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Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Cordell Hull Building Suite 404 Nashville, Tennessee 37243 (615) 741-5625 Office (615) 253-0185 Fax (901) 949-1000 Cell Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Cordell Hull Building Suite 404 Nashville, Tennessee 37243 (615) 741-5625 Office (615) 253-0185 Fax (901) 949-1000 Cell Rep. G.A. Hardaway, Sr. Chairman, Memphis May 18, 2020 District 93 Sen. Raumesh Akbari Chairwoman-Emeritus, Memphis District 29 The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators (TBCSL) strongly Rep. Rick Staples encourages all Tennesseans to get tested for the COVID-19 virus as soon Vice Chairman, Knoxville as possible and as often as possible. However, the TBCSL remains District 15 adamantly opposed to the TN Department of Health’s practice of Rep. London Lamar unnecessarily violating the individual privacy rights of our citizens, by Secretary, Memphis sharing personal health information with law enforcement agencies, District 91 which would be otherwise protected by HIPPA. Rep. Vincent Dixie Treasurer, Nashville Among those patriots who harbor mistrust of law enforcements’ District 54 unconstitutional access to private health information are the currently underserved populations, who are most at risk for negative health Rep. Jesse Chism Parliamentarian, Memphis outcomes. Many Tennesseans remain reluctant to test for the COVID-19 District 85 virus, fearing that the state and county health departments will share the name and addresses of those citizens who test positive for the COVID-19 Rep. John DeBerry virus with outside agencies. Chaplain, Memphis District 90 These groups are necessary to complete the random sampling data set; Rep. Antonio Parkinson and through random sampling, the integrity of the statistical data gathered Sergeant at Arms, Memphis District 98 by the state and county health departments remains questionable at best. Rep. Larry Miller We urge Governor Bill Lee to act quickly to rescind the constitutionally Memphis - District 88 suspect MOU’s; thereby encouraging full participation in COVID-19 Rep. Joe Towns testing by all Tennesseans. Without adequate and statistically sound data, Memphis - District 84 safely reopening our businesses and the economy, restructuring our schools and educational system, restoring our justice system, etc. remain Rep. Barbara Cooper Memphis - District 86 elusive goals at best. Rep. Johnny Shaw Until Governor Lee rescinds his order which allows the TN Department Bolivar - District 80 of Health to enter into MOU’s with law enforcement agencies with whom Rep. Karen Camper the department shares the names and addresses of citizens who test Memphis - District 87 positive for COVID-19, we suggest that those citizens who wish to protect their privacy should only provide their city, state and zip code. We Sen. Brenda Gilmore Nashville - District 19 do not advise citizens to provide their street address information to the testing agencies at this time. We do advise citizens to continue to provide Rep. Harold M. Love, Jr. their phone numbers and email addresses. Nashville - District 58 Sen. Katrina Robinson Providing basic address information should allow the demographic Memphis - District 33 collections and analyses that allow the proper reallocation of resources to address the reduction and elimination of health disparities, especially in Rep. Yusuf Hakeem Chattanooga - District 28 communities of color and economically distressed populations. Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Cordell Hull Building Suite 404 Nashville, Tennessee 37243 (615) 741-5625 Office (615) 253-0185 Fax (901) 949-1000 Cell This is a temporary fiX, in lieu of either a voluntary revocation of the Rep. G.A. Hardaway, Sr. MOU’s by Governor Lee, or the initiation of legal action to enforce our Chairman, Memphis District 93 federal and state constitutional guarantees of the individual privacy rights enjoyed by all Tennesseans. Sen. Raumesh Akbari Chairwoman-Emeritus, Memphis District 29 Private health information should only be shared on a need to know basis. The only agencies that may need to know the complete list of addresses of Rep. Rick Staples those who test positive, are the local 911 emergency communications Vice Chairman, Knoxville District 15 agencies. The only information the local 911 emergency communications agencies may need are addresses, no names. Rep. London Lamar Secretary, Memphis T.C.A. 58-2-107 grants the Governor the authority to suspend statutory District 91 laws and rules. The Governor is not empowered by the constitution nor by Rep. Vincent Dixie statute to suspend the constitution. Treasurer, Nashville District 54 We can’t properly manage the COVID-19 crisis until we adequately Rep. Jesse Chism measure the COVID-19 virus. Parliamentarian, Memphis The TBCSL urges every citizen to protect your health and manage your District 85 health outcomes by immediate and frequent testing. Rep. John DeBerry Chaplain, Memphis The TBCSL urges every citizen to protect your constitutional rights and District 90 manage your private health information by providing only the minimal Rep. Antonio Parkinson address information i.e. city, state and zip code. Sergeant at Arms, Memphis District 98 The TBCSL urges every citizen to get tested as soon as possible. Rep. Larry Miller The TBCSL urges every citizen to get tested as often as possible. Memphis - District 88 Rep. Joe Towns Memphis - District 84 Rep. Barbara Cooper Memphis - District 86 Rep. Johnny Shaw Bolivar - District 80 Rep. Karen Camper Memphis - District 87 Sen. Brenda Gilmore Nashville - District 19 Rep. Harold M. Love, Jr. Nashville - District 58 Sen. Katrina Robinson Memphis - District 33 Rep. Yusuf Hakeem Chattanooga - District 28 TBCSL “A STATE NETWORK FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY” .
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