Medical Records, an Oklahoma Captain, and the Centennial State
Ohio Public Records Briefing - Issue #32
Can you believe it’s already April? Too bad we missed April Fool’s Day – you know we would’ve sent you to this site!
In case you missed our email last week, make sure you have April 12th from 12-1 pm blocked off on your calendar. A subscriber-only Lunch and Learn Zoom will be taught by Mark Weaver and Ryan Stubenrauch on a new change to the law surrounding redacting of victim names. Most agencies don’t know about this (confusing) change. Come find out! Bring your own lunch to your own desk or order here.
Fun Fact
The Public Records Act does not have a blanket privacy exception. This may be confusing because we’ve talked previously about how certain “personal information” must be redacted from public records your office releases. The bottom line is that while there are matters that we may think of as “private” that are sometimes exempt from release, it’s important not to assume that just because a request is for “private” information that it’s automatically exempt. Get out the Yellow Book and find the precise exception you want to apply before withholding or redacting a record.