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NV Rev Stat § 616C.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.385 - Costs and attorney’s fees for frivolous petitions for judicial review.

If a party petitions the district court for judicial review of a final decision of an appeals officer, the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, and the petition is found by the district court to be frivolous or brought without reasonable grounds, the district court may order costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee to be paid by the petitioner.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 761; A 1977, 316; 1983, 358; 1993, 741; 1999, 1728)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.392 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.392 - Reopening claim: Circumstances under which insurer is required to reopen claim for permanent partial disability.

  1. An insurer shall reopen a claim to consider the payment of compensation for a permanent partial disability if:  (a) The claim was closed and the claimant was not scheduled for an evaluation of the injury in accordance with NRS 616C.490;  (b) The claimant demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time that the case was closed, the claimant was, because of the injury, qualified to be scheduled for an evaluation for a permanent partial disability; and  (c) The insurer has violated a provision of NRS 616D.120 with regard to the claim.  2. The demonstration required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be made with documentation that existed at the time that the case was closed.  3. Notwithstanding any specific statutory provision to the contrary, the consideration of whether a claimant is entitled to payment of compensation for a permanent partial disability for a claim that is reopened pursuant to this section must be made in accordance with the provisions of the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions that existed on the date on which the claim was closed, including, without limitation, using the edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment as adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 616C.110 that was applicable on the date the claim was closed.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1491)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.400 - Minimum duration of incapacity; exceptions.

  1. Temporary compensation benefits must not be paid under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for an injury which does not incapacitate the employee for at least 5 consecutive days, or 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period, from earning full wages, but if the incapacity extends for 5 or more consecutive days, or 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period, compensation must then be computed from the date of the injury.  2. The period prescribed in this section does not apply to:  (a) Accident benefits, whether they are furnished pursuant to NRS 616C.255 or 616C.265, if the injured employee is otherwise covered by the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS and entitled to those benefits.  (b) Compensation paid to the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.477.  (c) A claim which is filed pursuant to NRS 617.453, 617.455 or 617.457.  (d) A claim to which subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 616C.180 applies.  [69:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.69] — (NRS A 1975, 254; 1987, 922; 2005, 101; 2017, 3891; 2019, 1902)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.405 - Limitations on benefits received by employee.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 616C.440, an employee who is receiving compensation for:  1. A permanent total disability is not entitled to compensation for permanent partial disability during the period when the employee is receiving compensation for the permanent total disability.  2. A temporary total disability is not entitled to compensation for a permanent partial disability during the period of temporary total disability.  3. A temporary partial disability is not entitled to compensation for a permanent partial disability during the period of temporary partial disability.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 431; A 1995, 2159) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.613)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.408 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.408 - Restrictive endorsements on checks issued by insurers.

  1. An insurer shall not issue a check pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for the payment of permanent total disability benefits that includes a restrictive endorsement.  2. An insurer may issue a check pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for the payment of temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, rehabilitation maintenance benefits or compensation paid pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.477 that includes a restrictive endorsement.  3. If an insurer issues a check that includes a restrictive endorsement pursuant to subsection 2, the restrictive endorsement must:  (a) Clearly and accurately state the restrictive conditions; and  (b) Not provide for any condition or restriction not authorized under the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 1247; A 2005, 101)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.409 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.409 - Direct deposit of compensation.

  1. Each employee or dependent of an employee who receives compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for a permanent total disability, death or a permanent partial disability that was not paid in a lump sum pursuant to NRS 616C.495 may submit to the insurer or third-party administrator who pays the compensation a written notice directing the insurer or third-party administrator to deposit the compensation directly into the account of the employee or dependent specified by the employee or dependent in the written notice.  2. If an insurer or third-party administrator receives a written notice from an employee or dependent of an employee pursuant to subsection 1, the insurer or third-party administrator shall, in lieu of issuing a check, deposit the compensation paid by the insurer or third-party administrator directly into the account specified by the employee or dependent in the written notice.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 399)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.410 - Prohibition of settlements paid in lump sum; exceptions.

Except as otherwise provided by NRS 616C.380, 616C.427, 616C.495, 616C.505, 616C.580 and 616C.595, the insurer shall not make or allow any lump-sum settlements.  [65:168:1947; A 1949, 659; 1943 NCL § 2680.65] — (NRS A 1959, 204; 1966, 48; 1967, 691; 1971, 320; 1973, 535; 1975, 607; 1981, 1172, 1497; 1983, 430, 646; 1987, 1466; 1989, 688; 1991, 2426; 1993, 754; 2007, 3356)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.412 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.412 - Purchase of annuity by insurer to ensure payment of claim; adoption of regulations by Commissioner.

  1. An insurer may purchase an annuity to ensure the payment of a claim filed with the insurer pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.  2. The Commissioner shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1425)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.415 - Written explanation of alternative settlements to be given to employee or dependents.

  1. Every injured employee, widow, widower or dependent, within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, is entitled to receive from a qualified employee of the insurer an explanation of the various alternatives implicit in lump-sum compensation or other settlement pursuant to those chapters and the long-range effects of a determination made as to one or the other kind of settlement.  2. The insurer shall provide a written explanation of the alternatives pursuant to subsection 1.  3. Upon selecting an alternative, the injured employee, widow, widower or dependent shall provide his or her selection in writing to the insurer.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 770; A 1981, 1497; 1991, 2426) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.623)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.425 - Date of determination of amount of compensation and benefits.

Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute:  1. The amount of compensation and benefits and the person or persons entitled thereto must be determined as of the date of the accident or injury to the employee, and their rights thereto become fixed as of that date.  2. If the employee incurs a subsequent injury or disability that primarily arises from a previous accident or injury that arose out of and in the course of his or her employment, the date of the previous accident or injury must be used to determine the amount of compensation and benefits to which the claimant is entitled.  [Part 59:168:1947; A 1949, 659; 1951, 485; 1953, 292; 1955, 901] — (NRS A 1961, 278; 1963, 1146; 1971, 321; 1981, 1226; 1985, 1461; 1993, 754; 1995, 2160) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.625)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.427 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.427 - Challenge to determination of average monthly wage; remedy for incorrect average monthly wage.

  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 616C.315 and except as otherwise provided in this section, if an injured employee is receiving compensation based on a calculation of the average monthly wage of the injured employee as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420, the injured employee or the employer may request a hearing before a hearing officer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive, asking for a recalculation of the average monthly wage of the injured employee.  2. The injured employee is entitled to have his or her average monthly wage recalculated if the injured employee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the insurer calculated the average monthly wage improperly or incorrectly as a result of:  (a) The use of any improper or incorrect information or methodology;  (b) The failure to use any proper or correct information or methodology;  (c) Any error of law or fact; or  (d) Any other error, omission, neglect or wrongful act.  3. If the injured employee proves that the insurer calculated his or her average monthly wage improperly or incorrectly, resulting in an underpayment of compensation:  (a) The insurer shall:  (1) Increase the injured employee’s future compensation based on the correct average monthly wage; and  (2) Pay the injured employee a lump sum in an amount equal to the underpayment of compensation for the period during which the insurer was using the incorrect average monthly wage; and  (b) The remedy provided in paragraph (a) is the sole remedy for the underpayment and the insurer is not subject to the imposition of any fine or benefit penalty therefor.  4. If the hearing officer determines that the calculation of the average monthly wage resulted in an overpayment of compensation, the insurer may require the injured employee to repay to the insurer an amount equal to the overpayment received by the injured employee during any one 30-day period.  5. The average monthly wage of an injured employee may not be challenged by the insurer, the employer or the injured employee after the date on which any portion of an award for permanent partial disability is paid or the claim closes, whichever occurs first.  6. The provisions of this section do not apply if the issue of the average monthly wage of the injured employee was previously adjudicated to a final decision in:  (a) A hearing before a hearing officer or appeals officer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive; or  (b) Any proceedings for judicial review.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3342)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.435 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.435 - Injuries deemed total and permanent.

  1. In cases of the following specified injuries, in the absence of proof to the contrary, the disability caused thereby shall be deemed total and permanent:  (a) The total and permanent loss of sight of both eyes.  (b) The loss by separation of both legs at or above the knee.  (c) The loss by separation of both arms at or above the elbow.  (d) An injury to the spine resulting in permanent and complete paralysis of both legs or both arms, or one leg and one arm.  (e) An injury to the skull resulting in incurable imbecility or insanity.  (f) The loss by separation of one arm at or above the elbow, and one leg by separation at or above the knee.  2. The enumeration in subsection 1 is not exclusive, and in all other cases permanent total disability must be determined by the insurer in accordance with the facts presented.  [60:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.60] — (NRS A 1981, 1492) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.575)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.445 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.445 - Recipient of compensation to report annual earnings; payments suspended if report not made.

Each former employee receiving benefits for a permanent total disability shall report annually on the anniversary date of the award to the insurer all of the former employee’s employment for the prior 12-month period. In the event the former employee fails to make the report to the insurer within 30 days following the anniversary date, the insurer shall notify the employer and the employee that the report has not been received and the insurer may then order any further payments suspended until the report of employment is filed with the insurer.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 598; A 1979, 1057; 1981, 1170, 1493) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.583)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.447 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.447 - Insurer required to make certain accountings to injured employee who is entitled to compensation for permanent total disability; additional accountings may be requested by injured employee.

  1. An insurer that makes payments of compensation to an injured employee for a permanent total disability shall provide to the injured employee an annual accounting in the form of a letter that sets forth with respect to the payments:  (a) The total amount of the compensation for the permanent total disability that the injured employee is entitled to receive, before any deductions are made;  (b) The net amount of the current payment for the compensation;  (c) The amount of any deduction that is made against the total amount of the compensation, if any; and  (d) If a deduction is being made against the total amount of the compensation to repay any previous awards of compensation for a permanent partial disability:  (1) The amount of the deduction;  (2) The claim number for each of those awards; and  (3) The balance of each of those awards.  2. An injured employee may request in writing from the insurer an accounting described in subsection 1. The accounting must cover the period from the date on which the most recent annual accounting was provided to the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1 to the date on which the written request is made. The insurer shall provide the accounting to the injured employee not later than 30 days after receiving the written request for the accounting from the injured employee. Any accounting provided by an insurer to an injured employee pursuant to this subsection must be provided in addition to, and not in lieu of, the annual accountings required pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1490)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.450 - Compensation to injured employee or dependents of injured employee for permanent total disability or death benefit if injury or occupational disease occurred before July 1, 1980.

  1. An injured employee or the dependents of an injured employee who are entitled to receive compensation for a permanent total disability pursuant to NRS 616C.440 or a death benefit pursuant to NRS 616C.505 for an industrial injury or occupational disease which occurred before July 1, 1980, are entitled to receive compensation of not less than $600 each month. If the compensation is to be received by the dependents of an injured employee, it must be divided amongst them as provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.  2. A self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers shall provide for the increase in monthly compensation required by subsection 1 for each person who would be entitled to receive the increase if the provisions of this section were applicable to the employer or association.  3. A person who is entitled to receive an increase in his or her monthly compensation pursuant to subsection 1 is not required to accept that increase.  4. The Administrator shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1946; A 1993, 754, 2444, 2454; 1995, 2160) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.6283)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.453 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.453 - Additional annual payment to certain claimants and dependents of claimants who are entitled to receive compensation for permanent total disability; adoption of regulations to determine amount of payment.

Repealed. (See chapter 549, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3440.)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.455 - Increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred before April 9, 1971.

  1. Any claimant or dependent of a claimant who resides in this State and receives compensation for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before April 9, 1971, is entitled to a 65 percent increase in that compensation, without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on the amount of that compensation.  2. The increase must be paid from the account for pensions for silicosis, diseases related to asbestos and other disabilities.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 538; A 1975, 823; 1979, 1520; 1981, 1226; 1985, 723; 1987, 589; 1991, 1802) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.626)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.460 - Additional increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred before July 1, 1973.

Any claimant or dependent of a claimant who resides in this State and who receives compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for a permanent total disability for an injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before July 1, 1973, is entitled to a 20 percent increase in that compensation without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by those chapters on the amount of that compensation.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1460) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.6261)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.465 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.465 - Increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred on or after April 9, 1971, or for claimant or dependent not entitled to benefits for disability from federal social security system.

  1. Any claimant or dependent of a claimant who is receiving compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for a permanent total disability but is not entitled:  (a) To an increase in that compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.455; or  (b) To any disability income benefits from the federal social security system,  is entitled to an increase in that compensation by the same percentage as the increase in the state average monthly wage from the date of the claimant’s disabling accident or disease or from July 1, 1973, whichever is later, to July 1, 1980.  2. The increase provided by this section must not be paid for any period before July 1, 1981.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1224) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.6262)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.470 - Increase in benefits for permanent total disability if claimant is entitled to benefits for disability from federal social security system.

  1. Any claimant who is not entitled to an increase pursuant to NRS 616C.465 and who receives less in disability benefits from the federal social security system and pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, combined, than an amount equal to 80 percent of average current earnings established pursuant to section 224 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 424a), is entitled to an increase in his or her compensation for a permanent total disability of:  (a) The increase provided pursuant to NRS 616C.465; or  (b) The difference between the amount of benefits the claimant is receiving and 80 percent of the average current earnings,  whichever is less.  2. The increase provided by this section must not be paid for any period before July 1, 1981.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1224) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.6264)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.473 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.473 - Annual increase in benefits for permanent total disability.

  1. If a claimant or a dependent of a claimant is entitled to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease that occurs on or after January 1, 2004, the claimant or dependent is entitled to an annual increase in that compensation in the amount of 2.3 percent. The compensation must be increased pursuant to this subsection:  (a) On January 1 of the year immediately after the year in which the claimant or dependent becomes entitled to receive that compensation; and  (b) On January 1 of each successive year after the year specified in paragraph (a) in which the claimant or dependent is entitled to receive that compensation.  2. If a claimant or a dependent of a claimant is entitled to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease that occurred before January 1, 2004, the claimant or dependent is entitled to an annual increase in that compensation in the amount of 2.3 percent. The compensation must be increased pursuant to this subsection:  (a) On January 1, 2020; and  (b) On January 1 of each year thereafter.  3. Any increase in compensation provided pursuant to this section is in addition to any increase in compensation to which a claimant or a dependent of a claimant is otherwise entitled by law.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 490; A 2019, 3438)