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NV Rev Stat § 616B.318 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.318 - Grounds for withdrawal of certification of self-insured employer; exception; administrative fine.

  1. The Commissioner shall impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, and:  (a) Shall withdraw the certification of a self-insured employer if:  (1) The deposit required pursuant to NRS 616B.300 is not sufficient and the employer fails to increase the deposit after the employer has been ordered to do so by the Commissioner;  (2) The self-insured employer fails to provide evidence of excess insurance pursuant to NRS 616B.300 within 45 days after the employer has been so ordered; or  (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the employer becomes insolvent, institutes any voluntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act or is named in any involuntary proceeding thereunder.  (b) May withdraw the certification of a self-insured employer if:  (1) The employer intentionally fails to comply with regulations of the Commissioner regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS;  (2) The employer violates the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 616B.500 or any regulation adopted by the Commissioner or the Administrator concerning the administration of the employer’s plan of self-insurance; or  (3) The employer makes a general or special assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay compensation after an order for payment of any claim becomes final.  2. Any employer whose certification as a self-insured employer is withdrawn must, on the effective date of the withdrawal, qualify as an employer pursuant to NRS 616B.650.  3. The Commissioner may, upon the written request of an employer whose certification as a self-insured employer is withdrawn pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, reinstate the employer’s certificate for a reasonable period to allow the employer sufficient time to provide industrial insurance for his or her employees.  4. The Commissioner may authorize an employer to retain his or her certification as a self-insured employer during the pendency of a proceeding specified in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if the employer establishes to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the employer is able to pay all claims for compensation during the pendency of the proceeding.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1037; A 1981, 1466; 1985, 583; 1991, 2403; 1993, 2404; 1995, 2018; 1999, 216; 2003, 3339)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.321 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.321 - Imposition of fine if self-insured employer fails to pay compensation as ordered.

The Commissioner shall impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $5,000, if an employer whose certification as a self-insured employer has terminated fails to pay compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS after an order for payment of any claim becomes final.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 582; A 1991, 2404) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.2945)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.324 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.324 - Self-insured employer liable for violation by employer’s agent.

A person who is employed by or contracts with a self-insured employer to administer the plan of self-insurance is an agent of the self-insured employer, and if he or she violates any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS, the self-insured employer is liable for any penalty assessed because of that violation.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1011; A 1999, 216)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.327 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.327 - Withdrawal of certification of self-insured employer: Informal meeting; notice of withdrawal; hearing; effective date of withdrawal.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616D.120, before any action may be taken pursuant to subsection 2, the Commissioner of Insurance shall arrange an informal meeting with the self-insured employer to discuss and seek correction of any conduct which would be grounds for withdrawal of the self-insured employer’s certificate of self-insurance.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616D.120, before the withdrawal of the certification of any self-insured employer, the Commissioner of Insurance shall give written notice to that employer by certified mail that the employer’s certification will be withdrawn 10 days after receipt of the notice unless, within that time, the employer corrects the conduct set forth in the notice as the reason for the withdrawal or submits a written request for a hearing to the Commissioner of Insurance. Before requesting a hearing the employer must make the deposit required by NRS 616B.300.  3. If the employer requests a hearing:  (a) The Commissioner of Insurance shall set a date for a hearing within 20 days after receiving the appeal request, and shall give the employer at least 10 business days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing.  (b) A record of the hearing must be kept but it need not be transcribed unless requested by the employer with the cost of transcription to be charged to the employer.  (c) Within 5 business days after the hearing, the Commissioner of Insurance shall either affirm or disaffirm the withdrawal and give the employer written notice thereof by certified mail. If withdrawal of certification is affirmed, the withdrawal becomes effective 10 business days after the employer receives notice of the affirmance unless within that period of time the employer corrects the conduct which was ground for the withdrawal or petitions for judicial review of the affirmance.  4. If the withdrawal of certification is affirmed following judicial review, the withdrawal becomes effective 5 days after entry of the final decree of affirmance.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1037; A 1995, 1640) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.296)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.330 - Self-insured employer may appeal decision of Commissioner.

Any self-insured employer who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner of Insurance may appeal in the manner set forth in NRS 679B.310, except that any such appeal must be filed within the time set forth in NRS 616B.327.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1039) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.298)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.333 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.333 - Disposition of security after termination of status as self-insured employer.

  1. If for any reason the status of an employer as a self-insured employer is terminated, the security deposited under NRS 616B.300 must remain on deposit for a period of at least 36 months in such amount as necessary to secure the outstanding and contingent liability arising from accidental injuries or occupational diseases secured by such security, or to assure the payment of claims for aggravation, payment of claims under NRS 616C.390 and payment of claims under NRS 616C.392 based on such accidental injuries or occupational diseases.  2. At the expiration of the 36-month period, or such other period as the Commissioner deems proper, the Commissioner may accept, in lieu of any security so deposited, a policy of paid-up insurance in a form approved by the Commissioner.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1038; A 2005, 1489)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.336 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.336 - Self-insured employers to furnish annual financial statements to Commissioner; Commissioner may examine records and interview employees.

  1. Each self-insured employer shall furnish financial statements audited by an independent certified public accountant, or foreign equivalent, to the Commissioner annually within 120 days after the expiration of the self-insured employer’s fiscal year, or within such other time frame as the Commissioner may allow.  2. The Commissioner may examine the records and interview the employees of each self-insured employer as often as the Commissioner deems advisable to determine the adequacy of the deposit which the employer has made with the Commissioner, the sufficiency of reserves and the reporting, handling and processing of injuries or claims. The Commissioner shall examine the records for that purpose at least once every 3 years. The self-insured employer shall reimburse the Commissioner for the cost of the examination.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1039; A 2003, 3339; 2015, 3515)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.356 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.356 - Certificate of authority required before surety or bonding company may furnish bond or other security for association.

A surety or bonding company shall not furnish a bond or any other form of security required by the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for an association of self-insured public or private employers or a member of such an association unless the surety or bonding company holds a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 1977)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.359 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.359 - Certificate of qualification as an association of self-insured employers: Time for consideration of application; issuance by Commissioner; contents; effective date; period certificate is in effect; cancellation by association.

  1. The Commissioner shall grant or deny an application for certification as an association of self-insured public or private employers within 60 days after receiving the application. If the application is materially incomplete or does not comply with the applicable provisions of the law, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of the additional information or changes required. Under such circumstances, if the Commissioner is unable to act upon the application within this 60-day period, the Commissioner may extend the period for granting or denying the application, but for not longer than an additional 90 days.  2. Upon determining that an association is qualified as an association of self-insured public or private employers, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate to that effect to the association and the association’s administrator. No certificate may be issued to an association that, within the 2 years immediately preceding its application, has had its certification as an association of self-insured public or private employers involuntarily withdrawn by the Commissioner.  3. A certificate issued pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:  (a) The name of the association;  (b) The name of each employer who the Commissioner determines is a member of the association at the time of the issuance of the certificate;  (c) An identification number assigned to the association by the Commissioner; and  (d) The date on which the certificate was issued.  4. A certificate issued pursuant to this section remains in effect until the certificate is withdrawn by the Commissioner, the certificate is cancelled at the request of the association or an association does not pay, in addition to any other fee or charge, all applicable fees required pursuant to NRS 680C.110. Coverage for an association granted a certificate becomes effective on the date of certification or the date specified in the certificate.  5. The Commissioner shall not grant a request to cancel a certificate unless the association has insured or reinsured all incurred obligations with an insurer authorized to do business in this State pursuant to an agreement filed with and approved by the Commissioner. The agreement must include coverage for actual claims and claims incurred but not reported, and the expenses associated with those claims.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 671; A 1995, 1641, 1981; 1997, 3218; 2003, 3340; 2009, 1829)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.362 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.362 - Effect of certification; responsibility of association to provide compensation and administer claims.

  1. An association certified as an association of self-insured public or private employers directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due the employees of the members of the association and their beneficiaries under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.  2. An association is not required to pay the premiums required of other employers pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS but is relieved from other liability for personal injury to the same extent as are other employers.  3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting from injuries while in the employment of a member of an association must be handled in the manner provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and the association is subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.  4. The security deposited pursuant to NRS 616B.353 does not relieve an association from responsibility for the administration of claims and payment of compensation under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 672; A 1995, 649; 1999, 216)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.365 - Board of trustees: Members; duties; prohibited acts.

  1. An association of self-insured public or private employers must be operated by a board of trustees consisting of at least five members whom the members of the association elect for terms set forth in the bylaws of the association. If the association is an association of self-insured:  (a) Public employers, the members of the board of trustees must be officers or employees of the public employers who are members of the association.  (b) Private employers, at least two-thirds of the members of the board of trustees must be employees, officers or directors of the members of the association. No association’s administrator or third-party administrator employed by the association, or any owner, officer, employee or other person affiliated with the association’s administrator or third-party administrator, may serve as a member of the board of trustees. Each member of the board of trustees must be a resident of this State or an officer of a corporation authorized to do business in this State.  2. The board of trustees of an association shall:  (a) Ensure the prompt payment of any compensation due pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.  (b) Take such actions as are necessary to protect the assets of the association.  (c) Employ full-time an association’s administrator to carry out the policies of the board of trustees and perform such duties as the board delegates to him or her. An association’s administrator shall not perform any of the duties assigned to a third-party administrator.  (d) Employ a third-party administrator to carry out the duties set forth in NRS 616B.503.  (e) Employ an independent certified public accountant to prepare the statement of financial condition required by NRS 616B.404.  (f) Maintain minutes of its meetings and make the minutes available for inspection by the Commissioner.  3. The board of trustees of an association shall not:  (a) Extend credit to any member of the association for the payment of that member’s annual assessment, except pursuant to a payment plan approved by the Commissioner.  (b) Borrow any money from the association or in the name of the association, except in the ordinary course of its business, without the prior approval of the Commissioner.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 672; A 1995, 1981) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.37925)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.368 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.368 - Board of trustees: Fiscal responsibilities; establishment of accounts; review of accounts by Commissioner.

  1. The board of trustees of an association of self-insured public or private employers is responsible for the money collected and disbursed by the association.  2. The board of trustees shall:  (a) Establish a claims account in a financial institution in this State which is approved by the Commissioner and which is federally insured or insured by a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, at least 75 percent of the annual assessment collected by the association from its members must be deposited in this account to pay:  (1) Claims;  (2) Expenses related to those claims;  (3) The costs associated with the association’s policy of excess insurance; and  (4) Assessments, payments and penalties related to the Subsequent Injury Account and the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account.  (b) Establish an administrative account in a financial institution in this State which is approved by the Commissioner and which is federally insured or insured by a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755. The amount of the annual assessment collected by the association that is not deposited in its claims account must be deposited in this account to pay the administrative expenses of the association.  3. The Commissioner may authorize an association to deposit less than 75 percent of its annual assessment in its claims account if the association presents evidence to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that:  (a) More than 25 percent of the association’s annual assessment is needed to maintain its programs for loss control and occupational safety; and  (b) The association’s policy of excess insurance attaches at less than 75 percent.  4. The board of trustees may invest the money of the association not needed to pay the obligations of the association pursuant to chapter 682A of NRS.  5. The Commissioner shall review the accounts of an association established pursuant to this section at such times as the Commissioner deems necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 673; A 1999, 1527; 2001, 2756)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.371 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.371 - Association’s administrator prohibited from financial interest in third-party administrator; third-party administrator prohibited from financial interest in association’s administrator; contractual requirement.

  1. An association’s administrator employed by an association of self-insured public or private employers, or an employee, officer or director of an association’s administrator, may not be an employee, officer or director of a third-party administrator employed by the association or have a direct or indirect financial interest in the third-party administrator of the association.  2. The third-party administrator of an association of self-insured public or private employers, or an employee, officer or director of the third-party administrator, may not be an employee, officer or director of an association’s administrator employed by the association or have a direct or indirect financial interest in that association’s administrator.  3. Any contract entered into by an association of self-insured public or private employers and a third-party administrator must include a provision which states that, unless the Commissioner otherwise provides, the third-party administrator shall administer any claim or other obligation of the association to its conclusion during the period of the contract.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 673; A 1995, 1982) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.3793)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.377 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.377 - Solicitor’s permit: Commissioner to conduct investigation after filing of application for permit; required issuance of permit; Commissioner to give notice to applicant if application denied; fee nonrefundable.

  1. After the filing of an application for a solicitor’s permit, the Commissioner shall promptly cause an investigation to be made of:  (a) The identity, character, reputation, experience, financial standing and motives of the persons proposing to organize, promote or finance the association of self-insured public or private employers;  (b) The character, financial responsibility, management experience and business qualifications of the officers, directors and managers of the existing or proposed association; and  (c) Any other aspects of the solicitor, association or proposed financing as the Commissioner deems advisable.  2. The Commissioner shall expeditiously examine an application for a solicitor’s permit and complete the investigation required pursuant to subsection 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the Commissioner finds after performing an examination and investigation that:  (a) The application is complete and the applicable fee has been paid;  (b) The documents filed with the application are proper in form; and  (c) The proposed financing is reasonable and adequate in amount for the purposes intended and the applicant is otherwise entitled to the permit,  the Commissioner shall issue a permit and assign a permit number to the applicant.  3. If the Commissioner does not so find, or finds that:  (a) The applicant is not competent, trustworthy, financially responsible or of good personal and business reputation;  (b) Any of the persons associated or to be associated with the association are not of good reputation as to business affairs or financial responsibility; or  (c) There is material variance, adverse to the applicant, as between the information furnished by the applicant in connection with the application and that determined by the Commissioner on investigation,  the Commissioner shall give notice to the applicant that a permit will not be granted, stating the particulars of the grounds for the denial. The Commissioner shall not refund the fee for the filing of the application.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 1976)
NV Rev Stat § 616B.380 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage|NRS 616B.380 - Solicitor’s permit: Power of Commissioner to suspend or revoke permit; hearing required.

  1. The Commissioner may suspend or revoke a solicitor’s permit if the Commissioner reasonably believes that:  (a) A violation of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS or title 57 of NRS or the terms of the permit or any proper order of the Commissioner has occurred; or  (b) A material misrepresentation in the offering or sale of securities, policies or memberships pursuant to the permit has occurred.  2. If the Commissioner suspends or revokes a permit pursuant to subsection 1, the Commissioner shall expeditiously conduct a hearing, giving the holder of the permit a reasonable opportunity to appear and be heard.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 1977)