Duties of Department concerning confidentiality; certain items of information not subject to subpoena, discovery or inspection.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and subsection 4 of NRS 453A.210, the Department and any designee of the Department shall maintain the confidentiality of and shall not disclose:
(a) The contents of any applications, records or other written documentation that the Department 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 Department or its designee has issued a registry identification card.
Ê 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 Department or its designee may release the name and other identifying information of a person to whom the Department or its designee has issued a registry identification card to:
(a) Authorized employees of the Department or its designee as necessary to perform official duties of the Department; 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 pursuant to NRS 453A.220 or 453A.250.
Last modified: February 26, 2006