Tennessee Health Department
| Submitted | Sept. 16, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Kent Hoover
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Email correspondence, and all underlying documentation, attachments or other media associated with the responsive emails, between May 1, 2020, and the date this request is ultimately fulfilled sent to, from or copied to Lisa Piercey containing any of the following non-case-sensitive key-strings: “farm*”; “migrant”; “H2A”; “Henderson.” We also consider any official business conducted by personal email addresses to be responsive to this request.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Please note that I am a citizen of Tennessee, and am using MuckRock's services to help manage and track my request.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover
From: Department of Health
Thank you for contacting the Tennessee Department of Health. By copy of this email, I am sharing your email with the appropriate team member to address your inquiry.
Best regards.
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From: Department of Health
Mr. Hoover, this appears to be a revision of a request you sent to us in July, and which we acknowledged Aug. 25. upon confirmation of your Tennessee citizenship.
Your request will go through Sept. 16, the date on which we received this request. Under the Open Records Act, a “public record” means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, photographs, microfilms, electronic data processing files and output, films, sound recordings, or other materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any government entity. TCA 10-7-503(a)(1)(i) [emphasis added]. The Open Records Act does not require the department to produce records in the future, beyond the date of the request.
In addition, the department will provide an estimated cost to produce these records. After you receive the cost estimate, please confirm that you agree to pay for the copies so we can proceed with your request. The Public Records Act states, “If a person makes a request for copies of a public record and, after copies have been produced, the person fails to pay to the governmental entity the cost for producing such copies, the governmental entity is not required to comply with any public records request from the person until the person pays for such copies; provided, that the person was provided with an estimated cost for producing the copies in accordance with subdivision (a)(7)(C)(ii) prior to producing the copies and the person agreed to pay the estimated cost for such copies.” T.C.A. 10-7-503 (a)(7)(A)(vii)(b).
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Shelley Walker | Director
Office of Communication & Media Relations
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
p. 615-253-5184
Shelley.Walker@tn.gov<mailto:Shelley.Walker@tn.gov>
tn.gov/health<https://www.tn.gov/health>
Connect with TDH on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/TNDeptofHealth> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/TNDeptofHealth> @TNDeptofHealth!
Our Mission – To protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Health
Mr. Hoover,
As we have indicated, we are preparing an invoice for costs associated with your request. After you receive the cost estimate, please confirm that you agree to pay for the copies so we can proceed with your request.
We anticipate your request will take a considerable amount of time to complete. Due to the nature of this request and the extraordinary demands of our work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we may require additional time to provide our response to your request, and anticipate that records will be produced in installments.
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Shelley Walker | Director
Office of Communication & Media Relations
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
p. 615-253-5184
Shelley.Walker@tn.gov<mailto:Shelley.Walker@tn.gov>
tn.gov/health<https://www.tn.gov/health>
Connect with TDH on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/TNDeptofHealth> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/TNDeptofHealth> @TNDeptofHealth!
Our Mission – To protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 16, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Health
Good afternoon.
We appreciate your patience, as the department is handling many records requests at this time. Please review the attached invoice and confirm that you agree to pay for the copies so we can proceed with your request. The Public Records Act states, “If a person makes a request for copies of a public record and, after copies have been produced, the person fails to pay to the governmental entity the cost for producing such copies, the governmental entity is not required to comply with any public records request from the person until the person pays for such copies; provided, that the person was provided with an estimated cost for producing the copies in accordance with subdivision (a)(7)(B)(ii) prior to producing the copies and the person agreed to pay the estimated cost for such copies.” T.C.A. 10-7-503 (a)(7)(A)(vii)(b).
Note, the charges must be paid before copies of the records will be produced. T.C.A. § 10-7-503(a)(7)(A)(vii)(b) and (a)(7)(B)(ii).
Your prompt reply to this email is appreciated.
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Shelley Walker | Director
Office of Communication & Media Relations
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
p. 615-253-5184
Shelley.Walker@tn.gov<mailto:Shelley.Walker@tn.gov>
tn.gov/health<https://www.tn.gov/health>
Connect with TDH on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/TNDeptofHealth> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/TNDeptofHealth> @TNDeptofHealth!
Our Mission – To protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.
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