Tennessee CaRI Database Information

Last Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2023

Tennessee Cancer Registry

State Laws and Regulations
Registry General Information

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General Information

Registry state statute URL

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/tennesseecancerregistry/TN_Cancer_Registry_Law_1983.pdf

Registry state statute most recent update

1990

Registry administrative code/regulations URL

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/tennesseecancerregistry/TCRRR.pdf

Registry administrative code/regulations most recent update

2002

Registry location

Government Agency

Cancer Reporting Requirements

Reporting timeframe

3-6 months from diagnosis

Reporting timeframe notes

How often are facilities required to report?

Less than every 3 months

Reporting frequency notes

Facilities are required to report on a monthly basis.

Reporting facilities as defined in law

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers

Reporting facilities as defined in administrative code (regulations)

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers

Pathology reporting required?

Yes

Description of pathology reporting requirements

Electronic reporting required?

Yes

Description of electronic reporting requirements

Penalties allowed under law or regulations?

Yes

Penalties

Reimburse for Costs

Description of penalties

(a) A hospital, laboratory, facility, or health care practitioner that fails to report data or allow access to records, as required by T.C.A. 68-1-1003, shall be informed in writing by the department that compliance is mandatory.
(b) If a hospital, laboratory, facility, or health care practitioner fails to provide the required data in the format specified by the department or if the data are of unacceptable quality, the Commissioner or the Commissioner�s authorized representative may enter the facility to case find and abstract the information. In these cases, the facility shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of case finding, abstracting, coding and editing, a maximum of which is fifty dollars ($50) per case. A hospital, laboratory, facility or health care practitioner from whom reimbursement is sought may appeal the assessment of expenses under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. The appeal shall be to the Commissioner in writing and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the assessment

Certified Tumor Registrar required

Yes

Registry Data

Population Data

6,651,766Total Population Count
2.1%% of US Population
2.6%% of US Black Population
0.7%% of US API Population
0.0%% of US AI/AN* Population
0.6%% of US Hispanic Population
0.7%% of US Hispanic Non-White Population

*CHSDA Counties only

Cancer Data

37,469Malignant Cases
2.2%% of US Malignant Cases

Registry type

NPCR/SEER

Year registry became population-based

1986

First year high quality, population-based data available for research

2004

Data linked with medicare

Years included in CINA Deluxe

2004-2015

CINA survial years

2008-2014

Participates in the National Interstate Data Exchange Agreement program

Yes (Restrictions - https://www.naaccr.org/national-interstate-data-exchange-agreement/#27)

Study Participation

Research Type	Experience with Studies	Interested in Studies
Case Contacts Studies	Yes	Yes
Geospatial Studies	Yes	Yes
Linkage Studies	Yes	Yes
Rapid Case Ascertainment Studies	Yes	Yes
Re-Abstracting/Patterns of Care Studies	Yes	Yes
Survival Studies	Yes	Yes