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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 11140
Database ID: 2065
Record Series Title: Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity Documents
Record Series Abstract: These documents include Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (PH-2595) and Rescission of Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (PH-3490), and Affidavit of Indigency (PH-3500).
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: The files are to be cut off at the end of each calendar year. Records are digitized and verified after the amendment. Electronic records are uploaded onto secure State server. Paper records are then destroyed by secure shredding. Systems storing Birth Records are upgraded promptly as technology requires.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2070
Record Location: 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 and OIR Data Center
File Arrangement: Chronologically and by certificate number
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Electronic: Other
Date Range: 1922 to current
Annual Accumulation: 1.25 gigabytes electronic
Current Volume: 300 gigabytes data/images
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 2
Past Year: 1
2 - 5 Years: 1
Over 5 Years: 1
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Social Security Administration, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and Other State Office of Vital Records
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Office of Vital Records maintains the paper documents, data and images are maintained at OIR Data Center. Office of Vital Records, or state contracted records storage facility, maintains the paper documents.
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: TCA 68-3-205
Media Recommendation:
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 68-3-205
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Vital Records Information Systems Management (VRISM) for data and Tennessee Vital Records Image Processing System (TVRS) for images
IT-ABC Number: DC60S
Hardware Description: VRISM resides in the VMWare environment at OIR Data Center, web, application and data base. TVRS is a Unix server with a MSAR (RAID) storage system over 2 terabytes storage capacity.
Software Description: VRISM is a proprietary web based vital records software product of ManTech International customized for Tennessee. Oracle is the data base management software. TVRS is a Filenet imaging system.
System Location: Daily data backup with weekly image tape back up by OIR.
Backup Procedures: Bronze level, redundant systems located at secondary OIR Data Center. Back up data/image is loaded onto redundant systems. Boot redundant systems monthly. Test annually.
Disaster Recovery: Data migration typically occurs every 5-10 years as advancements are made in technology.
Data Migration Description: Data migration typically occurs every 5-10 years as advancements are made in technology.
Metadata Description: Event type, date of event, first-middle-last name, county of event, certificate number, index number. These core data elements enable retrieval of the vital records image and complete data of the record searched. Paper copies of certificates are filed by certificate number by year. Electronic images of certificates are indexed by year, certificate number, and certificate/file indicator. Paper and electronic cross indices exist for both systems for certificate location
Contact Information
Contact Name: Shannon Potts
Job Title: Records Officer
Address 1: 5th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-4411
Email: shannon.potts@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Health
Agency Head: John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Director: Lori B. Ferranti, PhD, MBA, RN
Allotment Code: 343.20
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 09-18-2015 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 09-18-2015 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2015-09-21 We have reviewed RDA 11140 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 09-21-2015 Agree with RMD
RMD Director Recomendations: 09-23-2015 RDA 11140 is a request for a new RDA. The retention period will be permanent and the format will be electronic. These are essential records for the Health Department\\\'s Vital Records area and utilize redundant storage systems. Recommend approval of request for new RDA 11140.
Signed Form Received: 2015-09-23
PRC Meeting Date: 10-13-2015
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 11140.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
2065 11140 2015-10-13 Approved