453A.700 - Duties of Division concerning confidentiality; certain items of information not subject to subpoena, discovery or inspection. - Nevada Statutes

453A.700  Duties of Division concerning confidentiality; certain items of information not subject to subpoena, discovery or inspection.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, NRS 239.0115 and subsection 4 of NRS 453A.210, the Division and any designee of the Division shall maintain the confidentiality of and shall not disclose:

      (a) The contents of any applications, records or other written documentation that the Division or its designee creates or receives pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or

      (b) The name or any other identifying information of:

             (1) An attending physician; or

             (2) A person who has applied for or to whom the Division or its designee has issued a registry identification card.

Ê Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the items of information described in this subsection are confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery and not subject to inspection by the general public.

      2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, the Division or its designee may release the name and other identifying information of a person to whom the Division or its designee has issued a registry identification card to:

      (a) Authorized employees of the Division or its designee as necessary to perform official duties of the Division; and

      (b) Authorized employees of state and local law enforcement agencies, only as necessary to verify that a person is the lawful holder of a registry identification card issued to him or her pursuant to NRS 453A.220 or 453A.250.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 3063; A 2007, 2112; 2009, 626)