Oops! HHS Fixes Email Blunder in Kids' Privacy Rule Delay
Published Date: 2/3/2025
Rule
Summary
The Department of Health and Human Services is updating rules about privacy for records on unaccompanied children in refugee care. They’re fixing a technical glitch by reopening the comment period with a new email and pushing the rule’s start date to March 21, 2025. This change affects how certain child abuse investigation records are handled, making sure privacy rules fit the special needs of this sensitive info.
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Privacy Exemption for ORR Child Records
If you are a parent or guardian of an unaccompanied child in ORR care, HHS is exempting the ORR Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation Records and Central Registry (System No. 09-80-0323) from certain requirements of the Privacy Act under subsection (k)(2). This exemption takes effect March 21, 2025, and changes how those child abuse investigation records are handled for privacy purposes.
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