reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NV Rev Stat § 617.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.170 - No liability created for disability or death occurring before July 1, 1947.

Nothing in this chapter shall create any liability on the part of any employer where disability or death occurred prior to July 1, 1947.  [40:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.40]
NV Rev Stat § 617.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.175 - Independent enterprises.

  1. A person is not an employer for the purposes of this chapter if:  (a) The person enters into a contract with another person or business which is an independent enterprise; and  (b) The person is not in the same trade, business, profession or occupation as the independent enterprise.  2. As used in this section, "independent enterprise" means a person who holds himself or herself out as being engaged in a separate business and:  (a) Holds a business or occupational license in his or her own name; or  (b) Owns, rents or leases property used in furtherance of the business.  3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a principal contractor who is licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2429) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 617.155)
NV Rev Stat § 617.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.190 - Devices modifying liability void.

  1. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, no contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or any other device, shall modify, change or waive any liability created by this chapter.  2. A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or other device having for its purpose the waiver or modification of the terms of liability created by this chapter shall be void.  [24:44:1947; A 1951, 372]
NV Rev Stat § 617.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.200 - Employers to provide compensation; employer and insurer relieved from liability.

  1. Every employer within the provisions of this chapter, and those employers who accept the terms of this chapter and are governed by its provisions, shall provide and secure compensation according to the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter for all occupational diseases contracted by an employee arising out of and in the course of the employment.  2. In such cases the employer or any insurer of the employer is relieved from other liability for recovery of damages or other compensation for those occupational diseases, unless otherwise provided by the terms of this chapter.  [Part 18:44:1947; A 1949, 365; 1953, 297] — (NRS A 1995, 2035)
NV Rev Stat § 617.203 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.203 - Limitation of liability of principal contractor for occupational disease contracted by independent contractor or employee of independent contractor.

A principal contractor is not liable for the payment of compensation for any occupational disease contracted by any independent contractor or any employee of an independent contractor if:  1. The contract between the principal contractor and the independent contractor is in writing and the contract provides that the independent contractor agrees to maintain coverage for industrial insurance pursuant to this chapter;  2. Proof of such coverage is provided to the principal contractor;  3. The principal contractor is not engaged in any construction project; and  4. The independent contractor is not in the same trade, business, profession or occupation as the principal contractor.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 2429)
NV Rev Stat § 617.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.205 - Self-insured employers to provide compensation; contributions not required; administration of claims; compliance with NRS 616B.300.

  1. An employer who is certified as a self-insured employer directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due his or her employees and their beneficiaries under this chapter.  2. A self-insured employer is not required to pay the contributions required of other employers by NRS 617.1665.  3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting from occupational diseases while in the employment of self-insured employers must be handled in the manner provided by this chapter, and the self-insured employer is subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.  4. The security deposited pursuant to NRS 616B.300 does not relieve the employer from responsibility for the administration of claims and payment of compensation under this chapter.  5. A self-insured employer qualifying under the provisions of this chapter must comply with the provisions of NRS 616B.300.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1061; A 1981, 1499; 1993, 1876)
NV Rev Stat § 617.206 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.206 - Effect of certification as association of self-insured public or private employers; responsibilities of association.

  1. An association that is 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 this chapter.  2. An association is not required to pay the contributions required of employers by NRS 617.1665.  3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting from occupational diseases while in the employment of a member of an association must be handled in the manner provided by this chapter, 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 the association from responsibility for the administration of claims and payment of compensation under this chapter.  5. An association of self-insured public or private employers qualifying under the provisions of this chapter must comply with the provisions of NRS 616B.353.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 762)
NV Rev Stat § 617.207 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.207 - Applicability to officers of quasi-public and private corporations and managers of limited-liability companies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers.

  1. If a quasi-public or private corporation or limited-liability company is required to be insured pursuant to this chapter, an officer of the corporation or a manager of the company who:  (a) Receives pay for service performed shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to receive a minimum pay of $6,000 per policy year and a maximum pay of $36,000 per policy year.  (b) Does not receive pay for services performed shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to receive a minimum pay of $500 per month or $6,000 per policy year.  2. An officer or manager who does not receive pay for services performed may elect to reject coverage for himself or herself by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.  3. An officer or manager of such a corporation or company who:  (a) Owns the corporation or company; and  (b) Receives pay for the services performed,  may elect to reject coverage for himself or herself by filing written notice thereof with the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.  4. An officer or manager who has rejected coverage may rescind that rejection by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rescission is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 599; A 1993, 44; 1997, 1445, 1500; 1999, 455, 1732; 2001, 113, 610, 2457; 2003, 1587)
NV Rev Stat § 617.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.210 - Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, before any person, firm or corporation commences work under any contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, the contractor shall furnish to the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department having charge of the letting of the contract a certificate of the insurer certifying that the contractor has complied with the provisions of this chapter. A state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department may furnish coverage under this chapter for a contractor as specified in the contract.  2. In lieu of furnishing a certificate of an insurer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, a sole proprietor who does not use the services of his or her employees, if any, in the performance of a contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, may submit to a state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department an affidavit indicating that the sole proprietor:  (a) In accordance with the provisions of NRS 617.225, has not elected to be included within the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter; and  (b) Is otherwise in compliance with those terms, conditions and provisions.  3. If a sole proprietor submits an affidavit specified in subsection 2 to a state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department specified in subsection 1, the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department shall not require the sole proprietor to obtain coverage for himself or herself under this chapter during any period in which the sole proprietor performs work under the contract for which he or she submitted the affidavit.  4. A state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department that lets a contract to a sole proprietor pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Shall be deemed not to be the employer of the sole proprietor or the employees of the sole proprietor, if any; and  (b) Is not liable as a principal contractor to the sole proprietor or the employees of the sole proprietor, if any, for any compensation or other damages as a result of an industrial injury or occupational disease incurred in the performance of the contract.  [20:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.20] — (NRS A 1981, 1500; 1985, 665; 1993, 550; 2001, 611)
NV Rev Stat § 617.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.215 - Actions at law.

If any employer fails to provide and secure compensation under this chapter, any employee contracting an occupational disease as provided in this chapter, or, in case of death, the dependents of the employee, may bring an action at law against the employer for damages as if this chapter did not apply.  [22:44:1947; A 1949, 365; 1953, 297] — (NRS A 1967, 637; 1977, 237; 1991, 2432) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 617.490)
NV Rev Stat § 617.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.220 - Applicability to employers of excluded persons.

Employers whose employees are excluded by NRS 617.080 may elect to cover such employees under the provisions of this chapter by notifying the insurer and the Administrator in writing. The notification subjects an employer to the provisions of this chapter until the employer submits to the insurer and the Administrator a notice in writing that the employer withdraws his or her election.  [Part 9:44:1947; A 1949, 365; 1951, 372] — (NRS A 1975, 1022; 1981, 1500; 1987, 655)
NV Rev Stat § 617.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.225 - Election by sole proprietor; physical examination; payment of premiums; effect of failure to pay premiums; withdrawal of election.

  1. A sole proprietor may elect to be included within the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter to secure for himself or herself compensation equivalent to that to which an employee is entitled for any occupational disease contracted by the sole proprietor which arises out of and in the course of his or her self-employment by filing a written notice of election with the Administrator and a private carrier.  2. A private carrier may require a sole proprietor who elects to accept the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter to submit to a physical examination by a physician selected by the private carrier before the commencement of coverage and on a yearly basis thereafter. If a private carrier requires such a physical examination, the private carrier shall prescribe the scope of the examination and shall consider it for rating purposes. The cost of the physical examination must be paid by the sole proprietor.  3. A sole proprietor who elects to submit to the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the private carrier premiums in such manner and amounts as may be prescribed by the regulations of the Commissioner.  4. If a sole proprietor fails to pay all premiums required by the regulations of the Commissioner, the failure operates as a rejection of this chapter.  5. A sole proprietor who elects to be included under the provisions of this chapter remains subject to all terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter and all regulations of the Commissioner until the sole proprietor files a written notice with the private carrier and the Administrator that the sole proprietor withdraws his or her election.  6. For purposes of this chapter, a sole proprietor shall be deemed to be an employee receiving a wage of $300 per month.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1020; A 1981, 1500; 1993, 1877; 1995, 2034; 1999, 1803; 2001, 2458; 2003, 175)
NV Rev Stat § 617.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.250 - Reporting of lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant.

  1. A lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant, whose employer is within the provisions of this chapter, must be reported by the employer separately from persons employed at a daily wage, and the report must describe briefly:  (a) The agreement under which the work is to be performed;  (b) The aggregate number of shifts worked during the preceding month; and  (c) The total amount earned by lessees, computed on the average daily wages of workers engaged in like work in the same locality.  Otherwise, the payroll reports and premium payments on earnings of lessees described in this section are governed by the requirements of this chapter regarding employees engaged at a regular wage.  2. If such a lessee files with the Administrator and the insurer an acceptance of the provisions of this chapter and, if applicable, pays the premiums in advance upon the estimated earnings of the lessee and any workers he or she may employ, the lessor is relieved of this obligation.  [14:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.14] — (NRS A 1967, 1370; 1975, 621, 1022; 1977, 236; 1981, 1500; 1987, 600; 1995, 2035)
NV Rev Stat § 617.342 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.342 - Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention.

  1. An employee or, in the event of the employee’s death, one of the dependents of the employee, shall provide written notice of an occupational disease for which compensation is payable under this chapter to the employer of the employee as soon as practicable, but within 7 days after the employee or dependent has knowledge of the disability and its relationship to the employee’s employment.  2. The notice required by subsection 1 must:  (a) Be on a form prescribed by the Administrator. The form must allow the employee or the dependent of the employee to describe briefly the circumstances which caused the disease or death.  (b) Be signed by the employee or by a person on behalf of the employee, or in the event of the employee’s death, by one of the dependents of the employee or by a person acting on behalf of the dependent.  (c) Include an explanation of the procedure for filing a claim for compensation.  (d) Be prepared in duplicate so that the employee or the dependent of the employee and the employer can retain a copy of the notice.  3. Upon receipt of the notice required by subsection 1, the employer, the employee’s supervisor or the agent of the employer who was in charge of the type of work performed by the employee shall sign the notice. The signature of the employer, the supervisor or the employer’s agent is an acknowledgment of the receipt of the notice and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the employer’s defenses or rights.  4. An employer shall maintain a sufficient supply of the forms required to file the notice required by subsection 1 for use by his or her employees.  5. An employer shall retain any notice provided pursuant to subsection 1 for 3 years after the date of the receipt of the notice. An employer insured by a private carrier shall not file a notice of injury with the private carrier.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 762; A 1995, 2161; 1997, 1445; 1999, 1803)
NV Rev Stat § 617.344 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.344 - Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 90 days after the employee has knowledge of the disability and its relationship to his or her employment.  2. In the event of the death of the employee resulting from the occupational disease, a dependent of the employee, or a person acting on his or her behalf, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 1 year after the death of the employee.  3. The claim for compensation must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 763)
NV Rev Stat § 617.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.345 - Handling of claims by private carrier subject to provisions of chapter; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division.

The claims of employees and their dependents resulting from injuries while in the employment of employers insured by a private carrier must be handled in the manner provided in this chapter, and the employer and the private carrier are subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 2034)
NV Rev Stat § 617.346 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.346 - Recovery of compensation barred if notice of occupational disease or claim for compensation is not filed; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee or, in the event of the death of the employee, the dependent of the employee, is barred from recovering compensation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if he or she fails to file a notice of an occupational disease pursuant to NRS 617.342 or a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 617.344.  2. An insurer may excuse the failure to file a notice of an occupational disease or claim for compensation pursuant to the provisions of this section if:  (a) The employee’s disease or another cause beyond his or her control prevented him or her from providing the notice or the claim;  (b) The failure was caused by the employee’s or dependent’s mistake or ignorance of fact or of law;  (c) The failure was caused by the physical or mental inability of the employee or the dependent; or  (d) The failure was caused by fraud, misrepresentation or deceit.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 763)
NV Rev Stat § 617.348 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.348 - Dependent of employee barred from filing claim for compensation if untimely or previously denied.

A dependent of an employee may not file a claim for compensation for an occupational disease pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if:  1. The time for filing the claim has expired pursuant to NRS 617.346; or  2. The employee or another dependent filed a claim for compensation for that occupational disease, the claim was denied and the denial has become final pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 617.165 or in an action for judicial review filed pursuant to NRS 617.405.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 762)
NV Rev Stat § 617.352 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.352 - Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractor to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractor shall, within 3 working days after first providing treatment to an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, complete and file a claim for compensation with the employer of the employee and the employer’s insurer. If the employer is a self-insured employer, the treating physician or chiropractor shall file the claim for compensation with the employer’s third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractor files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, the physician or chiropractor shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the employee and the physician or chiropractor. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.  2. A physician or chiropractor who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractor delegates the duty to a medical facility:  (a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and  (b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by:  (1) The physician or chiropractor; and  (2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.  3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.  4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the employee’s ability to work.  5. Each physician, chiropractor and medical facility that treats employees who have incurred occupational diseases, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.  6. The Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation of subsection 1 on:  (a) A physician or chiropractor; or  (b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 1995, 649; 1997, 1446; 2003, 2309)