Section 3730.109  Public Information

a)         The Department shall maintain files containing all information submitted to or produced by the Department or Hearing Officers relating to matters within the Department's jurisdiction, except that internal communications of the Department shall be filed only at the request of the Director or his designated representatives. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the files shall include, among other things:  pleadings, motions, notices, minutes, transcripts, exhibits, orders and opinions; proposed and adopted regulations; communications to or from the Department; newsletters and other releases; business records; and informal complaints received.

b)         All such files shall be open to reasonable public inspection and copying, at the expense of the interested party.

c)         The Department shall maintain a comprehensive index of all files open to public inspection.

d)         The Department may in its discretion disseminate from time to time newsletters, digests of minutes and other releases regarding any matter before the Department.