Submission of Mental Health Records to NICS and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Liu, Edward C. ; Bagalman, Erin ; Chu, Vivian S. ; Redhead, C. Stephen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Mental health;    Mental illness;    Mental health services;    Medical records;   

RP-ID  :  R43040
RP-ID  :  R43040_2014Feb20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of prohibiting mental health records under current federal law, and distinguishes those records from other types of mental health information that would not disqualify an individual from purchasing a firearm. This report also provides an overview of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and discusses potential issues arising from state and federal medical privacy laws that may impede states' efforts to submit prohibiting mental health records to NICS.