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1-1 Section 1. NRS 616B.012 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 616B.012 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in NRS

1-14 otherwise confidential information may be made available to:

2-1 (a) Any agency of this or any other state charged with the administration

2-2 or enforcement of laws relating to industrial insurance, unemployment

2-3 compensation, public assistance or labor law and industrial relations;

2-4 (b) Any state or local agency for the enforcement of child support;

2-5 (c) The Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury;

2-6 (d) The department of taxation; and

2-7 (e) The state contractors’ board in the performance of its duties to

2-8 enforce the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS.

2-9 Information obtained in connection with the administration of a program of

2-10 industrial insurance may be made available to persons or agencies for

2-11 purposes appropriate to the operation of a program of industrial insurance.

2-12 4. Upon written request made by a public officer of a local

2-13 government, an insurer shall furnish from its records, the name, address and

2-14 place of employment of any person listed in its records. The request must

2-15 set forth the social security number of the person about whom the request is

2-16 made and contain a statement signed by proper authority of the local

2-17 government certifying that the request is made to allow the proper authority

2-18 to enforce a law to recover a debt or obligation owed to the local

2-19 government. The information obtained by the local government is

2-20 confidential and may not be used or disclosed for any purpose other than

2-21 the collection of a debt or obligation owed to that local government. The

2-22 insurer may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing the requested

2-23 information.

2-24 5. To further a current criminal investigation, the chief executive

2-25 officer of any law enforcement agency of this state may submit to the

2-26 administrator a written request for the name, address and place of

2-27 employment of any person listed in the records of an insurer. The request

2-28 must set forth the social security number of the person about whom the

2-29 request is made and contain a statement signed by the chief executive

2-30 officer certifying that the request is made to further a criminal investigation

2-31 currently being conducted by the agency. Upon receipt of a request, the

2-32 administrator shall instruct the insurer to furnish the information requested.

2-33 Upon receipt of such an instruction, the insurer shall furnish the

2-34 information requested. The insurer may charge a reasonable fee to cover

2-35 any related administrative expenses.

2-36 6. [The] Upon request by the department of taxation, the

2-37 administrator shall provide [lists] :

2-38 (a) Lists containing the names and addresses of employers [, the number

2-39 of employees employed by each employer and the total wages paid by each

2-40 employer] ; and

2-41 (b) Other information concerning employers collected and maintained

2-42 by the administrator or the division to carry out the purposes of chapters

2-43 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS,

3-1 to the department [of taxation, upon request,] for its use in verifying returns

3-2 for the business tax. The administrator may charge a reasonable fee to

3-3 cover any related administrative expenses.

3-4 7. Any person who, in violation of this section, discloses information

3-5 obtained from files of claimants or policyholders, or obtains a list of

3-6 claimants or policyholders under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS

3-7 and uses or permits the use of the list for any political purposes, is guilty of

3-8 a gross misdemeanor.

3-9 8. All letters, reports or communications of any kind, oral or written,

3-10 from the insurer, or any of its agents, representatives or employees are

3-11 privileged and must not be the subject matter or basis for any lawsuit if the

3-12 letter, report or communication is written, sent, delivered or prepared

3-13 pursuant to the requirements of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

3-14 Sec. 2. Section 6 of Senate Bill No. 92 of this session is hereby

3-15 amended to read as follows:

3-16 Sec. 6. NRS 616B.012 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-17 616B.012 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and

3-18 in NRS 616B.015, 616B.021 and 616C.205, information obtained

3-19 from any insurer, employer or employee is confidential and may not

3-20 be disclosed or be open to public inspection in any manner which

3-21 would reveal the person’s identity.

3-22 2. Any claimant or his legal representative is entitled to

3-23 information from the records of the insurer, to the extent necessary

3-24 for the proper presentation of a claim in any proceeding under

3-25 chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.

3-26 3. The division and administrator are entitled to information

3-27 from the records of the insurer which is necessary for the

3-28 performance of their duties. The administrator may, by regulation,

3-29 prescribe the manner in which otherwise confidential information

3-30 may be made available to:

3-31 (a) Any agency of this or any other state charged with the

3-32 administration or enforcement of laws relating to industrial

3-33 insurance, unemployment compensation, public assistance or labor

3-34 law and industrial relations;

3-35 (b) Any state or local agency for the enforcement of child

3-36 support;

3-37 (c) The Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the

3-38 Treasury;

3-39 (d) The department of taxation; and

3-40 (e) The state contractors’ board in the performance of its duties

3-41 to enforce the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS.

3-42 Information obtained in connection with the administration of a

3-43 program of industrial insurance may be made available to persons

4-1 or agencies for purposes appropriate to the operation of a program

4-2 of industrial insurance.

4-3 4. Upon written request made by a public officer of a local

4-4 government, an insurer shall furnish from its records [,] the name,

4-5 address and place of employment of any person listed in its records.

4-6 The request must set forth the social security number of the person

4-7 about whom the request is made and contain a statement signed by

4-8 proper authority of the local government certifying that the request

4-9 is made to allow the proper authority to enforce a law to recover a

4-10 debt or obligation owed to the local government. The information

4-11 obtained by the local government is confidential and may not be

4-12 used or disclosed for any purpose other than the collection of a debt

4-13 or obligation owed to that local government. The insurer may

4-14 charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing the requested

4-15 information.

4-16 5. To further a current criminal investigation, the chief

4-17 executive officer of any law enforcement agency of this state may

4-18 submit to the administrator a written request for the name, address

4-19 and place of employment of any person listed in the records of an

4-20 insurer. The request must set forth the social security number of the

4-21 person about whom the request is made and contain a statement

4-22 signed by the chief executive officer certifying that the request is

4-23 made to further a criminal investigation currently being conducted

4-24 by the agency. Upon receipt of a request, the administrator shall

4-25 instruct the insurer to furnish the information requested. Upon

4-26 receipt of such an instruction, the insurer shall furnish the

4-27 information requested. The insurer may charge a reasonable fee to

4-28 cover any related administrative expenses.

4-29 6. Upon request by the department of taxation, the

4-30 administrator shall provide:

4-31 (a) Lists containing the names and addresses of employers; and

4-32 (b) Other information concerning employers collected and

4-33 maintained by the administrator or the division to carry out the

4-34 purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of

4-35 NRS,

4-36 to the department for its use in verifying returns for the business tax.

4-37 The administrator may charge a reasonable fee to cover any related

4-38 administrative expenses.

4-39 7. Any person who, in violation of this section, discloses

4-40 information obtained from files of claimants or policyholders [,] or

4-41 obtains a list of claimants or policyholders under chapters 616A to

4-42 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS and uses or permits the use

5-1 of the list for any political purposes, is guilty of a gross

5-2 misdemeanor.

5-3 8. All letters, reports or communications of any kind, oral or

5-4 written, from the insurer, or any of its agents, representatives or

5-5 employees are privileged and must not be the subject matter or basis

5-6 for any lawsuit if the letter, report or communication is written,

5-7 sent, delivered or prepared pursuant to the requirements of chapters

5-8 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.

5-9 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.