NRS428.045. Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of information relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance.

      1.  To restrict the use or disclosure of any information concerning applicants for or recipients of public assistance to those purposes directly related to the administration of this chapter, and to provide safeguards therefor, the board of county commissioners of each county shall establish and enforce ordinances governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, files and communications related to those persons that are filed with the board.

      2.  If, under the provisions of law or the ordinances of a board of county commissioners adopted pursuant to subsection 1, the names and addresses of, or information concerning, applicants for or recipients of public assistance are furnished to or held by any other agency or department of government, the agency or department shall comply with the ordinances of the board of county commissioners prohibiting the publication of lists and records thereof or their use for purposes not directly connected with the administration of this chapter.

      3.  Except for purposes directly related to the administration of this chapter, no person may publish, disclose or use, or permit or cause to be published, disclosed or used, any confidential information relating to an applicant for or a recipient of public assistance under the provisions of this chapter.

      4.  As used in this section, “public assistance” means medical or financial assistance provided by a county pursuant to this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2266)