Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-09 - Access to Public Records of the Department of Human Services
Chapter 1240-09-01 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Section 1240-09-01-.01 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

These rules are promulgated for the purpose of providing procedures to allow access to records of the Tennessee Department of Human Services that are subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, T.C.A. §§ 10-7-501 et seq., and are promulgated for the additional purpose of implementing and establishing fees to be charged for reproduction of records or for the development of records in a specific format.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq.,71-1-105; 10-7-503 and 10-7-506; Tennessean v. Electric Power Board of Nashville, 979 S.W.2d 297 (Tenn. 1998); and Op. Tenn. Atty. Gen. 01-021 (Feb. 8, 2001).