1. Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, must be maintained by the agency which provides child welfare services as required by federal law as a condition of the allocation of federal money to this State.

2. Before releasing any information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, an agency which provides child welfare services shall take whatever precautions it determines are reasonably necessary to protect the identity and safety of any person who makes a report pursuant to NRS 392.303, to protect the identity of any child witness to the allegations contained in the report and to protect any other person if the agency which provides child welfare services reasonably believes that disclosure of the information would cause a specific and material harm to an investigation of the allegations in the report or the life or safety of any person.

3. The provisions of NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, must not be construed to require an agency which provides child welfare services to disclose information maintained by the agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, if, after consultation with the attorney who represents the agency, the agency determines that such disclosure would cause a specific and material harm to a criminal investigation.

4. If an agency which provides child welfare services receives any information that is deemed confidential by law, the agency which provides child welfare services shall maintain the confidentiality of the information as prescribed by applicable law.

5. An agency which provides child welfare services shall adopt rules, policies or regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 2087; A 2019, 416)