Nevada § 427A.940 - Access to certain information and records; meetings with certain entities; subpoenas; use of data; confidentiality of information and records; meetings closed to public

§ 427A.940. Access to certain information and records; meetings with certain entities; subpoenas; use of data; confidentiality of information and records; meetings closed to public

1. The Committee is entitled to access to: (a) All final investigative information of law enforcement agencies regarding a death

that may have been caused by or related to adult maltreatment or other incident of

adult maltreatment being investigated by the Committee for which the investigation

by the law enforcement agency has been closed; (b) Any autopsy and coroner's investigative records relating to a death of an older

person or a vulnerable person that may have been caused by or related to adult maltreatment; (c) Any medical or mental health records of a decedent or other victim of adult maltreatment; (d) Any records of the Division or any other agency which has provided services to

a decedent or other victim of adult maltreatment; and (e) Any other records determined by the Committee to be necessary to perform its duties,

except for records of a law enforcement agency not described in paragraph (a). 2. The Committee may, if appropriate, meet and share information with: (a) A multidisciplinary team to review the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes

domestic violence organized or sponsored pursuant to NRS 217.475 ; (b) The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 ; or (c) The Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons

or Vulnerable Persons in the Office of the Attorney General created by NRS 228.265 . 3. The Committee may petition the district court for the issuance of, and the district

court may issue, a subpoena to compel the production of any books, records or papers

described in subsection 1 that are relevant to the cause of any death or incident

of adult maltreatment being investigated by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 , any books, records or papers received by the Committee pursuant to a subpoena issued

pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed confidential and privileged and not subject

to disclosure. 4. The Committee may use data collected concerning a death that is known or suspected

to have been caused by or be related to adult maltreatment for the purpose of research

or to prevent future adult maltreatment if the data is aggregated and does not allow

for the identification of any person. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information acquired by, and the

records of, the Committee are confidential, are not public records, must not be disclosed

and are not subject to subpoena, discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil

or criminal proceeding. The disclosure of information or records to the Committee does not make such information

or records confidential with respect to the person or entity that disclosed the records

if the information or records are not otherwise confidential. 6. The meetings of the Committee are closed to the public.