Eckerd Rapid Safety Feedback aggregate data
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| Submitted | July 15, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any predictive model reports or comparable documents explaining how the department's Eckerd Rapid Safety Feedback system calculates predicted risk scores. This should include, where possible, documentation of how the different variables the model considers are weighted,
2) Predictive risk score data from the department's Eckerd Rapid Safety Feedback system showing the number of children assigned to each level of risk, broken down in aggregate by the following child characteristics, for each year since the system was implemented, including 2021 to date.
- Race
- Gender
- Disability
- Race AND Gender
- Race AND Disability
- Gender AND Disability
Data responsive to this request might, for example, show that in 2018 X number of White female children were assigned a High Risk score, Y number of White female children were assigned a Medium Risk score, and Z number of White female children were assigned a Low Risk score. Or, If the system assigns risk scores on a sliding scale, for example 0-100, please provide the average risk score broken down by the above-listed categories.
3) Annual aggregate data since 2016, including 2021 to date, on the number of substantiated child abuse/neglect cases, broken down by the following child characteristics:
- Race
- Gender
- Disability
- Race AND Gender
- Race AND Disability
- Gender AND Disability
Please note that I am requesting aggregate data, which is not personally identifiable and cannot be combined with other data sources to identify individuals.
Please also note that the department's contract with Eckerd states that Eckerd must "enable the Department to conduct statistical analysis of Child Abuse Investigations where the outputs of the predictive model are accessible for daily use" and that "all data associated in any way with the Web Portal will be owned solely by the Department."
Should you have any questions about this request, please don't hesitate to contact me for further clarification.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest about the workings of government. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
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,
Todd Feathers
From: Department of Health and Human Services
On behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (“Department”), I am acknowledging your above-referenced request. The Department will produce the requested records to the extent that such records are “public records” as defined by the Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA””). To the extent that such records are confidential, otherwise protected from disclosure, not in the possession or custody of the Department or otherwise outside the scope of FOAA, however, the Department denies your request to inspect, copy or abstract such records.
The Department will strive to make public records available to you as soon as possible. Pursuant to FOAA, however, the Department requires a reasonable period to ascertain which of its records, or parts thereof, relate to your request, identify which records are subject to public inspection or copying, and determine which records, or portions thereof, are confidential, otherwise protected from disclosure, or otherwise outside the scope of FOAA. Also pursuant to FOAA, the Department will schedule inspection, translation and copying of responsive records to occur so as to not delay or inconvenience its regular activities. You may inspect public records, without charge for copying, if it is feasible to separate or prevent the disclosure of any confidential information contained in the records but otherwise you may be charged for retrieving, compiling, translation, and copying of responsive public records. Finally, within a reasonable period of time, the Department will provide you with a good faith, non-binding estimate of the time and cost of producing the requested records.
Respectfully,
Kevin C. Wells
General Counsel
Department of Health and Human Services
109 Capitol Street, SHS 11
Augusta ME 04333
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From: Department of Health and Human Services
To whom it may concern:
In final response to your request, please be advised that this Department no longer uses the Eckard model and therefore no longer has access to the Eckard portal and, in turn, therefore does not have access to the data that you have requested.
Respectfully,
Kevin C. Wells
General Counsel
Department of Health and Human Services
109 Capitol Street, SHS 11
Augusta ME 04333
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized agent of the intended recipient then please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. Any review, use, copying, forwarding, disclosure, or distribution of this e-mail message by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is strictly prohibited.
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