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NV Rev Stat § 617.354 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.354 - Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.727, within 6 working days after the receipt of a claim for compensation from a physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352, an employer shall complete and file with the employer’s insurer or third-party administrator an employer’s report of industrial injury or occupational disease.  2. The report must:  (a) Be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator;  (b) Be signed by the employer or the employer’s designee;  (c) Contain specific answers to all questions required by the regulations of the Administrator; and  (d) Be accompanied by a statement of the wages of the employee if the claim for compensation received from the treating physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352, indicates that the employee is expected to be off work for 5 days or more.  3. An employer who files the report required by subsection 1 by electronic transmission shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signature of the employer or the employer’s designee. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.  4. The Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 against an employer for each violation of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 1997, 1447; 1999, 3147; 2003, 2310)
NV Rev Stat § 617.356 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.356 - Duty of insurer to accept or deny claim; written determination.

  1. An insurer shall accept or deny a claim for compensation under this chapter and notify the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant pursuant to NRS 617.344 that the claim has been accepted or denied within 30 working days after the forms for filing the claim for compensation are received pursuant to both NRS 617.344 and 617.352.  2. The insurer shall notify the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant that a claim has been accepted or denied pursuant to subsection 1 by:  (a) Mailing its written determination to the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant; and  (b) If the claim has been denied, in whole or in part, obtaining a certificate of mailing.  3. The failure of the insurer to obtain a certificate of mailing as required by paragraph (b) of subsection 2 shall be deemed to be a failure of the insurer to mail the written determination of the denial of a claim as required by this section.  4. Upon request, the insurer shall provide a copy of the certificate of mailing, if any, to the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant.  5. For the purposes of this section, the insurer shall mail the written determination to:  (a) The mailing address of the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant that is provided on the form prescribed by the Administrator for filing the claim; or  (b) Another mailing address if the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant provides to the insurer written notice of another mailing address.  6. As used in this section, "certificate of mailing" means a receipt that provides evidence of the date on which the insurer presented its written determination to the United States Postal Service for mailing.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 2007, 3366)
NV Rev Stat § 617.357 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.357 - Certain claims regarding cancer, lung or heart diseases, certain contagious diseases or hepatitis: Reports by insurers to Administrator; public reports by Administrator.

  1. Each insurer shall submit to the Administrator a written report concerning each claim for compensation in which the claimant is a firefighter, police officer, arson investigator or emergency medical attendant that is filed with the insurer pursuant to NRS 617.453, 617.455, 617.457, 617.481, 617.485 or 617.487. The written report must be submitted to the Administrator within 30 days after the insurer accepts or denies the claim pursuant to NRS 617.356 and must include:  (a) A statement specifying the nature of the claim;  (b) A statement indicating whether the insurer accepted or denied the claim and the reasons for the acceptance or denial;  (c) A statement indicating the estimated medical costs for the claim; and  (d) Any other information required by the Administrator.  2. If a claim specified in subsection 1 is appealed or affirmed, modified or reversed on appeal, or is closed or reopened, the insurer shall notify the Administrator of that fact in writing within 30 days after the claim is appealed, affirmed, modified, reversed, closed or reopened.  3. On or before February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall prepare and make available to the general public a written report concerning claims specified in subsection 1. The written report must include:  (a) The information submitted to the Administrator by an insurer pursuant to this section during the immediately preceding year; and  (b) Any other information concerning those claims required by the Administrator.  4. As used in this section, the term "police officer" includes a peace officer as that term is defined in NRS 289.010.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 828; A 2013, 344; 2019, 2663)
NV Rev Stat § 617.358 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.358 - Compensation prohibited unless preponderance of evidence establishes that disease arose out of and in course of employment; rebuttable presumption if notice of disease is filed after termination of employment; exceptions.

  1. An employee or the dependents of the employee are not entitled to receive compensation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless the employee or the dependents of the employee establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee’s occupational disease arose out of and in the course of his or her employment.  2. If the employee files a notice of an occupational disease pursuant to NRS 617.342 after his or her employment has been terminated for any reason, there is a rebuttable presumption that the occupational disease did not arise out of and in the course of his or her employment.  3. The provisions of this section do not apply to any claim filed for an occupational disease described in NRS 617.453, 617.455, 617.457, 617.485 or 617.487.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 2009, 546)
NV Rev Stat § 617.362 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.362 - Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required; recovery of overpayment by insurer.

  1. An insurer shall not provide compensation to or for an employee or the dependents of the employee before the compensation is required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  2. If, within 30 days after a payment is made to an injured employee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the insurer determines that it has overpaid the employee as a result of a clerical error in its calculation of the amount of payment or as a result of using improper or incorrect information to determine the employee’s eligibility for compensation or to calculate the amount of payment, the insurer may deduct the amount of the overpayment from future benefits related to that claim to which the employee is entitled, other than medical benefits, if:  (a) The insurer notifies the employee in writing of its determination;  (b) The insurer informs the employee of the right of the employee to contest the deduction; and  (c) The employee fails to contest the deduction or does so and upon final resolution of the contested deduction, it is determined that an overpayment was made.  3. Any deductions made pursuant to subsection 2 must be made in a reasonable manner which does not cause undue hardship to the employee.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 761)
NV Rev Stat § 617.364 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.364 - Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation.

If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 617.344:  1. The employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractor for a newly developed injury or disease; and  2. The employee’s medical records for the occupational disease reported do not include a reference to the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought,  the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought must not be considered part of the employee’s original claim for compensation unless the physician or chiropractor establishes by medical evidence a causal relationship between the injury and disease for which treatment is being sought and the occupational disease reported pursuant to NRS 617.344.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 761)
NV Rev Stat § 617.366 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.366 - Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related.

  1. The resulting condition of an employee who:  (a) Has a preexisting condition from a cause or origin that did not arise out of and in the course of the employee’s current or past employment; and  (b) Subsequently contracts an occupational disease which aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the preexisting condition,  shall be deemed to be an occupational disease that is compensable pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the occupational disease is not a substantial contributing cause of the resulting condition.  2. The resulting condition of an employee who:  (a) Contracts an occupational disease; and  (b) Subsequently aggravates, precipitates or accelerates the occupational disease in a manner that does not arise out of and in the course of his or her employment,  shall be deemed to be an occupational disease that is compensable pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the occupational disease is not a substantial contributing cause of the resulting condition.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 762; A 1995, 2162; 1999, 1804)
NV Rev Stat § 617.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.370 - Medical examination; refusal to submit; testimony of physician.

  1. Any employee who is entitled to receive compensation under this chapter shall, if:  (a) Requested by the insurer; or  (b) Ordered by an appeals officer, or a hearing officer,  submit to a medical examination at a time and from time to time at a place reasonably convenient for the employee, and as may be provided by the regulations of the Division.  2. If the insurer has reasonable cause to believe that an injured employee who is receiving compensation for a permanent total disability is no longer disabled, the insurer may request the employee to submit to an annual medical examination to determine whether the disability still exists. The insurer shall pay the costs of the examination.  3. The request or order for an examination must fix a time and place therefor, due regard being had to the nature of the medical examination, the convenience of the employee, the employee’s physical condition and ability to attend at the time and place fixed.  4. The employee is entitled to have a physician, provided and paid for by the employee, present at any such examination.  5. If the employee refuses to submit to an examination ordered or requested pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 or obstructs the examination, the right of the employee to compensation is suspended until the examination has taken place, and no compensation is payable during or for the period of suspension.  6. Any physician who makes or is present at any such examination may be required to testify as to the result thereof.  [36:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.36] — (NRS A 1975, 764; 1977, 316; 1981, 1172, 1504; 1983, 457; 1993, 767, 1879; 1995, 579)
NV Rev Stat § 617.380 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.380 - Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician.

  1. On the filing of a claim for compensation for death from an occupational disease where in the opinion of the insurer it is necessary to ascertain accurately and scientifically the cause of death, an autopsy may be ordered by the insurer. The autopsy must be made by a person designated by the insurer.  2. The person requesting an autopsy must pay the charge of the physician making it.  3. Any person interested may designate a duly licensed physician to attend the autopsy.  4. The findings of the physician performing the autopsy must be filed with the insurer and is a public record.  5. All proceedings for compensation must be suspended upon refusal of a claimant or claimants to permit an autopsy when so ordered.  6. When an autopsy has been performed pursuant to an order of the insurer, no cause of action may lie against any person for participating in or requesting such autopsy.  [38:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.38] — (NRS A 1981, 1173, 1504)
NV Rev Stat § 617.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.385 - Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit.

  1. An employee is entitled to receive as a medical benefit a motor vehicle that is modified to allow the employee to operate the vehicle safely if:  (a) As a result of an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, the employee is quadriplegic, paraplegic or has had a part of his or her body amputated; and  (b) The employee cannot be fitted with a prosthetic device which allows the employee to operate a motor vehicle safely.  2. If an employee is entitled to receive a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 1, a motor vehicle must be modified to allow the employee to operate it safely in the following order of preference:  (a) A motor vehicle owned by the employee must be so modified if the insurer or employer providing medical benefits determines that it is reasonably feasible to do so.  (b) A used motor vehicle must be so modified if the insurer or employer providing medical benefits determines that it is reasonably feasible to do so.  (c) A new motor vehicle must be so modified.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 761)
NV Rev Stat § 617.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.390 - Compensation for both injury and disease.

  1. Compensation may be awarded for both injury and disease.  2. If an employee claims to be suffering from both an occupational disease and an injury, the insurer shall determine whether the disease or the injury or both, are related to the disability and shall order payment of compensation from the proper funds.  3. Compensation awarded for both injury and disease must not exceed the amount payable for the total percentage of disability.  [30:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.30] — (NRS A 1979, 1063; 1981, 850, 1504)
NV Rev Stat § 617.392 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.392 - Compensation for combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities.

A person described in this chapter may be determined to be totally disabled and eligible to receive compensation for disability as a result of a combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities arising out of and in the course of his or her employment.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 850)
NV Rev Stat § 617.395 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.395 - Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

  1. If compensation is paid to an employee under this chapter for the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the employee is also entitled to receive commensurate compensation for at least two prosthetic devices and for reconstructive surgery incident to the mastectomy. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this compensation is subject to the same requirements and conditions that apply to the compensation for the mastectomy.  2. If reconstructive surgery is begun within 3 years after a mastectomy, the amount of the compensation provided for that surgery must equal those amounts provided for at the time of the mastectomy. If the surgery is begun more than 3 years after the mastectomy, the compensation provided is subject to the requirements and conditions that apply at the time of the reconstructive surgery.  3. For the purposes of this section, "reconstructive surgery" means a surgical procedure performed following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts to re-establish symmetry between the two breasts. The term includes, but is not limited to, augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 617; A 1989, 1892)
NV Rev Stat § 617.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.400 - Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure.

  1. No compensation may be awarded on account of disability or death from a disease suffered by an employee who, at the time of entering into the employment from which the disease is claimed to have resulted, knowingly and falsely represented himself or herself as not having previously suffered from the disease.  2. No compensation is payable under this chapter when disability or death is wholly or in part caused by the willful misconduct or willful self-exposure of the employee.  [29:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.29] — (NRS A 1993, 767)
NV Rev Stat § 617.402 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.402 - Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits; appeal of determination; alternative remedies.

  1. If an insurer determines that an employee has knowingly misrepresented or concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or payment under the provisions of this chapter, the insurer may deduct from any benefits or payments due to the employee, the amount obtained by the employee because of the misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact. The employee shall reimburse the insurer for all benefits or payments received because of the knowing misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact.  2. An employee who is aggrieved by a determination of an insurer made pursuant to subsection 1 may appeal that determination pursuant to NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive. If the final decision by an appeals officer is favorable to the employee, the Administrator shall order the insurer to pay $2,000 to that employee, in addition to any benefits or payments the employee is entitled to receive, if:  (a) The final decision is favorable to the employee; and  (b) The Administrator determines that the insurer had no reasonable basis for believing that the employee knowingly misrepresented or concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or payment.  3. This section does not preclude an insurer from making an investigation pursuant to, or pursuing the remedies provided by, NRS 616D.300.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1993; A 1993, 768)
NV Rev Stat § 617.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.405 - Judicial review of contested claims.

  1. No judicial proceedings may be instituted for benefits for an occupational disease under this chapter, unless:  (a) A claim is filed within the time limits prescribed in NRS 617.344; and  (b) A final decision by an appeals officer has been rendered on the claim.  2. Judicial proceedings instituted for benefits for an occupational disease under this chapter are limited to judicial review of that decision.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1596; A 1977, 85; 1981, 1140; 1993, 768)
NV Rev Stat § 617.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.410 - Compensation paid by insurer.

Compensation for disability sustained on account of occupational disease by an employee, or the dependents of an employee as defined in this chapter, must be paid by the insurer.  [31:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.31] — (NRS A 1979, 1063; 1993, 768; 1995, 2036)
NV Rev Stat § 617.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.420 - Minimum duration of incapacity for temporary total disability; payment of medical benefits; exception.

  1. No compensation may be paid under this chapter for temporary total disability which does not incapacitate the employee for at least 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period from earning full wages, but if the incapacity extends for 5 or more days within a 20-day period, the compensation must then be computed from the date of disability.   2. The limitations in this section do not apply to medical benefits, including, without limitation, medical benefits pursuant to NRS 617.453, 617.455 or 617.457, or a claim to which subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 616C.180 applies, which must be paid from the date of application for payment of medical benefits.  [37:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.37] — (NRS A 1959, 205; 1987, 923; 2017, 3891; 2019, 1903)
NV Rev Stat § 617.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases|NRS 617.430 - Eligibility; limitations.

  1. Every employee who is disabled or dies because of an occupational disease, as defined in this chapter, arising out of and in the course of employment in the State of Nevada, or the dependents, as that term is defined in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, of an employee whose death is caused by an occupational disease, are entitled to the compensation provided by those chapters for temporary disability, permanent disability or death, as the facts may warrant, subject to the modifications mentioned in this chapter.  2. In cases of tenosynovitis, prepatellar bursitis, and infection or inflammation of the skin, no person is entitled to such compensation unless for 90 days next preceding the contraction of the occupational disease the employee has been:  (a) A resident of the State of Nevada; or  (b) Employed by a self-insured employer, a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers, or an employer insured by a private carrier that provides coverage for occupational diseases.  [25:44:1947; A 1951, 372] — (NRS A 1967, 692; 1979, 1063; 1995, 2036; 1999, 1804)