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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 2122
Database ID: 608
Record Series Title: Appeals & Hearings Case Files and Records
Record Series Abstract: The Official Hearing Record and case file for all Program Appeal Hearings conducted by the Division of Appeals & Hearings. The record series consists of Notice of Proceedings, Prehearing Order, Motions, Pleadings, Briefs, Petitions, Findings and Conclusions, Request for Intermediate Rulings, Evidence, Audio Recording, Transcript, Initial Order, Final Order, Statement of Matters Officially Noticed, Proffers of Proof and Objections and Rulings thereon and all other related documentation.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: When all legal motions, pleadings, rulings, proceedings, objections, timeframes, extensions, appeals have been exhausted, the file is cut off.
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: When an appeal request is received a tracking number is assigned and a case file is created. Evidence and Statements of Matters Officially Noticed are scanned and case notes added through data entry. Records are maintained in agency or at a State approved off-site storage facility for 5 years after cut-off, then destroyed according to state approved methods.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 608
Record Location: Department of Human Services, Appeals & Hearings State and Regional Offices
File Arrangement: Alpha/Numeric
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 1990 - current
Annual Accumulation: 29 cubic feet / 2.8 gigabytes
Current Volume: 188 cubic feet / 36 gigabytes
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 999
Past Year: 500
2 - 5 Years: 25
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Weekly
Information Shared Outside of State: No
If Shared, List Agencies:
Essential Record: No
Essential Record Stored:
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: No
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 5 years 0 months
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: T.C.A. 4-5-319 Agency Record / DHS ADMIN PROCEDURE ACT, CHAPTER 1240-5-7
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Appeal Record Tracking System (ARTS)
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: The electronic records are permanently stored in folders on a Strategic Technology Solutions (STS) VMware server. Metadata is stored in the ARTS data base on an STS server. All hardware for maintaining the record series shall be maintained in accordance with the current standards of STS.
Software Description: Documents and their 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: Department of Human Services uses the ARTS System. The electronic records are kept on a VMWare server maintained and supported by STS at their Data Center.
Backup Procedures: Backup procedures shall be maintained in accordance with the current standards of the Strategic Technology Solutions (STS). 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 the Strategic Technology Solutions (STS). Disaster Recovery plans shall be reviewed annually.
Data Migration Description: ARTS documents are scanned via State MFP on the State network to a folder on an STS VMware server that the ARTS application uses. The metadata captured at the time of scan is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database and is never deleted. The types of documents used by ARTS are: Initial Order, Final Order, Rulings, Official Notices and Evidence, etc.
Metadata Description: Metadata varies based on the document type. Below is a list of some data elements; Client First Name, Client Middle Initial, Client Last Name, Social Security Number, Recipient ID, Case Number, Tracking Number, Document Group, Document Type, County, District, FileName, TotalPages, FileSize, Audit elements such as tracking number, varied by, date created, active, closed, pending, deleted, etc.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Karen Maclin-Barber
Job Title: Records Liaison
Address 1: Citizens Plaza Building, 3rd Floor
Address 2: 400 Deaderick Street
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-253-1195
Email: karen.maclin-barber@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Human Services
Agency Head: DHS Commissioner Raquel Hatter
Director: Record Management Director Pennye Neal
Allotment Code: 345.00
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 09-15-2016 No recommended changes
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 09-19-2016 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2016-09-15 We have reviewed RDA 2122 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 09-20-2016 No recommended changes.
RMD Director Recomendations: 09-30-2016 RDA 2122 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will change from one year to five years and the format will be paper/electronic. The Abstract, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 2122.
Signed Form Received: 2016-09-30
PRC Meeting Date: 11-03-2016
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 2122
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
608 2122 2016-11-03 Approved