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Ila's Sample FOIA Request:
July 2, 2000
Brenda Klutz
Department of Health Services
Licensing and Certification
714 P. Street, Room 1253
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Public Records Act Request
For Complaint Determination Profile
For the years 1999 and the first 6 months of 2000
Ms. Klutz:
Pursuant to the "ACT" please provide the
following information within the time frame specified by the Freedom of
Information Act:
How many total complaints were received against
long term care facilities in the State of California?
Of this total, how many were investigated?
Of the number investigated how many were found to
be "valid"?
The number found "valid" by each
District Office?
How many were found to be "invalid"?
How many were determined as "no Findings at
this time"?
How many had determinations other than those
mentioned above?
What were these determinations and how many in
each of these categories?
How many total AA & A citations were issued?
How many appeals to fines, violations and
deficiencies were filed by facilities?
How many fines were reduced by either appeal
process or the facilities paying the fines within 30 days?
How many total B citations were issued?
As of 12/2/99 by District Office, how far behind
in "complaint investigations" is DHS L&C?
As of 12/2/99 by District Office, how far behind
in "yearly survey visits" is DHS L&C?
District Offices listed below:
| Alameda |
Berkley |
| Chico |
Daly City |
| Fresno |
Los Angeles |
| Marin |
Orange |
| Riverside |
et. seq. |
I am requesting the above information pursuant to
my rights under the California Public Records Act (Government Code §6250
et seq.)
I believe there is no express provision of law
exempting this information from disclosure. To the contrary, pursuant to
Health & Safety Code §1439, any writing in the possession of your
office is discoverable except for the names of non-employees of
Licensing.
Although I suspect that you will agree that the
information I have requested is covered by, and not exempt from, the
Public Records Act, I need not remind you that the Act is enforceable by
court proceedings. When a lawsuit results in an order to an agency to
disclose information that has been improperly withheld there is a
mandatory award of court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the
plaintiff (Government Code §§6258, 6259).
Thank you for your help. If you have any questions
Please call me at 707-451-8330
Sincerely,
Ila Swan
CC: : Diana M. Bonta RN, Dr. PhD
Director of Health and Welfare
State of California State
1600 9th Street, Bin 460
Sacramento Ca 95814
Senate Committee on Aging, Senate Dirksen Building -
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HCFA, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
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D.C. 20548
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