Nevada § 432B.170 - Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 432B.170 — Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 432B.170. Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies
Nothing in the provisions of this chapter or NRS 432.097 to 432.130 , inclusive, prohibits an agency which provides child welfare services from sharing
information with other state or local agencies if: 1. The purpose for sharing the information is for the development of a plan for the
care, treatment or supervision of: (a) A child who has been abused or neglected; (b) An infant who is born and has been affected by: (1) A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; or (2) Prenatal substance use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal
substance exposure; or (c) A person responsible for the child's or infant's welfare; 2. The other agency has standards for confidentiality equivalent to those of the agency
which provides child welfare services; and 3. Proper safeguards are taken to ensure the confidentiality of the information.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 432B.170 ("Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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