1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 439.538, 442.300 to 442.330, inclusive, and 449A.103 and chapter 629 of NRS, the registration and other records of a treatment facility and treatment provider are confidential and must not be disclosed to any person not connected with the treatment facility or treatment provider without the consent of the patient.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not restrict the use of a patient’s records for the purpose of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism if such information is:
(a) Not published in a way that discloses the patient’s name or other identifying information; or
(b) Disclosed pursuant to NRS 439.538.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1144; A 1989, 2057; 1991, 2351; 1999, 3515; 2007, 1979; 2015, 749)
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