Nevada § 458.280 - Records of treatment facility and treatment provider confidential; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 458.280 — Records of treatment facility and treatment provider confidential; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 458.280. Records of treatment facility and treatment provider confidential; exceptions
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 439.597 , 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 439.597 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 458.280 ("Records of treatment facility and treatment provider confidential; exceptions") 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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