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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA: 2305
Database ID: 2373
Record Series Title: Patient Medical Record
Record Series Abstract: Records include but not limited to: admission & preadmission documents, medical care, mental health treatment, discharge summary, aftercare services, death certificate, escape reports, Order for Judicial Commitment.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Patient Discharge/age of majority (18 years old).
Total Retention: 10 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Permanent
Disposition Notes: Cut off at the end of each patient’s discharge/age of majority (18 years old). Maintain in agency 5 years, then transfer to state records center for 5 years. OR Maintain in agency until available storage space is used up for up to 5 years, then transfer to state records center. Hold the remaining years to total 10 years; then destroy by state approved methods. Paper can be scanned to free up physical space, once verified for completeness and accuracy paper records will be destroyed via state approved methods. Electronic records will be stored on agency server for remaining retention period, up to 10 years.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2374
Record Location: Each Facility's Central/Medical Records Department; Order for Judicial Commitment will be held in LEGAL Counsel's Office AT 500 DEADERICK ST, ANDREW JACKSON BLDG., 5th floor, NASHVILLE, TN 37243.
File Arrangement: Numerical
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 1944 to current
Annual Accumulation: 3875 cu ft 240 gigabytes
Current Volume: 19,379 cu ft 1200 gigabytes
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 475
Past Year: 350
2 - 5 Years: 150
Over 5 Years: 70
Data Update Frequency: Yearly
Information Shared Outside of State: No
If Shared, List Agencies:
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: MIDDLE TN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE-DONELSON WESTERN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE-BOLIVAR MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE-CHATTANOOGA MEMPHIS MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE-MEMPHIS RICHARDS&RICHARDS-NASHVILLE
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other: N/A
Agency Retention: 5 YEARS
Agency Retention - Years Active: 4 YEARS
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 1 YEARS
Records Center Retention Period: 5 YEARS
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: TCA 68-11-305;TCA 33-3-101;TCA 10-7-504
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: ORACLE FILE SERVERS
IT-ABC Number: N/A
Hardware Description: THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARE STORED IN FOLDERS ON A STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS(STS) SERVER. ALL HARDWARE FOR MAINTAINING THE RECORD SERIES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS OF STS.
Software Description: DOCUMENTS AND METADATA ARE CAPTURED BY USING MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES AND SCANNING THE DOCUMENT BY PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE USING LEXMARK DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTOR SOFTWARE.
System Location: THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARE KEPT ON A SERVER MAINTAINED AND SUPPORTED BY STS AT THEIR DATA CENTER, 901 5th AVE N, NASHVILLE, TN. 37243.
Backup Procedures: BACKUP PROCEDURES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS OF STS, LOCATED IN THE 901 5th AVE N, STS BUILDING, NASHVILLE, TN. 37243. BACKUP PROCEDURES SHALL BE REVIEWED AND TESTED ANNUALLY.
Disaster Recovery: THE AGENCY SHALL HAVE A DETAILED DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS OF STS. THE DISASTER RECOVERY PLANS SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
Data Migration Description:
Metadata Description:
Contact Information
Contact Name: CATHY BENHAMED
Job Title: PROCUREMENT OFFICER 2
Address 1: 500 DEADERICK ST
Address 2: ANDREW JACKSON BLDG., 6th floor
City: NASHVILLE
Zip: 37243
Phone: 6155326623
Email: cathy.benhamed@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Mental Health
Agency Head: COMMISSIONER MARIE WILLIAMS
Director: JAY OZIMINSKI
Allotment Code: 339
Status
Action Requested: Revision
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 00-00-0000
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 00-00-0000
Comptroller Audit Review: 0000-00-00
Agency: 00-00-0000
RMD Director Recomendations: 00-00-0000
Signed Form Received: 0000-00-00
PRC Meeting Date: 00-00-0000
PRC Comments:
PRC Action: Pending
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
755 2305 2016-11-03 Approved
2323 2305 2018-04-25 Approved
2373 2305 0000-00-00 Pending