HHS System of Records Notices (SORNs) Metadata Inventory
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes the HHS System of Records Notices (SORNs) Metadata Inventory to provide machine-readable access to over 200 publicly available SORNs that HHS has published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a). These notices inform the public about records HHS maintains on individuals which HHS retrieves by personal identifier. The inventory is available via open API and downloadable Excel or CSV formats.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:00"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "HHS Privacy Act Officer",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:beth.kramer@hhs.gov"
}
|
| description | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes the HHS System of Records Notices (SORNs) Metadata Inventory to provide machine-readable access to over 200 publicly available SORNs that HHS has published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a). These notices inform the public about records HHS maintains on individuals which HHS retrieves by personal identifier. The inventory is available via open API and downloadable Excel or CSV formats. |
| identifier | https://healthdata.gov/api/views/b55i-762z |
| issued | 2025-12-19 |
| keyword |
[
"catalog",
"inventory",
"metadata",
"privacy act",
"records management",
"sorn",
"sorns"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.hhs.gov/foia/privacy/sorns/index.html |
| modified | 2025-12-20 |
| programCode |
[
"009:116"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "HHS Privacy Act Officer",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"HHS"
]
|
| title | HHS System of Records Notices (SORNs) Metadata Inventory |
