Records: General provisions governing public access and confidentiality; communication and cooperation with other agencies.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 637.087, all applications for licensure, any charges filed by the Board, financial records of the Board, formal hearings on any charges heard by the Board or a panel selected by the Board, records of the hearings and any order or decision of the Board or panel must be open to the public.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 637.087, the following may be kept confidential:
(a) Any statement, evidence, credential or other proof submitted in support of or to verify the contents of an application.
(b) Any report concerning the fitness of any person to receive or hold a license to practice ophthalmic dispensing.
(c) Any communication between:
(1) The Board and any of its committees or panels; and
(2) The Board or its staff, investigators, experts, committees, panels, hearing officers, advisory members or consultants and counsel for the Board.
(d) Any other information or records in the possession of the Board.
3. This section does not prohibit the Board from communicating or cooperating with any other licensing board or agency or any agency which is investigating a licensee, including a law enforcement agency.
Last modified: February 27, 2006