Media Public Disclosure Request (Health Care Authority Washington State)
| Tracking # |
21-0319 |
| Multi Request | Media Public Disclosure Request |
| Submitted | June 7, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Natalie St. John
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all correspondence, including emails, texts, letters and communications sent via messaging services between Dr. Gary Franklin (or any staff members who work under him and sent or received communications on his behalf) and any of the following:
Dr. Andrew Kolodny
Dr. Jane Ballantyne
Dr. Michael Von Korff
Dr. Rosemary Orr
Dr. Steven Gelfand
Dr. Irfan Dhalla
Dr. Pete Jackson
Dr. David Jurrlink
Dr. Petros Levounis
Dr. Leonard "Len" Paulozzi
Dr. Jon Streltzer
Dr. Art Van Zee
Betts Tully
William/Bill Rummler
Judy Rummler
PROP/Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing
SRHF/Steve Rummler Hope Foundation
Steve Rummler Hope Network
This should include all communications in which any of the above mentioned parties is a sender, recipient, or is carbon-copied.
The time frame for this request should be June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2021. If you have deleted earlier documents due to your retention schedule, please provide responsive records for whatever part of that time period exists, and indicate which records are no longer available.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. This is part of a journalism project to report on a matter of public safety and interest, so I respectfully request a fee waiver. However, I authorize fees of up to $300. If the cost will exceed that, please call me to discuss before proceeding.
I would be happy to receive responsive documents in installments. Electronic records, such as email attachments are my first choice, but a thumb drive or paper copies would also be acceptable. If I can be of any assistance, please feel welcome to call or email me.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I truly appreciate your assistance.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Natalie St. John
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 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.
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning Ms. St. John,
Please see the attached letter in response to your public disclosure request, PDR 21-0319.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D760F8.D40F7E20]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D760F8.D40F7E20]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D760F8.D40F7E20]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Natalie St. John
Hi there Tina,
Thank you for following up so quickly. I realized too late that I sent a version of the request to you that wasn’t exactly right. It is correct that none of those people is an employee of HCA, however I do have reason to believe there would be correspondence between any number of those people and HCA staff. That is my mistake, and I apologize. I was in the midst of a very complicated move and sent it off too hastily.
A little background — Dr. Franklin is the Medical Director of LNI and a professor at UW. However, he is also a member of Agency medical Directors’ Group, a coalition of medical directors from state agencies who write the opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors who treat patients in state-funded healthcare, such as DOC inmates, workers’ comp recipients and Medicaid patients. As such, his work is closely linked to that of HCA, and it stands to reason that he would have contact with members of your staff including your medical director and their staff, as well as researchers and people who track health and vital statistics related to the administration of Medicaid. I believe HCA also helps to administrate AMDG.
The other people I listed are colleagues of Dr. Franklin from UW and a couple of anti-opioid activist groups that have been heavily involved in shaping of opioid policy in WA. He works closely with them. Washington’s AMDG opioid prescribing policies were precedent-setting, and served as the model for for opioid legislation, rulemaking and policies in many state governments, at federal agencies, and at many private insurers and healthcare systems. Therefore, it is highly likely that there is a great deal of correspondence with your staff.
If I need to further clarify or re-write this request, please let me know. I will be happy to do so, as I’m pretty confident you will have responsive records. I may be a bit slow to follow up — I just helped my partner move to San Juan Island and he has no internet and no phone signal for a few more days. So it goes when you move to a breathtakingly expensive rock in the middle of the ocean, I guess.
Thank you for your help — I truly appreciate it.
Natalie St. John
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning Ms. St. John,
Please see the attached acknowledgement letter in response to your public disclosure request, PDR 21-0319.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D7636B.B2C2A470]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D7636B.B2C2A470]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D7636B.B2C2A470]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning Ms. St. John,
Please see the attached corrected letter in response to your public disclosure request, PDR 21-0319.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D76411.4DEE8D60]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D76411.4DEE8D60]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D76411.4DEE8D60]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #21-0319.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning,
I have received some records from staff that I’m currently reviewing. It looks like the original due date is 8/17/21 but if I get an installment done sooner, I will send it out.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D77301.38871F60]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D77301.38871F60]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D77301.38871F60]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Natalie St. John
Thank you for the update! I appreciate your work on this.
— Natalie St. John
From: Natalie St. John
Thank you for the update! I appreciate your work on this.
— Natalie St. John
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #21-0319.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning,
I’m currently working on an Installment that should go out by tomorrow.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D77EC8.FF549050]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D77EC8.FF549050]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D77EC8.FF549050]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning Ms. St. John,
Please see the attached installment letter as well as records as requested per public disclosure request, PDR 21-0319.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D77FA5.60124360]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D77FA5.60124360]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D77FA5.60124360]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
From: Natalie St. John
Hi Tina,
Thanks so much for your continued help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Natalie St. John
From: Health Care Authority Washington State
Good Morning Ms. St. John,
Please see the attached closure letter in response to your public disclosure request, PDR 21-0319.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.png@01D798B9.A9B5BAB0]
Tina Leipski
Public Disclosure Specialist
Division of Legal Services
tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov<mailto:tina.leipski@hca.wa.gov>
[cid:image002.png@01D798B9.A9B5BAB0]<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
www.hca.wa.gov<http://www.hca.wa.gov/>
[cid:image003.png@01D798B9.A9B5BAB0]<https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/connect-us>
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