Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.455
Increase in benefits for permanent total disability incurred before April 9, 1971
Effective Oct 1, 1991(Added to NRS by 1973, 538; A 1975, 823; 1979, 1520; 1981, 1226; 1985, 723; 1987, 589; 1991, 1802)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.626)
- 1. Any claimant or dependent of a claimant who resides in this State and receives compensation for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease which occurred before April 9, 1971, is entitled to a 65 percent increase in that compensation, without regard to any limitation on wages imposed by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS on the amount of that compensation.
- 2. The increase must be paid from the account for pensions for silicosis, diseases related to asbestos and other disabilities.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 538; A 1975, 823; 1979, 1520; 1981, 1226; 1985, 723; 1987, 589; 1991, 1802)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.626)