Make A Request
As a public agency, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) Office of Mental Health maintains public records in accordance with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about BHDD Office of Mental Health’s FOIA policies, fees, and how to submit a request for existing public documents below. If you have questions about BHDD Office of Mental Health’s FOIA process, call (803) 898-8582.
MEDIA REQUESTS
Please direct media inquiries to BHDD Office of Mental Health’s Public Information director at (803) 898-8582 or tracy.lapointe@scdmh.org, or the Public Information administrative assistant at (803) 898-4321.
MEDICAL RECORDS
Medical records are not public documents and are therefore not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. If you are seeking copies of your treatment records, please follow the instructions on our Medical Records Request page. This page provides the form you will need and the addresses and phone numbers of all BHDD Office of Mental Health facilities.
EMPLOYMENT RECORDS
If you are an employee or former employee seeking a copy of your employment records, a Freedom of Information Act is not required. Please contact BHDD Office of Mental Health Human Resource Services at (803) 898-8607 to make a request.
If you are a member of the public seeking employee information, a Freedom of Information Act request is required. Please note that not all employee information is public information and BHDD Office of Mental Health will make redactions in accordance with South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act statute, section 30-4-40.
BHDD OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES
If you are seeking a copy of a BHDD Office of Mental Health policy, a Freedom of Information Act request is NOT required. Please reach out to BHDD Office of Mental Health’s Public Information director at (803) 898-8582 or tracy.lapointe@scdmh.org, or the ask an operator at the main BHDD Office of Mental Health information line, (803) 898-4321, to send you a copy.
Please submit written Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests in one of the following ways. BHDD Office of Mental Health has provided a request template for your convenience, but its use is not required.
Mail your completed FOIA request to
BHDD Office of Mental Health Public Information
P.O. Box 485
Columbia, SC 29202
Email your completed FOIA request to
tracy.lapointe@scdmh.org
Deliver your FOIA request in person to
BHDD Headquarters
Attn: Office of Mental Health – Public Information
State of South Carolina Health Campus
400 Otarre Parkway, Cayce, 29033
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Do you have a complaint regarding services being provided to a child by a state agency? Please submit your complaint to the South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy by phone (1-800-206-1957) or via the electronic submission form.
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Los servicios de asistencia lingüística están disponibles sin cargo llamando al 1-805-360-3326. Por favor, ingrese su número de pin 81767494 y prepárese para decir su idioma.
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