2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana
NRS 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 shall not disclose:

(a) The contents of any tool used by the Division to evaluate an applicant or its affiliate.

(b) Any information, documents or communications provided to the Division by an applicant or its affiliate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, without the prior written consent of the applicant or affiliate or pursuant to a lawful court order after timely notice of the proceedings has been given to the applicant or affiliate.

(c) 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 or letter of approval.

↪ 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 or letter of approval 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 or letter of approval issued to him or her pursuant to NRS 453A.220 or 453A.250.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 3063; A 2007, 2112; 2009, 626; 2015, 3109)