1. Any party against whom a claim is asserted for compensation or damages for any mental or physical injury under a policy of motor vehicle insurance may require the claimant or any attorney representing the claimant to provide to the party or any attorney of the party and to the insurer a written authorization to receive all medical reports, records and bills related to the claim from the providers of health care. An authorization so provided may not be revoked without cause.

2. At the written request of the claimant or the attorney of the claimant, copies of all medical reports, records and bills obtained by a written authorization pursuant to subsection 1 must be provided to the claimant or the attorney of the claimant within 30 days after the date they are received by the party, any attorney of the party or the insurer. If the claimant or the attorney of the claimant makes a written request for the medical reports, records and bills, the claimant or the attorney of the claimant shall pay for the reasonable costs of copying the medical reports, records and bills.

3. Within 10 days after receipt of a written authorization pursuant to subsection 1, the insurer who issued the policy specified in subsection 1 shall, upon request, provide the claimant or any attorney representing the claimant with all pertinent facts or provisions of the policy relating to any coverage at issue, including policy limits.

4. The provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 cease to apply upon the commencement of an action in court arising from a claim asserted under a policy of motor vehicle insurance.

5. As used in this section, “provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2499)