1.  A licensing authority shall, upon request, provide to a provider of foster care access to all information, except references, in the records maintained by the licensing authority concerning that provider.

2.  After reasonable notice and by appointment, a provider of foster care may inspect the information kept in those records.

3.  A licensing authority may, upon request of the provider of foster care, release to an agency which provides child welfare services or a child-placing agency, as defined in NRS 127.220, all information, except references, in the records maintained by the licensing authority concerning that provider, including, without limitation, a study conducted to determine whether to grant a license to the provider or a study of the home of the provider.