House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Further narrows the scope of the release in GS 14-415.14 (concerning applications for concealed carry handgun permits) to only authorize a response to a yes or no question as to whether the person or entity has medical records pertaining to the applicant (was, information that the applicant has been diagnosed by a medical professional with a mental illness). Requires that the response be provided to the sheriff within fifteen days within receipt of the release. Extends the timeline for providing a further response if the person’s answer is “yes” from fifteen to thirty days. Now requires the person to either provide any copies of responsive mental health medical records (was, grounds for yes response) or a statement that the medical records in their custody do not relate to a mental health diagnosis if they do not have such records in their custody. Clarifies that GS 14-415.14 does not require the disclosure of records not related to mental health to the sheriff (was, did not require the disclosure of any records). Makes conforming changes to GS 14-415.15(a) and GS 14-415.13 (application for a permit). Modifies the information that must be provided as part of the sheriff’s grounds for denial of a concealed carry handgun permit under GS 14-415.15(c) so that the sheriff has to identify any medical professional or facility who provided a copy of mental health record, along with their contact information (was, sheriff had to identify any person or entity).

Statutes affected:
Filed: 14-415.13, 14-415.14, 14-415.15
Edition 1: 14-415.13, 14-415.14, 14-415.15
Edition 2: 14-415.13, 14-415.14, 14-415.15