Joe McCutchen
2916 Heather Oaks Way
Fort Smith,
AR 72908
Phone (479) 646-8261
September
24,2007
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Judy Besancon
Office of Chief Counsel
Arkansas Department of Human Services
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Custodian of Records
Arkansas Department of Human Services
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to the Arkansas
Freedom of Information Act (Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101), I hereby request
copies of the public records identified below. I am requesting copies of the
following documents:
(a)
all documents submitted to any agency or
division of the United States Government seeking reimbursement made for
payments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program
("SCHIP") program which detail any of the following information: (i)
the full amount of reimbursement sought; (ii) the full amount of payments made
by the State of Arkansas or any agency thereof under the State Children's
Health Insurance Program ("SCHIP") Program; (iii) any demographical
information concerning recipients of benefits under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program ("SCHIP") Program; and (iv) any information
specifying the number of recipients (including pregnant women) receiving
benefits under the State Children's Health Insurance Program
("SCHIP") program that are not lawfully present in the State of
Arkansas or United States of America.
(b)
all
documents containing the following information regarding the State Children's
Health Insurance Program ("SCHIP") program: (i) the full
amount of reimbursement sought; (ii) the full amount of payments made by the
State of Arkansas or any agency thereof under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program ("SCHIP") Program; (iii) any demographical
information concerning recipients of benefits under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program ("SCHIP") Program; and (iv) any information specifying
the number of recipients (including pregnant women) receiving benefits under
the State Children's Health Insurance Program ("SCHIP") program that
are not lawfully present in the State of Arkansas or United States of America.
(c)
all
documents identifying any amount spent by the Department of Human Services of
the State of Arkansas under the State Children's Health Insurance
Program ("SCHIP") Program or any other program which may provide a
benefit to any person who is not lawfully present in the United States or State
of Arkansas (including pregnant women);
(d)
all documents identifying the number of anchor babies on the State
Children's Health Insurance
Program ("SCHIP") program at any time in the fiscal year ended June
30, 2007;
(e)
all documents identifying any programs available that will or may
provide benefits for any
services or other monetary payment without regard to whether the recipient (including pregnant women
receiving prenatal services) is lawfully inside the State of Arkansas or United States; and
(f)
all documents identifying the number of recipients of any program of or
overseen by the Department
of Human Services without regard to whether the recipient (including pregnant women receiving
prenatal services) is lawfully inside the State of Arkansas or United States.
Please be advised that I am
specifically excluding from this request any documents that are protected from disclosure by the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,20 USC § 1232g.
The requested information may be
provided to me at the address specified above. I offer to pay the actual cost of reproduction,
as defined by statute, either in advance of copying or pursuant to a statement or invoice from you after copying occurs.
Alternatively, if you are
otherwise unable to comply with this request, I request reasonable access to the identified public records
and reasonable comforts and facilities for the full exercise of the right to inspect and copy those records.
