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

Published Feb 20, 2014Updated Jun 20, 2025

The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

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