Each of the HHS FOIA Service Centers has specific functions and responsibilities. Please contact the appropriate HHS FOIA Service Center or HHS Privacy Act Contacts for information.
HHS FOIA is exercising maximum telework flexibility per OMB guidance. Effective Monday, May 11, 2020, requests submitted by mail or fax may not be processed until staff physically returns to the office. Please use the recommended PAL link https://requests.publiclink.hhs.gov/App/Index.aspx instead to submit your requests. Please note that email is not considered to be sufficiently secure to safely transmit sensitive information, such as identity verification information.
If you use PAL to request records about you, you can securely enter and upload your identity verification information and documents in PAL (see complete content requirements for first-party access requests here: How to Make a Privacy Act Request). Please submit FOIA appeals via email to: HHS.ACFO@hhs.gov.
HHS FOIA Contacts
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Freedom of Information Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 729H
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20201
Submit requests to: https://requests.publiclink.hhs.gov/App/Index.aspx
Phone: 202-690-7453
Fax: 202-690-8320
FOIA Officer: Brandon Gaylord
FOIA Public Liaison: Beth Kramer; email: HHS_FOIA_Public_Liaison@hhs.gov
Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Freedom of Information Officer
330 C St SW
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-795-7377
Email: foia@acl.hhs.gov
FOIA Officer: Jennifer Klocinski
FOIA Public Liaison: Jennifer Klocinski
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Freedom of Information Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C St SW, Suite 4004
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 1-888-747-1861
FOIA Officer: Celeste Smith
FOIA Public Liaison: Kenneth Wolfe
FOIA@acf.hhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
see Program Support Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and/or*
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Freedom of Information Officer
1600 Clifton Rd NE MS T-01
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Email: FOIARequests@cdc.gov
Phone: 770-488-6277
Fax: 770-488-6200
FOIA Officer: Roger Andoh
FOIA Public Liaison: Roger Andoh
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Freedom of Information Officer
North Building, Room C5-11-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353
FOIA Officer: Hugh Gilmore
FOIA Public Liaison: Joseph Tripline
hugh.gilmore@cms.hhs.gov
joseph.tripline@cms.hhs.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Freedom of Information Officer
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900
FOIA Officer: Sarah Kotler
FOIA Public Liaison: Martina Varnado
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Freedom of Information Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-N82
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-2865
FOIA Officer: Brian May
HRSA FOIA Public Liaison: Brian May
foia@hrsa.gov
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Freedom of Information Officer
Indian Health Service
Division of Regulatory and Policy Coordination (DRPC)
Office of Management Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 09E70
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116
Fax: 301-443-9879
FOIA Officer: Carl Mitchell
FOIA Public Liaison: Jim Souther
Government Information Specialist: Jim Souther
IHSFOIAMailbox@ihs.gov
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Freedom of Information Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633
FOIA Officer: Gorka Garcia-Malene
FOIA Public Liaison: Stephanie Clipper
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Freedom of Information Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18E13A
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2327
Fax: 240-276-2252
FOIA Officer: Vacant
FOIA Public Liaison: Vacant
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room 5541A
330 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541
Fax: 202-708-9824
Confirmation Number: 202-619-2541
FOIA Officer: Robin Brooks
FOIA Liaison: Robin Brooks
HHS Privacy Act Contacts
NOTE: For information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule, or to file a HIPAA complaint, please visit the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) website, which provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions, a complaint form, and other resources, including this list of OCR offices. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects health information held or transmitted by entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
HHS
Senior Advisor, Privacy Policy
Maya A. Bernstein, JD
(she/her/hers)
Senior Advisor, Privacy Policy
Office of the Asst Sec'y for Planning & Evaluation
US Dept of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20201
m: +1 202-774-4943
HHS Privacy Act Officer
Beth Kramer
Humphrey Building - Suite 729H
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-690-6941
Fax : 202-690-8320
beth.kramer@hhs.gov
Operating Divisions
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Anita E. Alford, CISO
OpDiv Senior Officer for Privacy
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street S.W. – Suite 3313A
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202-401-4628
Email: ACF_PIRT@acf.hhs.gov
Administration of Community Living (ACL)
Scott Cory
One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Rm. 4811
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-401-4634
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Mark Yu
5600 Fishers Lane
Mailstop 07N46C
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-427-1703
Fax: 301-427-1047
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
All administrative support provided by CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Beverly E. Walker, Chief Privacy Officer
4770 Buford Highway NE
M/S: F-35
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Phone: 770-488-8524
Fax: 770-488-8659
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
(formerly Health Care Financing Administration)
Michael Pagels
7500 Security Boulevard
Mailstop: N1-24-08
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: 410-786-5759
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cullen Cowley
Privacy Officer
5630 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900
FAX: 301-827-9267
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Samantha Miller, MPH
Director, Division of Oversight, Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation
5600 Fishers Lane, 14W03
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-443-9094
Email: Smiller2@hrsa.gov
Indian Health Services (IHS)
Heather H. McClane, Privacy Officer
5600 Fishers Lane
Mailstop: 09E70
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-479-8521
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dustin Close
NIH Privacy Act Officer
6705 Rockledge Dr., Suite 601
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-402-6469
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
LCDR Michael Hodnett
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-0118
michael.hodnett@samhsa.hhs.gov
Info.Privacy@samhsa.hhs.gov
Staff Divisions
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Bridget Guenther
HHS Office of Chief Information Officer
HHH Building – Room 324F
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-205-8027
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Maya A. Bernstein, J.D.
ASPE Rm. 434E
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-690-5896
Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Meredith Montgomery
Senior Advisor to the Chair
Departmental Appeals Board Immediate Office
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-565-0148
Mobile: 202-868-9988
FAX: 202-565-0224
Meredith.Montgomery@hhs.gov
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Lynn Egan
Senior Attorney, Fiscal and Information Law Section
General Law Division
Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room 4760
330 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
Lynn.Egan@hhs.gov
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Anne MacArthur, Senior Counsel
Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room 5752
330 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-836-1009
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Harold Henderson
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Suite 597E - HHH Building
Phone: 202-205-2290
Fax: 202-309-5358
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
Jon Dorman
Director, Appeals Policy and Operations Division
Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals
2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy Suite 2001
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 571-457-7220
