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HHS/OCR RIN: 0945-AA05 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: ●HIPAA Privacy Rule and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) 
Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks input from States, other stakeholders, and the public to better understand the scope of any problems HIPAA may pose to states in their reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). On January 16, 2013, the President announced 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence across the nation, including a specific commitment to "[a]ddress unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent States from making information available to the background check system." 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 104-191    President's Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  04/23/2013  78 FR 23872   
ANPRM Comment Period End  06/07/2013 
NPRM  03/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andra Wicks
Health Information Privacy Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:202 205-2292
Fax:202 205-4786
Email: andra.wicks@hhs.gov