Pennsylvania Executive Order on "Scandalous or Disagraceful Conduct" (Pennsylvania Department of Health)
| Tracking # |
DOH-RTKL-MSC-017-018-2025 |
| Multi Request | Pennsylvania Executive Order on "Scandalous or Disagraceful Conduct" |
| Submitted | Jan. 22, 2025 |
| Due | Jan. 29, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | March 3, 2025 |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
For purposes of this request, "SCANDALOUS OR DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT POLICY" means any of: (a) Executive Order No. 1980-18 Amended, dated May 6, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 3018; (b) 4 Pa. Code § 7.158.1 ("Personal conduct," providing that "No employee, appointee or official of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth may engage in scandalous or disgraceful conduct, or any other behavior, on or off duty, which may bring the service of the Commonwealth into disrepute") or (c) any policy, guidance, regulation, or other prohibition against "scandalous or disgraceful conduct, or any other behavior, on or off duty, which may bring the service of the Commonwealth into disrepute."
1. Any records reflecting a complaint, charge, or disciplinary action concerning any violation (or alleged violation) of a SCANDALOUS OR DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT POLICY.
2. Any records reflecting any warning issued to any employee concerning the SCANDALOUS OR DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT POLICY.
3. Any policy, guidance, regulation, or handbook concerning the SCANDALOUS OR DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT POLICY.
This request is limited to records generated on or after May 5, 2024.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. 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,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
The Department of Health's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office has received your correspondence. Requests for records will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the RTKL, 65 P.S.§§67.101, et seq.
Requests received by this account after regular business hours (5 pm) or when the Office is otherwise closed pursuant to Management Directive 530.17 will be marked as received on the next business day.
From: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Good afternoon,
Please find attached the Pennsylvania Department of Health's interim response to your RTKL-MSC-017-018-2025 request.
If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
[The Pennsylvania Department of Health logo]
Danica Hoppes
Legal Office Administrator III
Department of Health | Office of Chief Counsel
625 Forster St., 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-2500
health.pa.gov<https://www.health.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2025. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 3, 2025. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOH-RTKL-MSC-017-018-2025.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2025. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 3, 2025. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DOH-RTKL-MSC-017-018-2025.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.