Nevada § 392.317 - Authorized release of information

§ 392.317. Authorized release of information

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.317 to 392.337 , inclusive, and in addition to information provided pursuant to NRS 392.337 , information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant

to NRS 392.275 to 392.365 , inclusive, may, at the discretion of the agency which provides child welfare services,

be made available only to: 1. The child who is the subject of the report, the parent or guardian of the child

and an attorney for the child or the parent or guardian of the child, if the identity

of the person responsible for reporting the abuse or neglect of the child or the violation

of NRS 201.540 , 201.553 , 201.560 , 392.4633 or 394.366 to a public agency and the identity of any child witness are kept confidential and

the information is reasonably necessary to promote the safety, permanency and well-being

of the child who is the subject of the report; 2. A physician, if the physician has before him or her a child who the physician has

reasonable cause to believe has been abused or neglected or subject to a violation

of NRS 201.540 , 201.553 , 201.560 , 392.4633 or 394.366 ; 3. An agency, including, without limitation, an agency in another jurisdiction, responsible

for or authorized to undertake the care or treatment or supervision of the child or

investigate the allegations in the report; 4. A district attorney or other law enforcement officer who requires the information

in connection with an investigation or prosecution of the conduct alleged in the report; 5. A court, other than a juvenile court, for in camera inspection only, unless the

court determines that public disclosure of the information is necessary for the determination

of an issue before it; 6. A person engaged in bona fide research or an audit, but information identifying

the subjects of a report must not be made available to the person; 7. A grand jury upon its determination that access to these records and the information

is necessary in the conduct of its official business; 8. A federal, state or local governmental entity, or an agency of such an entity,

or a juvenile court, that needs access to the information to carry out its legal responsibilities

to protect children from abuse and neglect and violations of NRS 201.540 , 201.553 , 201.560 , 392.4633 or 394.366 or similar statutes in another jurisdiction; 9. A person or an organization that has entered into a written agreement with an agency

which provides child welfare services to provide assessments or services and that

has been trained to make such assessments or provide such services; 10. A team organized pursuant to NRS 432B.405 to review the death of a child; 11. Upon written consent of the parent, any officer of this State or a city or county

thereof or Legislator authorized by the agency or department having jurisdiction or

by the Legislature, acting within its jurisdiction, to investigate the activities

or programs of an agency which provides child welfare services if: (a) The identity of the person making the report is kept confidential; and (b) The officer, Legislator or a member of the family of the officer or Legislator

is not the person alleged to have engaged in the conduct described in the report; 12. The Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety for use

pursuant to NRS 176.135 in making a presentence investigation and report to the district court or pursuant

to NRS 176.151 in making a general investigation and report; 13. A public school, private school, school district or governing body of a charter

school or private school in this State or any other jurisdiction that employs a person

named in the report, allows such a person to serve as a volunteer or is considering

employing such a person or accepting such a person as a volunteer; 14. The school attended by the child who is the subject of the report and the board

of trustees of the school district in which the school is located or the governing

body of the school, as applicable; 15. An employer in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 432.100 ; and 16. The Committee to Review Suicide Fatalities created by NRS 439.5104 .