NRS 617.4015 – Application for entry of summary judgment: Conditions; notice to employer; filing requirements; entry of judgment; service of judgment; recordation of judgment; lien upon property of employer; extension of lien.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an employer fails to pay to the Division any amount due pursuant to NRS 617.401, the Division may, after the date on which the debt became due, file with the office of the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction an application for the entry of […]
NRS 617.402 – Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits; appeal of determination; alternative remedies.
1. If an insurer determines that an employee has knowingly misrepresented or concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or payment under the provisions of this chapter, the insurer may deduct from any benefits or payments due to the employee, the amount obtained by the employee because of the misrepresentation or concealment of a […]
NRS 617.405 – Judicial review of contested claims.
1. No judicial proceedings may be instituted for benefits for an occupational disease under this chapter, unless: (a) A claim is filed within the time limits prescribed in NRS 617.344; and (b) A final decision by an appeals officer has been rendered on the claim. 2. Judicial proceedings instituted for benefits for an occupational disease […]
NRS 617.400 – Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure.
1. No compensation may be awarded on account of disability or death from a disease suffered by an employee who, at the time of entering into the employment from which the disease is claimed to have resulted, knowingly and falsely represented himself or herself as not having previously suffered from the disease. 2. No compensation […]
NRS 617.401 – Compensation from Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account: Administration and payment of claims; eligibility of employee; liability of employer; powers and duties of Division; appeals; collection.
1. The Division shall designate one: (a) Third-party administrator who has a valid certificate issued by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 683A.085; or (b) Insurer, other than a self-insured employer or association of self-insured public or private employers, to administer claims against the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account. The designation must be made pursuant to reasonable […]
NRS 617.364 – Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 617.344: 1. The employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractor for a newly developed injury or disease; and 2. The employee’s medical records for the occupational disease reported do not include a reference to the injury or disease for which treatment is being […]
NRS 617.366 – Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related.
1. The resulting condition of an employee who: (a) Has a preexisting condition from a cause or origin that did not arise out of and in the course of the employee’s current or past employment; and (b) Subsequently contracts an occupational disease which aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the preexisting condition, shall be deemed to be […]
NRS 617.370 – Medical examination; refusal to submit; testimony of physician.
1. Any employee who is entitled to receive compensation under this chapter shall, if: (a) Requested by the insurer; or (b) Ordered by an appeals officer, or a hearing officer, submit to a medical examination at a time and from time to time at a place reasonably convenient for the employee, and as may be […]
NRS 617.380 – Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician.
1. On the filing of a claim for compensation for death from an occupational disease where in the opinion of the insurer it is necessary to ascertain accurately and scientifically the cause of death, an autopsy may be ordered by the insurer. The autopsy must be made by a person designated by the insurer. 2. […]
NRS 617.385 – Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit.
1. An employee is entitled to receive as a medical benefit a motor vehicle that is modified to allow the employee to operate the vehicle safely if: (a) As a result of an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, the employee is quadriplegic, paraplegic or has had […]