Medicaid DID billing records

Mr. Anderson,

The Alabama Medicaid Agency (Medicaid) is in receipt of your request for information regarding Medicaid claims for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-5 300.14, ICD-10 F44.81). As an agency of the State of Alabama, Medicaid is subject to the Alabama Open Records Act, Section 36-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The Alabama Open Records Act provides every citizen of the State of Alabama with access to the public writings of the State. Based on the address provided in your request, you are not a citizen of the State of Alabama, and therefore, your request for public records is denied.

Thank you,

DeeDra Wheeler
Administrative Procedures Office
Office of General Counsel
Alabama Medicaid Agency
P.O. Box 5624
501 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36103
334-353-4476 (Telephone)
334-353-3907 (Fax)

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Dear Mr. Sheets

The Alabama Medicaid Agency (Medicaid) is in receipt of your request for records regarding Medicaid claims for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-5 300.14, ICD-10 F44.81). As an agency of the State of Alabama, Medicaid is subject to the Alabama Open Records Act, Section 36-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975. As you know from prior correspondence, the Alabama Open Records Act provides every citizen of the State of Alabama with access to the public writings of the State, but an out-of-state citizen or entity does not have standing to inspect our public records. See McBurney v. Young, 133 S. Ct. 1709 (2013). Moreover, under Alabama law there is no duty to provide public records where the basis for the request appears to be idle curiosity or of a purely speculative nature. As such, please provide the reason for your request as well as your home or Alabama business address to which you would like any records mailed. Of course, if you would like to review the requested record(s) in person, we would be happy to make them available to you for inspection.

Thank you,

DeeDra Wheeler
Administrative Procedures Office
Office of General Counsel
Alabama Medicaid Agency
P.O. Box 5624
501 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36103
334-353-4476 (Telephone)
334-353-3907 (Fax)

[Alabama Medicaid Agency]<http://www.medicaid.alabama.gov/index.aspx?tab=1>[alabamasealgif]

NOTICE: This email may contain information that is privileged or otherwise confidential. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or company to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or company other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.