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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA: 10136
Database ID: 1403
Record Series Title: TENNESSEE CANCER REPORTING
Record Series Abstract: INCIDENCE INFORMATION FROM REQUIRED REPORTING FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OR TREATED FOR CANCER. DEMOGRAPHIC, DIAGNOSTIC, AND OTHER DISEASE-RELATED INFORMATION IS COLLECTED.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Calendar year of diagnosis date
Total Retention: 100 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Data is cancer incidence information from facilities and providers required to report by statute. Data must be accessed for rate computation over time. Paper records, when submitted, are kept 10 years. Selected information from paper records is manually entered into the electronic database. Paper data collection tools are kept on-site for three years then transferred to Records Center. Paper records contain additional patient information that may be needed for future epidemiological research and studies. Electronic data kept 100 years.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1403
Record Location: Cordell Hull Bldg, 6th floor Nashville,Tn 37243. Data is stored at OIR data center. Paper data collection tools are kept on-site for three years then transferred to Records Center.
File Arrangement: Alpha
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 1/1986 - current
Annual Accumulation: 1 Tape per year approximately 1 gig, 15 cubic feet paper
Current Volume: 30 cubic feet paper, 10 gig electronic
Record Value: Administrative, Historic
Audit Requirements: Federal
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 20
Past Year: 25
2 - 5 Years: 30
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Centers for Disease Control, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, other state Central Cancer Registries
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Essential record is the abstracted data garnered from electronic and paper submissions from reporting facilities and practitioners. Database is located at OIR Data Center. Paper is retained in agency 3 years then transferred to Records Center for 10 years. Paper record contains additional information that may need to be referenced at a later date for epidemiological purposes.
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: 68-1-1006, Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA)
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 100 years for data, 3 years for active paper in agency then transfer to Records Center for seven (7).
Agency Retention - Years Active: Ten years data active, three years paper active
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 97 years data inactive, no paper inactive
Records Center Retention Period: Seven (7) years paper
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: TCA 68-1-1003;68-1-1004;68-1-1006 No specific retention period cited in state or federal statute or rule. Retention of paper is to satisfy CDC program audit expectations for funding of the Tennessee Cancer Registry, and epidemiological research and studies. TCA 68-11-Part 3, Patient Medical Records Act of 1974, requires retention of medical records by hospital for ten (10) years. Tennessee Cancer Registry follows the generally acceptable practice of retaining the complete paper records as would a licensed medical facility or practitioner, if needed for epidemiological research and studies, as in the case of a suspected cancer cluster.
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Tennessee Cancer Reporting System
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: VMware, OIR Data Center File Server currently resides on DC0419006WF000. Recovery requires a standard server with MS Windows 2003 or greater operating system with 210 gigabytes of available disk space. Database Server Currently resides on DC0419006WF000. Recovery requires a standard file server with Windows 2003 or greater operating system. Database on DC20SDCWB00001. Recovery requires an encrypted SQL Server 2008 with 35.02 gigabytes of available disk space
Software Description: Registry Plus provided by CDC, Microsoft SQL. Registry Plus is a suite of publicly available free software programs for collecting and processing cancer registry data, made available by CDC.
System Location: OIR Data Center
Backup Procedures: Daily, by OIR, following OIR established policy & procedures. File server and database server backups are performed daily by OIR.
Disaster Recovery: OIR network recovery policy & procedures. Non-critical recovery time. Location: Data Center South RTO: >2 weeks RPO: 24 hours OIR Level: Bronze Most Registry Plus applications are available for download via the internet at: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/tools/registryplus/
Data Migration Description: Data will be migrated to newer platforms as directed by CDC and OIR.
Metadata Description: Cancer Patient Medical Record abstracts, patient identifiers, patient demographics, reporting facility identifiers, date of diagnosis, diagnosis, Modified daily, file type NAACCR V13, 22,824 bytes, V13.0 active status,
Contact Information
Contact Name: Marian Maxwell
Job Title: Acting Records Officer
Address 1: 6th Floor Cordell Hull Building
Address 2: 425 Fifth Avenue North
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615.741.5453
Email: marian.maxwell@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Health
Agency Head: John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Commissioner
Director: Martin Whiteside, PhD, Director, Office of Cancer Surveillance
Allotment Code: 34320
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 09-27-2013 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 10-08-2013 TSLA suggests removal of designation of historic value.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2013-10-30 We have reviewed RDA 10136 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 11-04-2013 Done
RMD Director Recomendations: 11-06-2013 RDA 10136 is a request to revise an existing RDA. Retention period will remain 100 years and format will remain electronic. Recommend Approval with the following changes: Record Value: Administrative
Signed Form Received: 2013-11-06
PRC Meeting Date: 11-20-2013
PRC Comments: Approved with the following changes: Record Value: Administrative
PRC Action: Approved with Changes
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1403 10136 2013-11-20 Approved with Changes
2542 10136 2019-05-22 Approved