Medical Marijuana Patient purchase information storage and access by law enforcement.
Patrick Duff made this OPRA request to New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
All policy documents regarding the ability for police to access patient purchase records from Alternative Treatment Centers and what information is available to the police. All policy documents that outlines the procedure for ATC's storage of patients purchase information and for the ability for the police to access the information stored by the ATC's. All documents which outline the policies in the NJ Medical Marijuana Program that mention the programs compliance with HIPAA.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Duff
November 9, 2018
Patrick Duff
Email: [OPRA #2874 email]
Dear Mr. Duff:
The Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health (EEOH) received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request below. This will respond to the referenced request for government records. EEOH does not hold government records responsive to the referenced request. To the extent records responsive to the request exist within the State, they may be held by the NJ Department of Health, Division of Medical Mariuana at [email address].
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Sincerely,
Susan Way
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