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Chapter 616A

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 616A

Industrial Insurance: Administration

616A.005Short title 616A.010Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required 616A.015Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect; disposition of claims and causes of action existing on December 31, 1999 616A.020Rights and remedies exclusive; terms and conditions for payment of compensation conclusive, compulsory and obligatory; application of exclusive remedies to certain employers 616A.021Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity 616A.022Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code 616A.025Definitions 616A.030“Accident” defined 616A.035“Accident benefits” defined 616A.040“Administrator” defined 616A.045“Advisory organization” defined 616A.047“Appeals Panel” defined 616A.050“Association of self-insured private employers” defined 616A.055“Association of self-insured public employers” defined 616A.060“Association’s administrator” defined 616A.065“Average monthly wage” defined 616A.070“Benefit penalty” defined 616A.075“Casual” defined 616A.077“Catastrophic injury” defined 616A.080“Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor” defined 616A.085“Commissioner” defined 616A.090“Compensation” defined 616A.092“Consolidated insurance program” defined 616A.093“Contractor-controlled insurance program” defined 616A.095“Damages” defined 616A.100“Division” defined 616A.105“Employee” and “worker” defined 616A.110“Employee”: Persons excluded 616A.115“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant 616A.120“Employee”: Participants in programs of job training administered by Division of Social Services of Department of Human Services 616A.125“Employee”: Participants in programs to obtain training for employment administered by Division of Social Services of Department of Human Services 616A.130“Employee”: Volunteer workers in program for public service 616A.135“Employee”: Persons performing volunteer work for private organizations as part of public programs 616A.140“Employee”: Members of Nevada Wing of Civil Air Patrol 616A.143“Employee”: Members of Nevada National Guard on state active duty 616A.145“Employee”: Volunteer firefighters 616A.150“Employee”: Paid firefighter performing voluntary off-duty services as firefighter 616A.155“Employee”: Persons rendering voluntary ambulance service 616A.157“Employee”: Volunteer members of search and rescue organization 616A.160“Employee”: Volunteer peace officers and persons authorized to issue certain citations pursuant to NRS 484B.470 616A.165“Employee”: Trustees of school districts 616A.170“Employee”: Junior traffic patrols 616A.175“Employee”: Person vending or delivering newspaper or magazine 616A.180“Employee”: Members of county advisory boards to manage wildlife 616A.185“Employee”: Members of Nevada Legislature 616A.190“Employee”: Certain members of state, county and local departments, boards, commissions, agencies or bureaus; adjunct professors of Nevada System of Higher Education; members of Board of Regents 616A.195“Employee”: Persons ordered by court to perform community service 616A.205“Employee”: Volunteer workers at facilities for inpatients of Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Human Services 616A.207“Employee”: Volunteer health practitioners 616A.210“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees 616A.215“Employee”: Apprentices and trainees 616A.220“Employee”: Real estate licensees 616A.225“Employee”: Persons participating in federally approved training programs 616A.230“Employer” defined 616A.240“Foot” defined 616A.245“Hand” defined 616A.250“Incarcerated” defined 616A.255“Independent contractor” defined 616A.257“Independent review organization” defined 616A.260“Industrial insurance” defined 616A.265“Injury” and “personal injury” defined 616A.270“Insurer” defined 616A.273“Medical facility” defined 616A.280“Organization for managed care” defined 616A.282“Owner-controlled insurance program” defined 616A.283“Police officer” defined 616A.284“Policy year” defined 616A.285“Principal contractor” defined 616A.290“Private carrier” defined 616A.295“Private employer” defined 616A.300“Public employer” defined 616A.305“Self-insured employer” defined 616A.310“Sole proprietor” defined 616A.315“Solicitor” defined 616A.317“State Industrial Insurance System” defined 616A.320“Subcontractors” defined 616A.330“Tangible net worth” defined 616A.335“Third-party administrator” defined 616A.340“Total disability” defined 616A.345“Trade association” defined 616A.350“Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer” defined 616A.355“Utilization review” defined 616A.360“Vocational rehabilitation services” defined 616A.400Duties of Administrator: Regulations 616A.401Duties of Administrator: Adoption of regulations concerning determination of categories of injuries to be deemed catastrophic injuries 616A.402Duties of Administrator: Program concerning rights and responsibilities of employers and employees 616A.403Duties of Administrator: Preparation of annual report of enforcement of Nevada Industrial Insurance Act and Nevada Occupational Diseases Act 616A.404Duties of Administrator: Provision of information for Office for Consumer Health Assistance 616A.405Powers of Administrator: Adoption of regulations concerning affidavit required of businesses by local governments to affirm compliance with chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS 616A.410Administrator to prosecute and defend actions; extraordinary writs; verifications; undertakings 616A.417Filing or delivering documentation by electronic transmission; regulations by Administrator 616A.420Agreements or compacts with other states; insurance coverage against double liability of employers 616A.425Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety 616A.430Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account 616A.435Office created; appointment; term; qualifications; duties limited 616A.440Employment of Deputy and staff; qualifications of Deputy 616A.445Offices; budget 616A.450Request for appointment; consideration of and action upon request; representation upon appointment 616A.455Powers and duties 616A.460Employment of private counsel by claimant; reimbursement of Division; report to Governor 616A.465Responsibilities of Division, Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Administration and Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers 616A.466Recognition of certain provisions of collective bargaining agreements 616A.467Power of Commissioner and Administrator to delegate authority to collect fines and deposit in Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation if authority to collect fines not delegated 616A.469Certificate to operate as independent review organization: Authority of Commissioner to issue certificate; application; fee; prerequisites to issuance; ineligible parties 616A.470Self-insured employers and private carriers to compensate Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers or Hearings Division of Department of Administration for services provided 616A.475Self-insured employers, associations of self-insured employers and private carriers to furnish information to Administrator; insured employer to keep sufficient supply of blank forms 616A.480Required execution of blank forms by employer; penalty for noncompliance 616A.485Employer’s records open to inspection 616A.490Employer to post notice identifying industrial insurer; contents of notice 616A.495Employer to make available evidence of coverage; penalty for noncompliance