Any information which a compensation officer obtains in the investigation of a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 217.090 or which is submitted pursuant to NRS 217.100 is confidential and must not be disclosed except:

1. 1. Upon the request of the applicant or the applicant’s attorney;
2. 2. In the necessary administration of this chapter; or

3. 3. Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction,

   unless the disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1509; A 1991, 765)