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NV Rev Stat § 616C.477 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.477 - Compensation for lost wages incurred by employee who receives medical treatment after returning to work; prohibition against employer requiring employee to use personal leave for such treatment.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to any other benefits an injured employee is entitled to receive pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS, an injured employee who, as a result of his or her injury, qualified for benefits for a temporary total disability pursuant to NRS 616C.475 and who receives medical treatment for that injury after the injured employee returns to work is entitled to compensation pursuant to this subsection for each hour the injured employee is absent from the place of employment of the responsible employer to receive such medical treatment if the injured employee is required to travel more than 50 miles one way from the place of employment to receive such medical treatment. An injured employee must be paid compensation pursuant to this subsection at a rate equal to the compensation paid pursuant to NRS 616C.475 for a temporary total disability. Such compensation must be calculated based on increments of 4 hours or 8 hours.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to an injured employee who is paid his or her regular hourly rate of pay by his or her employer for each hour the injured employee is absent from the place of employment to receive such medical treatment.  3. An employer may not require an injured employee to use sick leave, annual leave, compensatory leave or any other personal leave for the injured employee’s absence from the place of employment to receive medical treatment for the injury after the injured employee returns to work. The provisions of this subsection apply whether the injured employee is being paid compensation pursuant to subsection 1 or the injured employee’s regular hourly rate of pay pursuant to subsection 2.  4. The Administrator shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, regulations which establish:  (a) The documentation which an injured employee or employer is required to submit for the payment of compensation to the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1;  (b) The method for determining the amount of compensation to be paid to the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1; and  (c) A definition of "place of employment" as that term is used in this section.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 99)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.480 - Reduction of benefits for previous injury causing permanent partial disability prohibited.

If an employee who has received compensation in a lump sum for a permanent partial disability is subsequently injured by an accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment and is thereby entitled to receive compensation for a temporary total disability, the compensation for the subsequent injury may not be reduced because of the receipt of the lump-sum payment if the subsequent injury is distinct from the previous injury.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 647) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.587)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.485 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.485 - Permanent partial disability: Loss of or permanent damage to teeth.

The Administrator shall adopt, by regulation, a schedule which, in the judgment of the Administrator, is best calculated to compensate fairly and adequately an injured employee for the loss of, or permanent damage to, a tooth. The Administrator shall review the schedule at least once every 2 years to ensure the fairness and adequateness of the schedule.  [Part 64:168:1947; A 1951, 485] — (NRS A 1989, 333) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.595)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.500 - Temporary partial disability: Compensation.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 616C.175, every employee in the employ of an employer, within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, who is injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, is entitled to receive for a temporary partial disability the difference between the wage earned after the injury and the compensation which the injured person would be entitled to receive if temporarily totally disabled when the wage is less than the compensation, but for a period not to exceed 24 months during the period of disability.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.028 and 616B.029, an injured employee or his or her dependents are not entitled to accrue or be paid any benefits for a temporary partial disability during the time the employee is incarcerated. The injured employee or his or her dependents are entitled to receive such benefits if the injured employee is released from incarceration during the period of disability specified in subsection 1 and the injured employee is certified as temporarily partially disabled by a physician or chiropractor.  [61:168:1947; A 1953, 292] — (NRS A 1967, 878; 1973, 533; 1993, 751; 1997, 3349)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.508 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.508 - Annual increase in death benefits.

  1. Any widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent who is receiving death benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS on account of an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease is entitled to an annual increase in those death benefits in the amount of 2.3 percent. The benefits must be increased pursuant to this section:  (a) On January 1, 2020; and  (b) On January 1 of each year thereafter.  2. Any increase in death benefits provided pursuant to this section is in addition to any increase in death benefits to which a widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent is otherwise entitled by law.  3. Any increase in death benefits pursuant to this section on account of an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease that occurred on or after July 1, 2019, must be paid by insurers, including, without limitation, employers who provide accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265, without reimbursement from the Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety pursuant to NRS 616C.268.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 1469)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.510 - Increased death benefits if injury or disablement occurred before July 1, 1973.

  1. Any widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent who resides in this State and who receives death benefits on account of an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before July 1, 1973, is entitled to a 65 percent increase in those benefits without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on the amount of those benefits.  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, 1227; 1985, 723; 1987, 589; 1991, 1802) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.628)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.515 - Additional increase in death benefits if injury or disablement occurred before July 1, 1973.

Any widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent who resides in this State and who receives death benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on account of an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before July 1, 1973, is entitled to a 20 percent increase in those benefits without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by those chapters on the amount of those benefits.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1460) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.6281)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.520 - Increased death benefits if injury or disablement occurred on or after July 1, 1973.

  1. Any widow, widower, surviving child or surviving dependent parent who is receiving death benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, but is not entitled to an increase in those death benefits pursuant to NRS 616C.510, is entitled to an increase in those death benefits by the same percentage as the increase in the state average monthly wage from the date of the fatal accident or death caused by occupational 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 616.6282)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.530 - Priorities for returning injured employee to work.

An insurer shall adhere to the following priorities in returning an injured employee to work:  1. Return the injured employee to the job the injured employee had before his or her injury.  2. Return the injured employee to a job with the employer the injured employee worked for before his or her accident that accommodates any limitation imposed by the injury.  3. Return the injured employee to employment with another employer in a job that uses the injured employee’s existing skills.  4. Provide training for the injured employee while the injured employee is working in another vocation.  5. Provide formal training or education for the injured employee in another vocation.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2396) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.378)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.540 - Supervision, ratio and review of uncertified counselors; knowledge of labor market required.

An insurer, or a private person or public agency providing vocational rehabilitation services to an insurer, shall:  1. Ensure that the work of a vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not certified is supervised and reviewed by a certified vocational rehabilitation counselor.  2. Employ at least one certified vocational rehabilitation counselor for every four vocational rehabilitation counselors that it employs who are not certified.  3. Employ vocational rehabilitation counselors who have knowledge of the labor market within the geographical area where the injured employee resides.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 664; A 1993, 797; 2005, 810)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.541 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.541 - Appointment of vocational rehabilitation counselor.

Where a written assessment is requested pursuant to NRS 616C.550 or where a plan for a program of vocational rehabilitation is required pursuant to NRS 616C.555, a vocational rehabilitation counselor must be appointed as follows:  1. The insurer and the injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee shall agree on the selection of a vocational rehabilitation counselor;  2. If the insurer or injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee are unable to agree on the appointment of a vocational rehabilitation counselor, the insurer shall submit a list of at least three vocational rehabilitation counselors to the injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee;  3. The injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee shall select a vocational rehabilitation counselor from the list provided by the insurer pursuant to subsection 2 within 7 days after receiving the list provided by the insurer pursuant to subsection 2;  4. The vocational rehabilitation counselor that is selected by the injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 must be assigned to provide all vocational rehabilitation services for the claim pursuant to this section and NRS 616C.530 to 616C.600, inclusive; and  5. After a vocational rehabilitation counselor is selected and assigned pursuant to this section, an injured employee or personal or legal representative of the injured employee may only rescind the selection of the vocational rehabilitation counselor with the consent of the insurer.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1161)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.542 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.542 - Prohibiting vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by entity administering injured employee’s case from providing services to injured employee without provision of certain written disclosures; right of injured employee to be assigned alternate counselor.

  1. If the employer of a vocational rehabilitation counselor is also the entity administering an injured employee’s case, the vocational rehabilitation counselor shall not provide services as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to the injured employee, including, without limitation, completing a written assessment pursuant to NRS 616C.550, unless, before the commencement of such services, the injured employee is provided with a written disclosure that:  (a) Discloses the relationship between the vocational rehabilitation counselor and the entity administering the injured employee’s case; and  (b) Informs the injured employee of his or her right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee’s case.  2. After receiving the written disclosure required pursuant to subsection 1, the injured employee has a right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee’s case. To be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor, the injured employee must submit a written request to the entity administering the injured employee’s case before the commencement of vocational rehabilitation services. Not later than 10 days after receiving such a request, the entity administering the injured employee’s case shall assign the injured employee an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee’s case.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 1491)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.543 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.543 - Prohibited acts of vocational rehabilitation counselor.

A vocational rehabilitation counselor shall not:  1. Offer payment of compensation in a lump sum in lieu of the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to an injured employee:  (a) Without providing written notice of the offer to the attorney for the injured employee; or  (b) If the injured employee is not represented by an attorney, without providing a written notice to the employee which satisfies the requirements of the notice required by paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 616C.595;  2. Offer any monetary payment to an injured employee in an amount that is less than the amount authorized by the insurer;  3. Make any false statement or implication that an injured employee must make a decision regarding vocational rehabilitation within a certain period of time;  4. Advise an insured or claimant not to seek legal counsel; or  5. Provide legal advice to a claimant.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 3343)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.545 - Duty of insurer to determine physical limitations on injured employee’s ability to work.

If an employee does not return to work for 28 consecutive calendar days as a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment or an occupational disease, the insurer shall contact the treating physician or chiropractor to determine whether:  1. There are physical limitations on the injured employee’s ability to work; and  2. The limitations, if any, are permanent or temporary.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 664) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.51715)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.547 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.547 - General duties of vocational rehabilitation counselor.

  1. The primary obligation of a vocational rehabilitation counselor is to the injured employee.  2. A vocational rehabilitation counselor shall not provide services as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, including, without limitation, completing a written assessment pursuant to NRS 616C.550, if the employer of the vocational rehabilitation counselor administers the case of the injured employee.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 810)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.560 - Extension of program for vocational rehabilitation.

  1. A program for vocational rehabilitation developed pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 616C.555 may be extended:  (a) Without condition or limitation, by the insurer at the insurer’s sole discretion; or  (b) By order of a hearing officer or appeals officer.  2. The insurer shall deliver a copy of its decision granting or denying an extension to the injured employee and the employer. The decision shall be deemed to be a final determination of the insurer for the purposes of NRS 616C.315.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 666; A 1993, 2448; 1997, 1440; 1999, 1794; 2007, 3360; 2019, 3975)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.570 - On-the-job training as component of plan for program of vocational rehabilitation.

  1. A plan for a program of vocational rehabilitation developed pursuant to NRS 616C.555 may include a program for on-the-job training, if the training is suitable for the injured employee.  2. Before an injured employee may participate in a program for on-the-job training, the insurer and the employer must execute a written agreement which contains an explanation of the training and a schedule for that training.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the insurer may pay not more than 50 percent of the wages of an injured employee who is participating in a program for on-the-job training. An insurer contributing toward the wages of an injured employee shall pay the employee within 10 days after the employee submits documentation of his or her payroll to the insurer. The insurer shall not contribute to the wages of the injured employee for more than the period authorized for the particular employee pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 616C.555 or 616C.560.  4. The insurer shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request for payment, reimburse the training employer for the wages paid by the training employer to the injured employee pursuant to this section if:  (a) After the successful completion of the training, the training employer continues to employ the injured employee for at least 90 days in a position which requires the training so obtained; or  (b) The injured employee:  (1) Within 30 days after his or her successful completion of the training, obtains employment which requires the skills obtained by him or her as a direct result of the training provided by the training employer; and  (2) Retains that or similar employment for at least 6 months after the completion of the training.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 667; A 1993, 2449) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.51745)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.575 - Payment of vocational rehabilitation maintenance.

  1. The Division shall, by regulation, prescribe when:  (a) Vocational rehabilitation maintenance must be paid to an injured employee; and  (b) Vocational rehabilitation maintenance must cease to be paid to an injured employee.  An injured employee must not receive vocational rehabilitation maintenance after the injured employee’s program of vocational rehabilitation ends pursuant to NRS 616C.555.  2. As used in this section, "vocational rehabilitation maintenance" means the amount of compensation paid to an injured employee while the injured employee is participating in a program of vocational rehabilitation developed pursuant to NRS 616C.555.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 668) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.5175)
NV Rev Stat § 616C.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injuries or Death|NRS 616C.580 - Provision of services outside of State; limited lump-sum payment in lieu of services.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, vocational rehabilitation services must not be provided outside of this State.  2. An injured employee who:  (a) Resides outside of this State, within 50 miles from any border of this State, on the date of injury; or  (b) Was injured while temporarily employed in this State by an employer subject to the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS who can demonstrate that, on the date of injury, his or her permanent residence was outside of this State,  may receive vocational rehabilitation services at a location within 50 miles from his or her residence if such services are available at such a location.  3. An injured employee who:  (a) Is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services pursuant to NRS 616C.590; and  (b) Resides outside of this State but does not qualify to receive vocational rehabilitation services outside of this State pursuant to subsection 2,  may execute a written agreement with the insurer which provides for the payment of compensation in a lump sum in lieu of the provision of vocational rehabilitation services pursuant to NRS 616C.595. The amount of the lump sum must not exceed $20,000.  4. An injured employee who resides outside of this State but does not qualify to receive vocational rehabilitation services outside of this State pursuant to subsection 2 may receive the vocational rehabilitation services to which the injured employee is entitled pursuant to NRS 616C.545 to 616C.575, inclusive, and 616C.590 if the injured employee relocates to:  (a) This State; or  (b) A location within 50 miles from any border of this State,  at his or her own expense, if such services are available at such a location.  5. An injured employee who resides in this State may receive vocational rehabilitation services outside of this State at a location within 50 miles from the residence of the injured employee if such services are available at such a location. An insurer may not unreasonably deny a request made by an injured employee pursuant to this subsection to receive vocational rehabilitation services outside of this State.  6. An injured employee may receive vocational rehabilitation services in any state that borders this State if the injured employee demonstrates that the services are available in a more cost-effective manner than are available in this State. Any vocational rehabilitation services provided pursuant to this subsection must be monitored by a vocational rehabilitation counselor in this State.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 668; A 1999, 1795; 2001, 1902; 2005, 209; 2007, 3361)