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RDA: 10138
Database ID: 1405
Record Series Title: HIV/AIDS Reporting System Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (EHARS)
Record Series Abstract: A Statewide, Confidential, Patient Reporting And Data Analysis System For Persons Living With HIV/AIDS. Records Basic Patient Information, Risk Factors, Disease Indicative Of AIDS, And Laboratory Data. Data Is Used To Monitor Trends Of The HIV Epidemic. This System Includes Basic Patient Information, Risk Factors, Disease Information, Laboratory Data, And Other Related Information For Each Individual Diagnosed With HIV / AIDS In Tennessee.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Calendar Year
If Other, Explain:
Total Retention: 0 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Permanent
Disposition Notes: Documents Received For Electronic Data Entry Are Retained For 30 Days Then Properly Destroyed. The Electronic Data Then Remains In The EHARS Program Permanently And Is Maintained In The System For Permanent Retention.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1405
Record Location: ON SERVER LOCATED AT STS DATA CENTER NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN
File Arrangement: Alphabetically, Searched By Name Using Search Engi
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: ELECTRONIC
Date Range: 2012 - CURRENT
Annual Accumulation: 13.5GB
Current Volume: 54GB
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: Both
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 15
Past Year: 15
2 - 5 Years: 20
Over 5 Years: 20
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: CDC, CLINICS, AND OTHER HEALTH AGENCIES
Essential Record: TRUE
Essential Record Stored: ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE EHARS SYSTEM
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: TCA 68-10-113; 68-10-101
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: Permanent
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Keep as Electronic
Legal Citation: TCA 68-10-113; 68-10-101
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: HIV/AIDS Reporting System/EHARS
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: VMWARE VIRTUAL SERVER
Software Description: JAVA WEBSITE, SQL DATABASE
System Location: ST DATA CENTER NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN
Backup Procedures: NIGHTLY BACKUPS; RESTORED AS NEEDED
Disaster Recovery: STS Silver Level DR Services
Data Migration Description: Electronic Data Transfer Module Of EHARS Facilitates The Transfer Of Data From State Site To The Center For Disease Control. The Data Transfer Module Also Enables Satellite Sites To Transfer Data To Their State’s Central Site. Data Entered In System Must Be Transferred From Central Sites To Center For Disease Control Typically Three Days Before The End Of The Month. If State Enters A Large Number Of Records, Transfers May Take Place More Often, Such As The Fourteenth And Twenty-Eighth Of Each Month.
Metadata Description: Electronic Files Stored In The System Contain All Related Information For An Individual Diagnosed With Aids. The System Uses A Relational Database Consisting Of Tables Linked By Unique Identifiers Common To Each Table, To Collect, Store, And Organize Data. Search For Person In Database Using Criteria, Such As Name, Diagnosis, Document Identifier, Birth Date, And Vital Status.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Lois Holt-Cooper
Job Title: RECORDS OFFICER
Address 1: 710 JAMES ROBERTSON PARKWAY
Address 2:
City: NASHVILLE
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-4411
Email: Lois.Holt-Cooper@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Health
Agency Head: DR. JOHN DREYZEHNER, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Director: CAROLYN WESTER, MD, MPH
Allotment Code: 34349
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 02-09-2017 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 02-09-2017 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2017-02-13 We have reviewed RDA 10138 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 02-24-2017 Thank you
RMD Director Recomendations: 03-10-2017 RDA 10138 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will remain permanent. The format will remain electronic. The Title, Abstract, Cut Off, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 10138.
Signed Form Received: 2017-03-10
PRC Meeting Date: 03-28-2017
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 10138
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1405 10138 2017-03-28 Approved