*

*3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled
between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical
health and behavioral health.*

*4. Records concerning your jurisdiction's most recent application to
Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if
applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether
such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained
juveniles.*

*5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care
delivery in your jurisdiction.*

I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for
searching or copying these records, please inform me, However, I would also
like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the
requested information is in the public interest and will contribute
significantly to the public's understanding of the administration of
juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial
purposes.

If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by
statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect
copies of the requested records.

If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption
you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of
the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

Thank you for considering my request, Sincerely,

Tess Kelly

Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights

Joshua Dankoff

Director of Strategic Initiatives Citizens for Juvenile Justice 617.338.1050

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July 10, 2023

This is a follow up to a previous request:

This request was originally submitted via fax to (515) 242-6119 (fax)
(error). It was never acknowledged. Due to issues with the original
communication method, we are now directing this request to you.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request,
copied below, and originally submitted on June 9, 2023. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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Hello. Attached is our response to your recent open records request. Please
let me know if you have any additional questions at this time.

Thank you.

Rebecca McMahon

Open Records

Compliance Division

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