NRS616B.015. Confidentiality of certain records and files of Division of Insurance concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239.0115, the records and files of the Division concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers are confidential and may be revealed in whole or in part only in the course of the administration of the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS relating to those employers or upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

      2.  The records and files specified in subsection 1 are not confidential in the following cases:

      (a) Testimony by an officer or agent of the Division and the production of records and files on behalf of the Division in any action or proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS if that testimony or the records and files, or the facts shown thereby, are involved in the action or proceeding.

      (b) Delivery to a self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers of a copy of any document filed by the employer with the Division pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.

      (c) Publication of statistics if classified so as to prevent:

             (1) Identification of a particular employer or document; or

             (2) Disclosure of the financial or business condition of a particular employer or insurer.

      (d) Disclosure in confidence, without further distribution or disclosure to any other person, to:

             (1) The Governor or an agent of the Governor in the exercise of the Governor’s general supervisory powers;

             (2) Any person authorized to audit the accounts of the Division in pursuance of an audit;

             (3) The Attorney General or other legal representative of the State in connection with an action or proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS;

             (4) Any agency of this or any other state charged with the administration or enforcement of the laws relating to workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation; or

             (5) Any federal, state or local law enforcement agency.

      (e) Disclosure in confidence by a person who receives information pursuant to paragraph (d) to a person in furtherance of the administration or enforcement of the laws relating to workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation.

      3.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Division” means the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry.

      (b) “Records and files” means:

             (1) All credit reports, references, investigative records, financial information and data pertaining to the net worth of a self-insured employer or association of self-insured public or private employers; and

             (2) All information and data required by the Division to be furnished to it pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or which may be otherwise obtained relative to the finances, earnings, revenue, trade secrets or the financial condition of any self-insured employer or association of self-insured public or private employers.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2123; A 1999, 209; 2007, 2126)