Washington, DC

Summary:
Request for records relating to the DC Medicaid pharmacy paid claims data file for all calendar year quarters beginning in 2010. The Appellant stated that it received some but not all of the data it had received in the past. The agency implemented a new computer system that would incur substantial cost to provide the entire equivalent past data. The agency is only required to make an adequate search and not required to create or maintain records.

Exemption/Issue:
Adequate search
-and-
not required to create or maintain records

Disposition:

Upheld