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| The Office of
Administrative Counsel provides in-house legal support to the Director, Deputy
Directors, and Executive team and acts as a liaison between the Department and
the Attorney General’s Office.
The Office responds to
management and staff inquiries, conducts necessary research, and provides advice
to assist in resolving issues affecting the Department. Other key activities
include:
- Oversight of administrative
hearing cases, and assisting in the issuance of Director decisions;
- Responding to public records
requests from the public, legislators, and out-of-state requests from
attorneys and businesses and resolving of attendant confidentiality
issues;
- Acceptance of service of
subpoenas, lawsuits, complaints, and claims, and coordinating responses through
production of records, correspondence, and coordinating with Attorney General’s Office
and the respective programs;
- Reviewing and drafting of
proposed legislation; administration of the Department’s Human Subjects
Review Board;
- Coordination of reporting to
the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB).
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