Untitled (Marquette County Health Department)

Good Morning Mr. Payne,

The Marquette County Health Department is in receipt of your below request for records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.

In order to determine the extent of any existing responsive records, we are extending the time for responding to your request by ten (10) business days as permitted under MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(d). A written response will be issued on or before April 28, 2021.

The County's FOIA procedures and guidelines can be accessed at: http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/county_government

Thank you,

Wendy E. Marcotte
Civil Counsel & FOIA Coordinator
County of Marquette

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 4/7/2021 5:03 AM >>>

Marquette County Health Department
FOIA Office
Jerry Messana, MPA
184 U.S. 41 East
Negaunee, MI 49866
April 7, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 30, 2021. 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.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 110447
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 30, 2021:
Subject: Michigan Freedom of Information Act Request: Untitled (Marquette County Health Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Please send data reporting numbers of deaths from COVID-19 and/or complications associated with COVID-19, between Jan. 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, of residents of facilities which are licensed by Michigan Bureau of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to care for 12 residents or fewer.
This includes deaths among residents of Adult Family Homes with capacity of 1-6, Adult Medium Group Home with capacity 7-12, Adult Small Group Home with capacity of 1-6, and other Adult Foster Care home licensed to care for 12 residents or fewer.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Nathan Payne
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 110447
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

Good Morning Mr. Payne,

The Marquette County Health Department (MCHD) has processed your below FOIA request. To the best of the MCHD's knowledge, information, and belief, based on the information you provided, the records you seek do not exist within the MCHD. Please see additional explanation below from Ms. Mileski.

You may be able to get some of this information from the State of Michigan or LARA. Detailed data and information compiled by the State is available at https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173---,00.html

The County of Marquette's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines are available at: https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/county_government/docs/FOIA/FOIA_Procedures_and_guidelines.pdf

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Wendy E. Marcotte
Civil Counsel & FOIA Coordinator
County of Marquette

>>> Brianna Mileski 4/26/2021 9:43 AM >>>

Hi Wendy,

We are not able to compile a report in MDSS (Michigan Disease Surveillance System) that breaks the data down to this level. An advanced search still only uses case dates and some demographic info. Michigan.gov does report Long Term Care Data that would include numbers in Marquette County for facilities over 13 residents.

MDSS doesn't delineate for facility size - it just has an option to mark "group home" on the investigation form. I would think that data would have to come from LARA or somewhere else.

Thanks,
Brianna

Brianna Mileski, RN BSN
Community Health Division Director
Marquette County Health Department
bmileski@mqtco.org
906-315-2620

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>>> civilcounsel 4/8/2021 10:59 AM >>>

Good Morning Mr. Payne,

The Marquette County Health Department is in receipt of your below request for records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.

In order to determine the extent of any existing responsive records, we are extending the time for responding to your request by ten (10) business days as permitted under MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(d). A written response will be issued on or before April 28, 2021.

The County's FOIA procedures and guidelines can be accessed at: http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/county_government

Thank you,

Wendy E. Marcotte
Civil Counsel & FOIA Coordinator
County of Marquette

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 4/7/2021 5:03 AM >>>

Marquette County Health Department
FOIA Office
Jerry Messana, MPA
184 U.S. 41 East
Negaunee, MI 49866
April 7, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 30, 2021. 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.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 110447
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 30, 2021:
Subject: Michigan Freedom of Information Act Request: Untitled (Marquette County Health Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Please send data reporting numbers of deaths from COVID-19 and/or complications associated with COVID-19, between Jan. 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, of residents of facilities which are licensed by Michigan Bureau of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to care for 12 residents or fewer.
This includes deaths among residents of Adult Family Homes with capacity of 1-6, Adult Medium Group Home with capacity 7-12, Adult Small Group Home with capacity of 1-6, and other Adult Foster Care home licensed to care for 12 residents or fewer.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Nathan Payne
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 110447
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.