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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Other Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

 WESTERN DIVISION

PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CARE, INC.; 

CHILD & YOUTH PEDIATRIC DAY 

CLINICS, INC.; TOMORROW’S CHILD

LEARNING CENTER, LLC; JAMES and 

STACEY SWINDLE, as parents and next 

friends of JACOB and NOAH SWINDLE, 

minors; and SUSAN CRESPINO, as parent 

and next friend of MICHAEL CRESPINO, 

a minor PLAINTIFFS

VS. Case No. 4:01CV00830 WRW

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 

SERVICES; KURT KNICKREHM, in his

individual and official capacity as DIRECTOR 

OF THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF

HUMAN SERVICES; RAY HANLEY, in his 

individual capacity as Director of the Arkansas 

Department of Human Services Division of Medical 

Services; ARKANSAS FOUNDATION FOR 

MEDICAL CARE, INC.; and ROY JEFFUS, in his 

official capacity as Interim Director of Arkansas 

Department of Human Services Division of Medical 

Services DEFENDANTS/THIRDPARTY PLAINTIFFS

VS.

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS

FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES;

TOMMY THOMPSON, Secretary of the United States

Department of Health & Human Services, in his official

capacity; and MARK MCCLELLAN, Administrator, 

United States Department of Health & Human Services

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in his

Official Capacity THIRD-PARTY

DEFENDANTS

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ORDER

Pending is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel.1 The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care

(“AFMC”) filed a timely response.2

 The Motion concerns one request for production by

Plaintiff. Plaintiff asks the AFMC to produce patient charts reviewed by Dr. Whitaker that were

allegedly modified without his knowledge.

 The degree of confidentiality given to Peer Review Organizations (“PRO”) (now referred

to as Quality Improvement Organizations (“QIO”)) is the subject of an Order entered on

November, 29, 2004. The Order found that under 42 U.S.C. §1320c-9(d), a plaintiff may not

discover patient records of non-parties. This is exactly what Plaintiff is seeking when serving

a request for the production of thirty-seven (37) patient charts reviewed by Dr. Whitaker. Such

charts contain confidential medical information of patients who are not parties to this lawsuit and

whose right to privacy would be breached by releasing their medical information. Plaintiffs’

Motion to Compel is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of September, 2005.

 /s/ Wm. R.Wilson,Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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