NRS 616B.003 – Periodic audit of insurers; required standard auditing procedures; information to be shared by Division of Insurance; report to Legislature.

1. The Administrator shall cause to be conducted at least every 5 years an audit of all insurers who provide benefits to injured employees pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. The Administrator shall cause to be conducted each year on a random basis additional partial audits of any insurer […]

NRS 616B.005 – Insurers to cooperate with Commissioner; duty of private carriers to provide certain information to Commissioner.

Each insurer shall cooperate with the Commissioner in the performance of his or her duties pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. Each private carrier shall provide the Commissioner with any information, statistics or data in its records which pertain to any employer who is making an application to become […]

NRS 616B.006 – Insurer required to provide information necessary for enforcement of statutes, regulations or standards; Administrator required to make written request for information.

1. An insurer shall provide to the Administrator upon written request only information in its possession which is necessary for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS, or any regulation or standard adopted pursuant thereto, within 30 days after the date of the request. The […]

NRS 616B.009 – Reports required to be made by insurers.

1. All insurers shall report to the Administrator, annually or at intervals which the Administrator requires, all accidental injuries, occupational diseases, dispositions of claims and payments made pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS or regulations adopted by the Division pursuant thereto. 2. Each self-insured employer and association of self-insured public or private […]

NRS 616B.012 – Confidentiality and disclosure of information; penalty for disclosure or use of information; privileged communications.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, 607.217, 616B.015, 616B.021 and 616C.205, information obtained from any insurer, employer or employee is confidential and may not be disclosed or be open to public inspection in any manner which would reveal the person’s identity. 2. Any claimant or legal representative of the claimant […]

NRS 616B.015 – Confidentiality of certain records and files of Division of Insurance concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239.0115 and 607.217, the records and files of the Division concerning self-insured employers and associations of self-insured public or private employers are confidential and may be revealed in whole or in part only in the course of the administration of the provisions of chapters 616A […]

NRS 616B.018 – Index of claims: Establishment; contents; format; use; fee; administrative fine for failure by insurer to provide information. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Index of claims: Establishment; contents; format; use; fee; administrative fine for failure by insurer to provide information. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

1. The Administrator shall establish a method of indexing claims for compensation that will make information concerning the claimants of an insurer available to other insurers and the Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance established pursuant to NRS 228.420. 2. Every insurer shall provide the following information if required by the Administrator for establishing and […]

NRS 616B.021 – Files of claims: Accessibility; maintenance; inspection; reproduction.

1. An insurer shall provide access to the files of claims in its offices. 2. The physical records in a file concerning a claim filed in this State may be kept at an office located outside this State if all records in the file are accessible at offices located in this State on computer in […]

NRS 616B.024 – Destruction of records.

1. Upon written approval of the Administrator, the insurer may destroy accumulated and noncurrent detail records such as payroll reports, checks, claims, and other records of similar importance for the period July 1, 1913, to January 1, 1947, if: (a) Claims from January 1, 1940, and after are first microphotographed; and (b) A brief inventory […]

NRS 616B.027 – Insurer to provide office in State and statewide toll-free telephone service; private carrier to provide adequate services and information to control losses and prevent accidents and occupational diseases.

1. Every insurer shall: (a) Provide an office in this State operated by the insurer or its third-party administrator in which: (1) A complete file of each claim is accessible, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 616B.021; (2) Persons authorized to act for the insurer and, if necessary, licensed pursuant to chapter 683A of […]

NRS 616B.028 – Modified program of industrial insurance for offenders in prison industry or work program.

1. Any offender confined at the state prison, while engaged in work in a prison industry or work program, whether the program is operated by an institution of the Department of Corrections, by contract with a public entity or by a private employer, is entitled to coverage under the modified program of industrial insurance established […]

NRS 616B.029 – Modified program of industrial insurance for offenders engaged in work program directed by administrator of county or city jail or other local detention facility.

1. Any offender confined in a county jail, city jail or other local detention facility, while engaged in work in a work program directed by the administrator of the jail or other detention facility, whether the work program is operated by contract with a public entity or by a private employer, may receive coverage under […]

NRS 616B.030 – Policy of insurance: Required provisions in policies of private carriers; regulations of Commissioner concerning basic policy used by private carriers.

1. Every policy of insurance issued by a private carrier: (a) Must be in writing; (b) Must contain the insuring agreements and exclusions; (c) Is subject to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and regulations adopted pursuant to those chapters; and (d) If it contains a provision inconsistent with this chapter or chapter 616A, […]

NRS 616B.031 – Policy of insurance: Coverage of all employees of employer; coverage of employees under consolidated insurance program.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an insurer shall not issue a policy of industrial insurance to an employer that does not cover each employee of that employer who satisfies the definition of employee set forth in NRS 616A.105 to 616A.225, inclusive. 2. If the employer is a contractor or subcontractor who is […]

NRS 616B.032 – Policy of insurance: Coverage for domestic worker as part of homeowner’s policy of insurance.

1. A private carrier may provide industrial insurance, as a part of a homeowner’s policy of insurance, to a person who employs a domestic worker for the term of that worker’s employment. Upon providing such coverage, the private carrier may, with the approval of the Commissioner, determine and fix the premium rates to be paid […]

NRS 616B.033 – Default of employer does not relieve insurer from liability; effect of statements contained in application for policy; notification of employer of cancellation of policy; defense based on act or omission of insured employer may not be raised by insurer against claimant; insurer placed in position of employer under certain circumstances.

1. Every policy of insurance issued pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must contain a provision for the requirements of subsection 5 and a provision that insolvency or bankruptcy of the employer or the employer’s estate, or discharge therein, or any default of the employer does not relieve the insurer from liability […]

NRS 616B.036 – Conditions for providing industrial insurance for organization or association of employers; approval of group or organization; adoption of regulations.

1. A private carrier may provide industrial insurance for an organization or association of employers as a group if: (a) The members of the organization or association are engaged in a common trade or business; and (b) The formation and operation of a program of industrial insurance for the organization or association will substantially assist […]

NRS 616B.038 – Prohibition against charging fee for inclusion on panel of providers of health care; penalty.

1. If an insurer establishes a panel of providers of health care for the purpose of offering health care services pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS, the insurer shall not charge a provider of health care: (a) A fee to include the name of the provider on the panel of providers of […]