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Question: Is the custodian’s decision to release the records with redactions consistent with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
Brief Response: Based on the records provided, the custodian’s decision appears generally consistent with the FOIA. However, I am unable to determine whether all of the redactions are proper.
Question: Are the custodian’s decisions to withhold the employee-evaluation records and release the personnel records with redactions consistent with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
Brief Response: Because I have not reviewed all the records at issue, I cannot definitively state whether the custodian has correctly classified the withheld records as employee-evaluation records. However, if the records are employee-evaluation records and the employee was not suspended or terminated, then the custodian’s decision to withhold those records is consistent with the FOIA. The records that I reviewed have been properly classified as personnel records that are subject to release with redactions. Accordingly, as discussed in the opinion, the custodian’s decision to release the records with redactions is mostly consistent with the FOIA.
Question 1: Under Arkansas law, if an individual has an advance directive in place, becomes a ward of the State, and is then admitted to the state hospital, does the patient’s advance directive remain in place and enforceable?
Question 2: Under current Arkansas law, is the State required to honor the ward’s advance directive?
Brief Response: : In response to both questions, generally, yes. Neither the appointment of a guardian nor admission to the Arkansas State Hospital invalidates a valid advance directive. The State and the ward’s guardian generally must honor the directive, subject to any controlling court order or statutory exception applicable to the healthcare decision.
