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Federal Law May Stymie Checks On Weapons Permit Seekers
(1/28/04 - Columbus) — A requirement to check the mental health status of applicants for concealed gun permits in Ohio has hit a snag: a new federal privacy law may not permit it. Checking mental records would require hospitals to share information that is confidential under the federal law. The Ohio Attorney General's office is researching how to get around the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Applicants who have been committed — involuntarily or voluntarily — to a mental institution are disqualified under Ohio's new gun permit law, which takes effect April 8th.
(1/28/04 - Columbus) — A requirement to check the mental health status of applicants for concealed gun permits in Ohio has hit a snag: a new federal privacy law may not permit it. Checking mental records would require hospitals to share information that is confidential under the federal law. The Ohio Attorney General's office is researching how to get around the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Applicants who have been committed — involuntarily or voluntarily — to a mental institution are disqualified under Ohio's new gun permit law, which takes effect April 8th.