List of Public Health Law Primary Contacts
1/10/2009
Source: Public Health Law Program, OSI, CDC
Send corrections and updates to: Rachel Weiss
(rweiss@cdc.gov).
| Alabama John Wible General Counsel Alabama Department of Public Health 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1540, The RSA Tower Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3017 Bus:(334) 206-5209 Bus Fax:(334) 206-5874 Email: jwible@adph.state.al.us Business Home Page:http://www.adph.org/aldph.asp |
| Alaska Dan Branch Senior Assistant Attorney General Alaska Office of Attorney General 123 4th St. Dimond Court House, P.O. Box 110300 Juneau, Alaska 110300 Bus:(907) 465-6710 Bus Fax:(907) 465-2539 Email: dan_branch@law.state.ak.us Business Home Page:http://www.law.state.ak.us/ |
| Arizona Kevin Ray Assistant Attorney General Arizona Office of Attorney General 125 W. Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Bus:(602) 542-8328 Bus Fax:(602) 364-0700 Email: kevin.ray@azag.gov Business Home Page:http://www.attorneygeneral.state.az.us/ |
| Arkansas Rick Hogan General Counsel Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markhan, Slot 31 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867 Bus:(501) 661-2252 Bus Fax:(501) 661-2357 Email: rick.hogan@arkansas.gov Business Home Page:http://www.healthyarkansas.com/ |
| California Kathy Keeshen Deputy Director and Chief Counsel California Department of Public Health 1615 Capitol Avenue Sacramento, California 95814 Bus:(916) 558-1700 Bus Fax: Email: K.Keeshen@cdph.ca.gov Business Home Page:http://www.cdph.ca.gov |
| Colorado Ann Hause Director Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive S Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 Bus:(303) 692-3472 Bus Fax:(303) 691-7702 Email: ann.hause@state.co.us Business Home Page: |
| Connecticut Richard Lynch Department Head Connecticut Office of the Attorney GeneralHealth and Education 55 Elm Street, P.O. Box 120 Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Bus:(860) 808-5210 Bus Fax:(860) 808-5385 (call first) Email: richard.lynch@po.state.ct.us Business Home Page:http://www.cslib.org/attygenl/ |
| D.C. Kenneth Campbell General Counsel D.C. Department of Health, Office of General Counsel 825 N. Capital St., NE Ste. 4122 Washington, D.C. 20002 Bus:(202) 442-5970 Bus Fax:(202) 724-5430 Email: kenneth.campbell@dc.gov Business Home Page:http://www.dchealth.com |
| Delaware Ann Woolfolk Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice Carvel Building, 6th Floor, 820 N. French St. Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Bus:(302) 577-8350 Bus Fax:(302) 577-6630 Email: ann.woolfolk@state.de.us Business Home Page:http://www.state.de.us/dhss/index.html |
| Florida Richard McNelis Assistant General Counsel Florida Department of Health Office of General Counsel Bin #A02, 4052 Bald Cypress Way Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1703 Bus:(850) 245-4028 Bus Fax:(850) 410-1448 Email: richard_mcnelis@doh.state.fl.us Business Home Page:http://www.doh.state.fl.us/ |
| Georgia Amy Feuss Legal Services Manager Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street NW, Ste. 15-470 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Bus:(404) 657-6217 Bus Fax:(404) 657-2715 Email: amfeuss@dhr.state.ga.us Business Home Page:http://health.state.ga.us/ |
| Hawaii Blair Goto Deputy Attorney General Hawaii Office of the Attorney General 465 South King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Bus:(808) 587-3050 Bus Fax:(808) 587-3077 Email: blair.a.goto@hawaii.gov Business Home Page:http://www.state.hi.us/ag/ |
| Idaho Corey Cartwright Deputy Attorney General Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 3276 Elder Street, Suite B Boise, Idaho 83720-0036 Bus:(208) 332-7961 Bus Fax:(208) 334-6515 Email: cartwriw@dhw.idaho.gov Business Home Page:http://www.idahohealth.org/ |
| Illinois Marilyn Thomas Chief Legal Counsel Illinois Department of Public Health 5th Floor, Legal Services, 535 West Jefferson St. Springfield, Illinois 62761 Bus:(217) 782-2043 Bus Fax:(217) 524-8165 Email: Marilyn.Thomas@illinois.gov Business Home Page:http://www.idph.state.il.us/home.htm |
| Indiana Jennifer Bruner Staff Attorney Indiana State Department of Health Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Response, 2 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Bus:(317) 234-2818 Bus Fax:(317) 234-3724 Email: jbruner@isdh.in.gov Business Home Page:http://www.in.gov/isdh/ |
| Iowa Heather Adams Assistant Attorney General Iowa Attorney General's Office 1305 E. Walnut Street, Hoover State Office Building 2nd Floor Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Bus:(515) 281-3441 Bus Fax:(515) 281-7551 Email: hadams@ag.state.ia.us Business Home Page:http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/ |
| Kansas Yvonne Anderson Attorney Kansas Department of Health and Environment Office of Legal Services , Curtis State Office Building1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 560 Topeka, Kansas 66612 Bus:(785) 296-5334 Bus Fax:(785) 291-3607 Email: yanderso@kdhe.state.ks.us Business Home Page:http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/ |
| Kentucky Hans Herklotz General Counsel Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Office of General Counsel 275 East Main St. Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 Bus:(502) 564-7905 Bus Fax:(502) 564-7573 Email: Hans.Herklotz@ky.gov Business Home Page:http://chs.ky.gov/ |
| Louisiana David McCay Attorney Supervisor Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals P.O. Box 3836 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 Bus:(225) 342-1123 Bus Fax:(225) 342-2232 Email: dmccay@dhh.la.gov Business Home Page:http://dhh.la.gov |
| Maine Paul Gauvreau Assistant Attorney General Maine Office of Attorney General Office of Attorney General, 6 Statehouse Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0006 Bus:(207) 626-8506 Bus Fax:(207) 626-8828 Email: paul.gauvreau@maine.gov Business Home Page:http://www.state.me.us/ag/ |
| Maryland Dan O'Brien General Counsel Maryland Office of Attorney General, Public Health Services 300 W. Preston St., Ste. 302 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Bus:(410) 767-1860 Bus Fax:(410) 767-7894 Email: obriend@dhmh.state.md.us Business Home Page:http://www.oag.state.md.us/ |
| Massachusetts Donna Levin General Counsel Office of the General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Public Health , 250 Washington St., 2nd floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Bus:(617) 624-5220 Bus Fax:(617) 624-5234 Email: donna.levin@state.ma.us Business Home Page:http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm |
| Michigan Denise Chrysler Public Health Legal Director Michigan Department of Community Health Public Health Administration, 201 Townsend Street Lansing, Michigan 48913 Bus:(517) 373-2109 Bus Fax:(517) 335-8297 Email: chryslerd@michigan.gov Business Home Page:http://www.michigan.gov/mdch |
| Minnesota Steve Shakman Legal Affairs Coordinator Office of Emergency Preparedness Minnesota Department of Health, 625 North Robert Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975 Bus:(651) 201-5732 Bus Fax:(651) 201-4986 Email: steve.shakman@state.mn.us Business Home Page:http://www.health.state.mn.us |
| Mississippi Rick Moore General Counsel Mississippi Department of Health, Legal Office 570 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, Mississippi 39216 Bus:(601) 576-7458 Bus Fax:(601) 576-7805 Email: rmoore@msdh.state.ms.us Business Home Page:http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/ |
| Missouri Arvids Petersons General Counsel Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of General Counsel, 912 Wildwood Jefferson City, Missouri 65109 Bus:(573) 751-6005 Bus Fax:(573) 751-0247 Email: Arvids.Petersons@dhss.mo.gov Business Home Page:www.health.state.mo.us/ |
| Montana Denise Pizzini Office of Legal Affairs, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Service Cogswell Building, 1400 Broadway Helena, Montana 59620-2951 Bus:(406) 4444-2644 Bus Fax: Email: DePizzini@mt.gov Business Home Page:http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/ |
| Nebraska Darrell Klein Assistant Agency Counsel Nebraska Health and Human Services P.O. Box 95026 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Bus:(402) 471-4052 Bus Fax:(402) 471-9518 Email: darrell.klein@nebraska.gov Business Home Page:http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/Public_Health/ |
| Nevada Linda Anderson Chief Deputy Attorney General Nevada Office of Attorney General 555 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 3900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Bus:(702) 486-3077 Bus Fax:(702) 486-3871 Email: landerson@ag.ny.gov Business Home Page:http://ag.state.nv.us/ |
| New Hampshire Elizabeth Maynard Counsel for Public Health New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services OOS/Brown Building, 129 Pleasant St. Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Bus:(603) 271-4432 Bus Fax:(603) 271-5590 Email: elizabeth.x.maynard@dhhs.state.nh.us Business Home Page:http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/ |
| New Jersey Ruth Charbonneau Director Office of Legal and Regulatory Affairs New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, P.O. Box 360, Room 805 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Bus:(609) 984-2177 Bus Fax:(609) 292-5333 Email: Ruth.Charbonneau@doh.state.nj.us Business Home Page:http://www.state.nj.us/health/ |
| New Mexico Kathy Kunkel General Counsel New Mexico Department of Health 1190 St. Francis Dr. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0110 Bus:(505) 827-2618 Bus Fax:(505) 827-2930 Email: KathyKunkel@state.nm.us Business Home Page:http://www.health.state.nm.us/ |
| New York Thomas Conway General Counsel New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs Corning Tower Building, Room 2438 Albany, New York 12237-0026 Bus:(518) 474-7553 Bus Fax:(518) 473-2802 Email: tgc02@health.state.ny.us Business Home Page:http://www.health.state.ny.us/ |
| North Carolina Chris Hoke Chief Office of Regulatory and Legal Affairs North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1915 Bus:(919) 707-5006 Bus Fax:(919) 870-4829 Email: chris.hoke@ncmail.net Business Home Page:http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/ |
| North Dakota Edward Erickson Assistant Attorney General North Dakota Office of Attorney General 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0040 Bus:(701) 328-2210 Bus Fax:(701) 328-2226 Email: eerickso@nd.gov Business Home Page:http://www.ag.state.nd.us/ |
| Ohio Socrates Tuch Assistant Counsel/HIPPAA Privacy Offer Ohio Department of Health 246 N. High Street, P.O. Box 118 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Bus:(614) 466-4882 Bus Fax:(614) 728-7813 Email: Socrates.Tuch@odh.ohio.gov Business Home Page:http://www.odh.state.oh.us/ |
| Oklahoma Nick Slaymaker General Counsel Oklahoma Department of Health 1000 NE 10th St. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117-1299 Bus:(405) 271-6017 Bus Fax:(405) 271-1268 Email: nicks@health.ok.gov Business Home Page:http://www.health.state.ok.us/ |
| Oregon Shannon O'Fallon Senior Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 1515 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 410 Portland, Oregon 97201 Bus:(971) 673-1950 Bus Fax:(971)0673-1902 Email: shannon.ofallon@doj.state.or.us Business Home Page:http://www.doj.state.or.us/ |
| Pennsylvania Christine Dutton Chief Counsel Pennsylvania Department of Health, Office of Legal Counsel 825 Health and Welfare Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Bus:(717) 783-2500 Bus Fax:(717) 705-6042 Email: cdutton@state.pa.us Business Home Page:http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/site/ |
| Rhode Island Maureen Hobson Deputy Chief Legal Counsel-Health Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Legal Services Canon Building, Room 404 , 3 Capitol Hill Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5097 Bus:(401) 222-2137 Bus Fax:(401) 222-1250 Email: Maureenh@doh.state.ri.us Business Home Page:http://www.health.state.ri.us/ |
| South Carolina Cheryl Bullard Chief Counsel for Health Services Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of General Counsel 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Bus:(803) 898-3350 Bus Fax:(803) 898-3367 Email: bullarch@dhec.sc.gov Business Home Page:http://www.scdhec.net |
| South Dakota Joan Schueller General Counsel South Dakota Department of Health 600 E.Capitol Avenue Pierre, South Dakota 57501 Bus:(605) 773-6697 Bus Fax:(605) 773-5683 Email: joan.schueller@state.sd.us Business Home Page:http://www.state.sd.us/doh/ |
| Tennessee Albert Partee General Counsel Tennessee Department of Health, Office of General Counsel 220 Athens Way, Suite 210 Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Bus:(615) 532-7173 Bus Fax:(615) 401-7679 Email: albert.partee.@state.tn.us Business Home Page:www.state.tn.us/health |
| Texas Lisa Hernandez General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756 Bus:(512) 458-7236 Bus Fax:(512) 458-7751 Email: lisa.hernandez@dshs.state.tx.us Business Home Page:http://www.dshs.state.tx.us |
| Utah Doug Springmeyer Assistant Attorney General Utah Department of Health, Office of Executive Director P.O. Box 141000 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1000 Bus:(801) 538-6971 Bus Fax:(801) 538-6306 Email: dspringm@doh.state.ut.us Business Home Page:http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/ |
| Vermont Dixie Henry Assistant Attorney General Vermont Department of Health 1 Church Street, P.O. Box 70 Burlington, Vermont 05402-0070 Bus:(802) 657-74318 Bus Fax:(802) 657-4322 Email: dhenry@vdh.state.vt.us Business Home Page:http://healthvermont.gov |
| Virginia Robin Kurz Special Counsel Virginia Office of Attorney General 900 E. Main St. Richmond, Virginia 23219 Bus:(804) 786-8789 Bus Fax:(804) 371-8718 Email: rkurz@oag.state.va.us Business Home Page:http://www.oag.state.va.us/ |
| Washington Joyce Roper Senior Assistant Attorney General Washington Office of Attorney General P.O. Box 40109 , 2425 Bristol Court SW Olympia, Washington 98504-0109 Bus:(360) 664-4968 Bus Fax:(360) 586-3564 Email: joycer@atg.wa.gov Business Home Page:http://www.atg.wa.gov/ |
| West Virginia Ann Spaner Director, Public Health Regulations West Virginia Bureau for Public Health 350 Capitol Street, Room 702 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Bus:(304) 558-2971 Bus Fax:(304) 558-1035 Email: annspaner@wvdhhr.org Business Home Page:http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/ |
| Wisconsin Diane Welsh Chief Legal Counsel Department of Health and Family Services, Office of Legal Counsel Room 651, 1 W.Wilson St., P.O. Box 7850 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7850 Bus:(608) 266-1404 Bus Fax:(608) 267-7882 Email: Diane.Welsh@dhfs.wisconsin.gov Business Home Page:http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/ |
| Wyoming Robin Cooley Deputy Attorney General Wyoming Attorney General's Office 2424 Pioneer Avenue, Suite 100, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 Bus:(307) 777-7841 Bus Fax:(307) 777-3435 Email: rcoole@state.wy.us Business Home Page:http://wdh.state.wy.us/main/index.asp |