1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 442.325, a licensed laboratory may release the results of tests performed at the laboratory regarding a patient of a rural hospital only to:
(a) The patient;
(b) The physician who ordered the tests; and
(c) A provider of health care who is currently treating or providing assistance in the treatment of the patient.
2. As used in this section:
(a) “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
(b) “Rural hospital” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0177.