Reports; confidentiality of information

1. On or before December 31 of each year, an arbitrator who arbitrated a matter pursuant to NRS 439B.754 during the immediately preceding 12 months shall report to the Department in the form prescribed by the Department: (a) The number of cases arbitrated by the arbitrator; (b) The types of providers of health care and third parties involved in those cases; (c) The prevailing party in each such arbitration; (d) Information concerning the geographic location of the provider of health care that provided medically necessary emergency services; and (e) Any other information requested by the Department. 2. A provider of health care or third party: (a) Shall provide to the Department any information requested by the Department to complete the report required by subsection 3; and (b) May provide to the Department any other information relevant to that report. 3. On or before January 31 of each year, the Department shall: (a) Compile a report which consists of: (1) Aggregated information provided to the Department pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, presented in a manner that does not reveal the identity of any provider of health care, third party or patient; (2) An analysis of any identifiable trends in the information described in subparagraph (1); and (3) An analysis of the impact of actions taken pursuant to NRS 439B.700 to 439B.760, inclusive, on provider contracts and the provision of health care in this State; (b) Post the report on an Internet website maintained by the Department; and (c) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: (1) In even-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services; and (2) In odd-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature. 4. Any information disclosed to the Department pursuant to this section is confidential.