Medicaid DID billing records

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following records:

A spreadsheet of Medicaid claims for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-5 300.14, ICD-10 F44.81).

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,

Evan Anderson

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of all Medicaid claims, in whatever format they exist, for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-5 300.14, ICD-10 F44.81). I expect that any identifying information, or any other information that could be construed as a violation of HIPAA, will be redacted.

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,

Evan Anderson

Hi there,

Just following up on this request. Thank you.

Evan

Hello,

Please see a new request below.

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of all Medicaid claims, in whatever format they exist, for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DSM-5 300.14, ICD-10 F44.81), from 1/1/2000 through 2017. I expect that any identifying information, or any other information that could be construed as a violation of HIPAA, will be redacted. I am specifically seeking information regarding provider (NPI is fine), date/year of service, type of service (i.e., psychotherapy), and amount reimbursed.

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,

Evan Anderson

Hello,

Please see a new request below.

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of all Medicaid claims, in whatever format they exist from 1/1/2000 through 2017. I expect that any identifying information, or any other information that could be construed as a violation of HIPAA, will be redacted. I am specifically seeking information regarding primary diagnosis (ICD-9 and ICD-10 code), provider (NPI is fine), date/year of service, type of service (i.e., psychotherapy), and amount reimbursed.

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,

Evan Anderson

Respectfully, that is incorrect. I have submitted two different requests this week; the previous request was from November 2017. The first request from this week specified that I am seeking Medicaid claims for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Because this is being interpreted by your office as the creation of a new record, I broadened my request to all Medicaid claims (not just those for treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder).

I know that your office has the information that I am seeking. I have filed identical requests in all 50 states. This is the first time I have received a response arguing that my request for services provided to individuals with a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder would constitute the creation of a new record. You undoubtedly are already in possession of a database of Medicaid claims, so I am requesting the whole thing. Since you apparently do not wish to query the database, I'll be happy to spend the few minutes it takes to do it myself.

Thank you,
Evan

Hi there,

Just wondering if you are planning to respond to this request, or if I should begin exploring my legal options.

Thanks,
Evan

Hi there,

Just wondering if you are planning to respond to this request, or if I should begin exploring my legal options.

Thanks,
Evan