0945-AA05 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS HIPAA Privacy Rule and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

This final rule modifies the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to expressly permit certain HIPAA covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of individuals who are subject to a Federal "mental health prohibitor" that disqualifies them from possessing or receiving a firearm.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 45 CFR 164 Pub. L. 104-191 President's Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions No ANPRM 04/23/2013 78 FR 23872 ANPRM Comment Period End 06/07/2013 NPRM 01/07/2014 79 FR 784 NPRM Comment Period End 03/10/2014 Final Action 01/06/2016 81 FR 382 No No State No www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy No No Andra Wicks Health Information Privacy Specialist 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 800 368-1019 800 537-7697 ocrmail@hhs.gov 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201