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NV Rev Stat § 615.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.190 - Duties of Bureau.

The Bureau shall:  1. Take action necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter;  2. Cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, in studying the problems involved therein, and in planning, establishing, developing and providing such programs, facilities and services as may be necessary or desirable; and  3. Provide intensive programs of education, training, job development, physical restoration and such other services and equipment as may prepare individuals with disabilities to engage in competitive integrated employment.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 1973, 1402; 2017, 267)
NV Rev Stat § 615.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.200 - Powers of Bureau.

The Bureau may:  1. Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states, which, for this purpose, may include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam, or Indian tribes to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals within the states or who are members of the Indian tribes concerned;  2. Operate facilities for carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and  3. In matters relating to vocational rehabilitation:  (a) Conduct research, studies, investigations and demonstrations and make reports;  (b) Provide training and instruction, including, without limitation, the establishment and maintenance of such research fellowships and traineeships with such stipends and allowances as may be deemed necessary;  (c) Disseminate information; and  (d) Render technical assistance.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 1973, 1402; 1979, 659; 2001, 1778; 2007, 157, 180; 2017, 267)
NV Rev Stat § 615.203 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.203 - Employees of Bureau; qualifications.

  1. All employees of the Bureau are directly responsible to the Administrator.  2. Such employees must consist of persons skilled in the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities to allow such individuals to engage in competitive integrated employment.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 266)
NV Rev Stat § 615.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.205 - Division to report information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services.

  1. The Division shall report annually to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services. The information must:  (a) Be submitted in the form required by the Aging and Disability Services Division;  (b) Include the information required by the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant to NRS 427A.872;  (c) Include the total number of persons with autism spectrum disorders who are receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Division;  (d) Include information concerning the types of vocational rehabilitation services provided to persons with autism spectrum disorders, the effectiveness of those services and the reasons for the ineffectiveness of those services, if applicable; and  (e) Include information concerning the technical assistance and training provided to personnel of the Division who work with persons with autism spectrum disorders to improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services.  2. A person with autism spectrum disorder who is designated as a person with more than one physical or mental impairment or disability must be included as a person with autism spectrum disorder for the purposes of reporting information pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2711, 2721; A 2017, 268)
NV Rev Stat § 615.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.210 - Acceptance of congressional act and federal grants.

  1. The State of Nevada accepts the provisions and benefits of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment," approved June 2, 1920, and as the same has been or may be amended.  2. In addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the Bureau is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any Act of Congress and apportioned to the State of Nevada for use in connection with the vocational rehabilitation program.  3. In accepting the provisions and benefits of the Acts of Congress referred to in subsections 1 and 2, the State of Nevada agrees to observe and comply with all of their requirements.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403)
NV Rev Stat § 615.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.220 - Determination of disability.

  1. To facilitate the making of disability determinations in this state, the Department through the Division, on behalf of the State of Nevada, may enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Government, by and through the Secretary of Education, or any other federal agency, for the making of disability determinations, receiving and expending federal money for the making of such determinations, and performing other acts and functions necessary to effectuate the provisions of any Act of Congress, and all applicable federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  2. The Department, by and through the Division, shall make the disability determinations required by the provisions of any Act of Congress, and the State Treasurer shall disburse the money required for the making of such determinations upon claims by the Director in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403; 1983, 150; 1991, 170; 1993, 1854; 2017, 268)
NV Rev Stat § 615.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.230 - Cooperation with Federal Government.

  1. The Department through the Division may make agreements, arrangements or plans to:  (a) Cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and to this end may adopt such methods of administration as are found by the Federal Government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements, arrangements or plans for vocational rehabilitation; and  (b) Comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure benefits under those federal statutes.  2. Upon designation by the Governor, in addition to those provided in subsection 1, the Department through the Division may perform functions and services for the Federal Government relating to persons under a physical or mental disability.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403; 1981, 1906; 2017, 269)
NV Rev Stat § 615.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.240 - Compliance with requirements to receive federal money; state appropriations.

  1. The Bureau is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amount and most advantageous proportion possible.  2. If federal funds are not available to the State for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the Department shall include as a part of its budget a request for adequate state funds for vocational rehabilitation purposes.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1404)
NV Rev Stat § 615.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.250 - Receipt and disbursement of money.

  1. The State Treasurer is designated as custodian of all money received from the Federal Government for carrying out the purposes of this chapter or any agreements, arrangements or plans authorized thereby.  2. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements from that money and from all state money available for the purposes of this chapter upon certification by the designated official of the Bureau.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1404; 1985, 42; 2017, 269)
NV Rev Stat § 615.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.255 - Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account: Creation; administration; deposits; claims; purchases.

  1. There is hereby created the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account in an amount not to exceed $90,000. The money in the Revolving Account may be used for the payment of claims of:  (a) Applicants for or recipients of services from:  (1) The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation; and  (2) The Bureau of Services to Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, including, without limitation, the Vending Stand Program for Persons Who Are Blind authorized by NRS 426.630 to 426.720, inclusive.  (b) Vendors providing services to those applicants or recipients under procedures established by the Division.  2. The money in the Revolving Account must be deposited in a bank or credit union qualified to receive deposits of public money. The bank or credit union shall secure the deposit with a depository bond satisfactory to the State Board of Examiners, unless it is otherwise secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 678.755.  3. After expenditure of money from the Revolving Account, the Administrator shall present a claim to the State Board of Examiners. When approved by the State Board of Examiners, the State Controller shall draw his or her warrant in the amount of the claim in favor of the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account, to be paid to the order of the Administrator, and the State Treasurer shall pay it.  4. Money in the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of the fiscal year, but remains in the Revolving Account.  5. Purchases paid for from the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account for the purposes authorized by subsection 1 may be exempt from the provisions of the State Purchasing Act at the discretion of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or the designated representative of the Administrator.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 1325; A 1973, 709, 1405, 1478; 1975, 257; 1979, 210; 1983, 404, 527; 1993, 1854; 1999, 1185, 1523; 2001, 91; 2017, 269)
NV Rev Stat § 615.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.260 - Rehabilitation Gift Account: Investment; use of money.

  1. All gifts of money which the Bureau is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Rehabilitation Gift Account in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s Gift Fund. The money may be invested and reinvested and must be used in accordance with the conditions of the gift or to carry out the provisions of this chapter and other programs or laws administered by the Bureau.  2. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 709, 1405; 1975, 203; 1977, 47; 1979, 625; 1981, 80; 1993, 1854; 2005, 116; 2017, 270)
NV Rev Stat § 615.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.270 - Maintenance not assignable or subject to attachment, execution or other legal process.

The right of an individual with a disability to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 831)
NV Rev Stat § 615.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.280 - Hearings; judicial review.

  1. An individual with a disability applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Bureau who is aggrieved by any act, determination or omission of the Bureau is entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing before a hearing officer.  2. An individual with a disability who is aggrieved by the decision of a hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1406; 1981, 97; 1989, 1657; 1991, 171; 1993, 1855; 1999, 872; 2017, 270)
NV Rev Stat § 615.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.290 - Misuse of lists or records; exceptions; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning, persons applying for or receiving any services under this chapter, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the Bureau, or acquired in the course of the performance of its official duties.  2. Information with respect to any individual applying for or receiving services under this chapter may be received, used or disclosed by the Bureau or any of its employees to any person, association or body:  (a) If such receipt, use or disclosure is related directly to carrying out the provisions of this chapter;  (b) As required by statute, regulation or court order;  (c) To protect an applicant, recipient or other person if the applicant or recipient poses a threat to his or her own safety or the safety of others; or  (d) Upon written permission of the applicant or recipient.  3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 832; A 1973, 1406; 2017, 270)
NV Rev Stat § 615.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation|NRS 615.300 - Limitation on political activity.

  1. No officer or employee engaged in the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program shall use his or her official authority to influence or permit the use of the vocational rehabilitation program for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof or for any partisan political purpose. No such officer or employee shall solicit or receive, nor shall any officer or employee be obliged to contribute or render, any service, assistance, subscription, assessment or contribution for any political purpose.  2. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be discharged.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 832)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.005 - Short title.

Chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS shall be known as the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act.  [1:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.1] — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.010)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.010 - Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required.

The Legislature hereby determines and declares that:  1. The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must be interpreted and construed to ensure the quick and efficient payment of compensation to employees who are injured or disabled at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the provisions of those chapters;  2. A claim for compensation filed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS must be decided on its merit and not according to the principle of common law that requires statutes governing workers’ compensation to be liberally construed because they are remedial in nature;  3. The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS are based on a renunciation of the rights and defenses of employers and employees recognized at common law; and  4. For the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must not be interpreted or construed broadly or liberally in favor of an employee who is injured or disabled or the dependents of the employee, or in such a manner as to favor the rights and interests of an employer over the rights and interests of an employee who is injured or disabled or his or her dependents.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 660) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.012)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.015 - Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect; disposition of claims and causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.

  1. All premiums, contributions, penalties, money, properties, securities, funds, deposits, contracts and awards received, collected, acquired, established or made by the State Industrial Insurance System under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS before January 1, 2000, continue in full force and effect, and the rights, obligations and liabilities of the System thereunder must be assumed and performed by the successor organization of the System.  2. All proceedings must be had and rights determined under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS on any claims or actions pending or causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.  [99:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.99] + [Part 100:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.100] — (NRS A 1981, 1463; 1999, 1758)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.020 - Rights and remedies exclusive; terms and conditions for payment of compensation conclusive, compulsory and obligatory; application of exclusive remedies to certain employers.

  1. The rights and remedies provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be exclusive, except as otherwise provided in those chapters, of all other rights and remedies of the employee, his or her personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, on account of such injury.  2. The terms, conditions and provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the payment of compensation and the amount thereof for injuries sustained or death resulting from such injuries shall be conclusive, compulsory and obligatory upon both employers and employees coming within the provisions of those chapters.  3. The exclusive remedy provided by this section to a principal contractor extends, with respect to any injury by accident sustained by an employee of any contractor in the performance of the contract, to every architect, land surveyor or engineer who performs services for:  (a) The contractor;  (b) The owner of the property; or  (c) Any such beneficially interested persons.  4. The exclusive remedy provided by this section applies to the owner of a construction project who provides industrial insurance coverage for the project by establishing and administering a consolidated insurance program pursuant to NRS 616B.710 to the extent that the program covers the employees of the contractors and subcontractors who are engaged in the construction of the project.  5. When an employee of a state or local government employer is injured by accident sustained during the course of employment while participating in an activity which is carried out cooperatively by the state or local government employer with another state or local government employer, the exclusive remedy provided by this section extends to the state or local government employer of the injured employee and any act or failure to act which creates liability on the part of any of the government employers participating in the activity shall be deemed to be the act or failure to act of the government employer of the injured employee for the purposes of the rights and remedies provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.  6. If an employee receives any compensation or accident benefits under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, the acceptance of such compensation or benefits shall be in lieu of any other compensation, award or recovery against his or her employer under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction and such employee is barred from commencing any action or proceeding for the enforcement or collection of any benefits or award under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction.  [27:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.27] — (NRS A 1971, 885; 1973, 624; 1989, 230; 1999, 3139; 2011, 782)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.021 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.021 - Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity.

  1. If the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS relative to compensation for injuries to or death of employees become invalid because of any adjudication, or are repealed, the period intervening between the occurrence of an injury or death, not previously compensated for pursuant to those chapters by the payment of a lump sum or completed monthly payments, and the repeal or the rendition of the final adjudication of the validity must not be computed as a part of the time limited by law for the commencement of any action relating to the injury or death if the action is commenced within 1 year after the repeal or adjudication.  2. In any such action, any sum paid by an insurer by reason of injury to an employee by whom, or by whose dependents, the action is prosecuted, must be taken into account and credited upon the recovery as payment.  [97:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.97] — (NRS A 1973, 604; 1979, 1051; 1993, 729; 1995, 2030) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616B.098)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.022 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.022 - Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code.

If there is a conflict between the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and the provisions of title 57 of NRS, the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS control.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1758)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.025 - Definitions.

As used in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 616A.030 to 616A.360, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  [2:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.2] + [3:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.3] — (NRS A 1977, 188; 1981, 710, 1016; 1987, 2047, 2322; 1991, 2398; 1993, 692; 1995, 1638, 1977, 2008; 1997, 576, 578, 2766; 1999, 1759, 2445, 3140, 3376; 2001, 2256, 2447; 2003, 2303, 2331; 2009, 2779; 2011, 948)
NV Rev Stat § 616A.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration|NRS 616A.030 - "Accident" defined.

Accident means an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury.  [18:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.18] — (NRS A 1975, 221) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 616.020)