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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA: 10164
Database ID: 1429
Record Series Title: Laboratory Results
Record Series Abstract: Records include but not limited to, Sample receipts, sample accessioning documents, laboratory work sheets, laboratory results, and reports.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Fiscal Year
If Other, Explain:
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Records come in paper and electronic. Paper is scanned and upon verification is destroyed by state approved methods. Electronic records are kept for the 5 year retention and destroyed by state approved methods.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1429
Record Location: North Data Center, Nashville, TN; Rackspace facilities in Dallas, Tx and Ashford, Va. N
File Arrangement: alpha, numeric indexes of, name, permit number
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: ELECTRONIC
Date Range: July 1,2012 to current
Annual Accumulation: 2.16 gb for Data Center North and HealthSpace
Current Volume: 9.3 gb in North Data Center and 6.4 in HealthSpace storage facilities.
Record Value: Administrative, Fiscal, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 1333
Past Year: 16000
2 - 5 Years: 48000
Over 5 Years: 80000
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: No
If Shared, List Agencies:
Essential Record: Yes - Duplicate
Essential Record Stored: electronic copies are maintained on the servers and the paper originals are destroyed by state approved methods
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: No
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 5
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation:
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: HealthSpace: Ei Manager. Internal Red Barn Browser System
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: HealthSpace:IBM Domino servers Red Barn: State of Tennessee Tier 3 data center
Software Description: HealthSpace: IBM Notes Red Barn: SQL Server 2012; Microsoft Windows Server 2012
System Location: Servers maintained by RackSpace in Dallas TX, and Ashburn, VA. Red Barn is data center south
Backup Procedures: HealthSpace backs up nightly in both locations and send downloadable SQL.bak files to the agency via secure VPN tunnel. Red Barn is backed up according to the state standards for a Tier 3 data center.
Disaster Recovery: HealthSpace: A copy of the disaster recovery Plan is available from the agency. Red Barn: Disaster recovery is certified as a Tier 3 data center but the plan is not a public record and may only be viewed by permission of the department of state by petitioning the STS security section.
Data Migration Description: HealthSpace and Red Barn work with agency to provide all requested data securely in usable format.
Metadata Description: SQL tables, length & type: variable
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eileen Beard
Job Title: Executive Assistant
Address 1: 440 Hogan Rd
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37220
Phone: 615-837-5103
Email: eileen.beard@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Agriculture
Agency Head: Jai Templeton
Director: Keith Harrison
Allotment Code: 32505
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 07-13-2017 No recommended changes
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 07-18-2017 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2017-07-13 We have reviewed RDA 10164 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 07-20-2017 Agree with comments.
RMD Director Recomendations: 08-02-2017 RDA 10164 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will change from seven years to five years and destroy. The format will remain paper/electronic. The Title, Abstract, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have all been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 10164.
Signed Form Received: 2017-07-26
PRC Meeting Date: 09-07-2017
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 10164.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1429 10164 2017-09-07 Approved