The Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code § 2.2-3700 et. seq. ("FOIA") guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records held by public bodies, public officials, and public employees.
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FOIA requests and related charges
For members of the media, please direct all FOIA requests to Kelly Smith, Communications Director at kelly.smith@dhp.virginia.gov. All other FOIA requests should be directed to the specific board responsible for licensing the healthcare profession.
To view contact information for the FOIA officer for a board or division, choose from the following list:
Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology: kelli.moss@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Counseling: jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Dentistry: jamie.sacksteder@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers: corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Long-Term Care Administrators: corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Medicine: jennifer.deschenes@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Nursing: claire.morris@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Optometry: kelli.moss@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Pharmacy: caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Physical Therapy: corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Psychology: jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Social Work: jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Board of Veterinary Medicine: kelli.moss@dhp.virginia.gov
Enforcement: enforcement.director@dhp.virginia.gov
To file a complaint, contact the Enforcement Division
Agency FOIA Requests and Officers:
Email: FOIA@dhp.virginia.gov
Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Leslie Knachel, Chief Operating Officer
Kelly Smith, Director of Communications