Month: January 2016

By Rose Willis An amendment to HIPAA’s privacy rules will allow a limited subset of covered entities (such as, potentially, state agencies) to disclose information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The amendment takes effect February 5, 2016, and will be most relevant in those states that do not already require reporting …

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