Public Records Request: Mental Health Cooperative
| Submitted | March 8, 2023 |
MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more.
Communications
From: e
To Whom It May Concern:
According to the Davidson County Sheriff, Wellpath and the Mental Health Cooperative are partners in the Sheriff's Behavioral Care Center: https://sheriff.nashville.gov/behavioral-care-center-bcc/
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, and other agreement documents between the Davidson County Sheriff Department and the Mental Health Cooperative.
- All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, and other agreement documents between the Davidson County Sheriff Department and Wellpath.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with e.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 10, 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.
From: Davidson County Sheriff
Mr. Hoover, I am in receipt of your request made on March 9, 2023 for:
- All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, and other agreement documents between the Davidson County Sheriff Department and the Mental Health Cooperative.
- All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, and other agreement documents between the Davidson County Sheriff Department and Wellpath.
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503 et. seq., the Davidson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is providing you with a copy of the MOU between the DCSO and the Mental Health Cooperative (MHC). Also, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503, the DCSO denies the second request; DCSO and Wellpath are not in a contractual relationship. As such, the DCSO does not maintain the record of the contract between the Department of Health and Wellpath.
Best Regards,
Karen A. Fentress
Administrative Counsel
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
615-862-8216
Files
pages