Confidentiality of records.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.08.270
in effect6.08.270 - Confidentiality of records.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, information provided by a franchisee to the City for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and the franchise agreement shall be considered public records.
(B) The confidentiality of records shall be in accordance with federal and state law. The duty to disclose any particular record as a public record shall be in accordance with state law, and federal law, if applicable.
(C) Any information provided to the City which contains a natural person's name, address, medical condition or diagnosis, incident location, social security number, personal financial records, telephone number, home address, e-mail address, names of family members, or work history, or which otherwise constitutes "protected health information" as that term is applied in the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Business Associate Agreement, and regulations thereunder ("HIPAA"), shall be considered confidential. Such confidential information shall not be released by the City to the public unless the person to whom the information applies has first agreed in writing, in a format which complies with HIPAA requirements, to release of the information. To the extent permitted by HIPAA and other applicable law, reports containing confidential information and information deemed to be public may be released if such confidential information is first redacted.
(D) Upon the City's request and within the time period required by the City, a franchisee shall provide any such redacted reports that may be required for release by the City.
(Ord. No. 6432, § 1, 7-1-15; Ord. 5800 § 13, 2005: Ord. 5260 § 28, 2000)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.08AM_ARTIAMSE_6.08.270COREFetched: 10/28/2026