Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2110 - Missouri Dental Board › Chapter 2 - General Rules › Section 20 CSR 2110-2.201 - Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes standards for
				  compliance with Chapter 610, RSMo as it relates to public records of the
				  Missouri Dental Board.
(1)
				All public records of the Missouri Dental Board shall be open for inspection
				and copying by any member of the general public during normal business hours,
				holidays excepted, except for those records closed pursuant to section
				610.021,
				RSMo. All public meetings of the Missouri Dental Board, not closed pursuant to
				provisions of section
				610.021,
				RSMo, will be open to any member of the public.
(2) The Missouri Dental Board establishes the
				executive director of the board as the custodian of its records as required by
				section
				610.023,
				RSMo. The executive director is responsible for the maintenance of the board's
				records and is responsible for responding to requests for access to public
				records.
(3) When a request for
				access to public records is made and the custodian believes that this access is
				not required under the provision of Chapter 610, RSMo, the custodian shall
				inform the individual or entity making the request that compliance with the
				request cannot be made, specifying in particular what sections of Chapter 610,
				RSMo require that the record remain closed. Any correspondence or documentation
				of that denial made for access to records shall be copied to the Missouri
				Dental Board general counsel. Whenever the custodiandenies access to the
				records, the custodian shall also inform the individual requesting the records
				that s/he may appeal directly to the Missouri Dental Board for access to the
				records requested. The appeal and all information pertaining to the appeal
				shall be placed on the meeting agenda of the Missouri Dental Board for its next
				regularly scheduled meeting. In the event that the board decides to reverse the
				decision of the custodian, the board shall direct the custodian to so advise
				the person requesting access to the information and supply the access to the
				information during regular business hours at the convenience of the requesting
				party.
(4) The custodian shall
				maintain a file which will contain copies of all written requests for access to
				records and responses to these requests. The requests shall be maintained on
				file with the board for a period of one (1) year and will be maintained as a
				public record of the board open for inspection by any member of the general
				public during regular business hours.
(5) Whenever a request for inspection of
				public records is made and the individual inspecting the records requests
				copies of the records, the board may charge a reasonable fee for the cost for
				inspecting and copying the records. The fee charged by the board shall be as
				follows:
(A) A fee for copying public records
				shall not exceed the actual cost of the document search and
				duplication;
(B) The board may
				require payment for these fees prior to making the copies; and
(C) All fees collected shall be remitted to
				the director of revenue for deposit to the Missouri Dental Board
				Fund.