possession which is necessary for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS, or any regulation or standard adopted pursuant thereto, within 30 days after the date of the request. The written request must: (a) Specifically indicate what information is being requested; and (b) The statute, regulation or standard adopted pursuant thereto for which the information is needed. 2. Upon the receipt of a written request from an insurer, the Administrator may extend the time within which information must be provided if good cause for granting the extension is shown. (Added to NRS by 1991, 2394)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.191) NRS 616B.009 Reports required to be made by insurers. 1. All insurers shall report to the Administrator, annually or at intervals which the Administrator requires, all accidental injuries, occupational diseases, dispositions of claims and payments made pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS or regulations adopted by the Division pursuant thereto. 2. Each self-insured employer and association of self-insured public or private employers shall report its reserves to the Administrator in the manner prescribed in subsection 1. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1038; A 1981, 1469; 1993, 712, 1862; 1995, 531, 2022)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.337) NRS 616B.012 Confidentiality and disclosure of information; penalty for disclosure or use of information; privileged communications. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in NRS 616B.015, 616B.021 and 616C.205, information obtained from any insurer, employer or employee is confidential and may not be disclosed or be open to public inspection in any manner which would reveal the person’s identity. 2. Any claimant or his legal representative is entitled to information from the records of the insurer, to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of a claim in any proceeding under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. 3. The Division and Administrator are entitled to information from the records of the insurer which is necessary for the performance of their duties. The Administrator may, by regulation, prescribe the manner in which otherwise confidential information may be made available to: (a) Any agency of this or any other state charged with the administration or enforcement of laws relating to industrial insurance, unemployment compensation, public assistance or labor law and industrial relations; (b) Any state or local agency for the enforcement of child support; (c) The Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury; (d) The Department of Taxation; and (e) The State Contractors’ Board in the performance of its duties to enforce the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS. Information obtained in connection with the administration of a program of industrial insurance may be made available to persons or agencies for purposes appropriate to the operation of a program of industrial insurance. 4. Upon written request made by a public officer of a local government, an insurer shall furnish from its records the name, address and place of employment of any person listed in its records. The request must set forth the social security number of the person about whom the request is made and contain a statement signed by proper authority of the local government certifying that the request is made to allow the proper authority to enforce a law to recover a debt or obligation owed to the local government. The information obtained by the local government is confidential and may not be used or disclosed for any purpose other than the collection of a debt or obligation owed to the local government. The insurer may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing the requested information. 5. To further a current criminal investigation, the chief executive officer of any law enforcement agency of this State may submit to the Administrator a written request for the name, address and place of employment of any person listed in the records of an insurer. The request must set forth the social security number of the person about whom the request is made and contain a statement signed by the chief executive officer certifying that the request is made to further a criminal investigation currently being conducted by the agency. Upon receipt of a request, the Administrator shall instruct the insurer to furnish the information requested. Upon receipt of such an instruction, the insurer shall furnish the information requested. The insurer may charge a reasonable fee to cover any related administrative expenses. 6. Upon request by the Department of Taxation, the Administrator shall provide: (a) Lists containing the names and addresses of employers; and (b) Other information concerning employers collected and maintained by the Administrator or the Division to carry out the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, to the Department for its use in verifying returns for the taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 363A and 363B of NRS. The Administrator may charge a reasonable fee to cover any related administrative expenses. 7. Any person who, in violation of this section, discloses information obtained from files of claimants or policyholders or obtains a list of claimants or policyholders under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS and uses or permits the use of the list for any political purposes, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 8. All letters, reports or communications of any kind, oral or written, from the insurer, or any of its agents, representatives or employees are privileged and must not be the subject matter or basis for any lawsuit if the letter, report or communication is written, sent, delivered or prepared pursuant to the requirements of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. 9. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Administrator or the Division from disclosing any nonproprietary information relating to an uninsured employer or proof of industrial insurance. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1189; A 1991, 2465; 1993, 701, 1858; 1995, 579, 1583, 2131; 1997, 527, 1425; 1999, 208, 756, 757; 2003, 2303; 2003, 20th Special Session, 216) NRS 616B.015 Confidentiality of certain records and files of Division of Insurance concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the records and files of the Division concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers are confidential and may be revealed in whole or in part only in the course of the administration of the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS relating to those employers or upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 2. The records and files specified in subsection 1 are not confidential in the following cases: (a) Testimony by an officer or agent of the Division and the production of records and files on behalf of the Division in any action or proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS if that testimony or the records and files, or the facts shown thereby, are involved in the action or proceeding. (b) Delivery to a self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers of a copy of any document filed by the employer with the Division pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. (c) Publication of statistics if classified so as to prevent: (1) Identification of a particular employer or document; or (2) Disclosure of the financial or business condition of a particular employer or insurer. (d) Disclosure in co

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