The White House has announced two new executive actions “that would expand the government’s access to mental health information during background checks on gun buyers,” The Daily Caller reports, noting these “clarify what constitutes a mental health problem that might prohibit gun ownership and allow states more wiggle room in disclosing such personal medical information.” One executive action modifies the HIPAA Privacy Rule and allows mental health data “relevant to gun ownership” to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), while the other “clarifies what exactly in someone’s mental health history would prohibit them from owning or purchasing a gun.”
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