State of Missouri ex rel. Department of Health and Senior Services v. Renee T. Slusher

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the circuit court’s judgment quashing the Department’s preliminary writ of prohibition and denying its petition for a permanent writ. The Court held that the confidentiality provision in Article XIV, section 1.3(5) of the Missouri Constitution does not bar discovery of applicant information in an appeal of a license denial because the plain language permits such use. Accordingly, the Administrative Hearing Commission’s order compelling production of the information was proper.