Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 617 – Occupational Diseases | Midpage617.010Short title617.015Rights and liabilities of employers and employees617.017Rights and remedies exclusive; provisions of chapter conclusive and obligatory; exclusive remedy extends to architects and engineers working for contractor; compensation bars recovery in other states617.020Definitions617.030“Casual” defined617.050“Compensation” defined617.060“Disablement” and “total disablement” defined617.065“Disease related to asbestos” defined617.070“Employee” and “worker” defined617.080“Employee”: Persons excluded617.091“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant617.100“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees617.105“Employee”: Real estate licensees617.110“Employer” defined617.120“Independent contractor” defined617.130“Medical benefits” defined617.135“Police officer” defined617.135“Police officer” defined617.140“Silicosis” defined617.145“Sole proprietor” defined617.150“Subcontractors” defined617.160Division of Industrial Relations to administer chapter617.165Procedures for determination of contested cases617.1665Payment of premiums by employers insured by private carrier617.1675Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities: Creation; interest and income; administration617.168Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities: Uses and purposes; reversion617.170No liability created for disability or death occurring before July 1, 1947617.175Independent enterprises617.190Devices modifying liability void617.200Employers to provide compensation; employer and insurer relieved from liability617.203Limitation of liability of principal contractor for occupational disease contracted by independent contractor or employee of independent contractor617.205Self-insured employers to provide compensation; contributions not required; administration of claims; compliance with NRS 616B.300617.206Effect of certification as association of self-insured public or private employers; responsibilities of association617.207Applicability to officers of quasi-public and private corporations and managers of limited-liability companies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers617.210Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees617.215Actions at law617.220Applicability to employers of excluded persons617.225Election by sole proprietor; physical examination; payment of premiums; effect of failure to pay premiums; withdrawal of election617.250Reporting of lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant617.342Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention617.344Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form617.345Handling of claims by private carrier subject to provisions of chapter; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division617.346Recovery of compensation barred if notice of occupational disease or claim for compensation is not filed; exceptions617.348Dependent of employee barred from filing claim for compensation if untimely or previously denied617.352Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractic physician to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty617.354Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty617.356Duty of insurer to accept or deny claim; written determination617.357Certain claims regarding cancer, lung or heart diseases, certain contagious diseases or hepatitis: Reports by insurers to Administrator; public reports by Administrator617.358Compensation 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; exceptions617.362Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required; recovery of overpayment by insurer617.364Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation617.366Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related617.370Medical examination; refusal to submit; testimony of physician617.380Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician617.385Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit617.390Compensation for both injury and disease617.392Compensation for combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities617.395Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery617.400Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure617.401Compensation from Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account: Administration and payment of claims; eligibility of employee; liability of employer; powers and duties of Division; appeals; collection617.4015Application for entry of summary judgment: Conditions; notice to employer; filing requirements; entry of judgment; service of judgment; recordation of judgment; lien upon property of employer; extension of lien617.402Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits; appeal of determination; alternative remedies617.405Judicial review of contested claims; requirements that are jurisdictional; service and filing of final decision issued by court617.410Compensation paid by insurer617.420Minimum duration of incapacity for temporary total disability; payment of medical benefits; exception617.430Eligibility; limitations617.440Requirements for occupational disease to be deemed to arise out of and in course of employment; applicability617.445Determination of date of disablement617.450Specific occupational diseases; schedule617.453Cancer as occupational disease of firefighters and other persons employed in occupations related to fire; required cancer screenings for certain firefighters and volunteer firefighters617.453Cancer as occupational disease of firefighters and other persons employed in occupations related to fire617.454Physical examinations and cancer screenings: Required tests; restrictions on use and dissemination of results of physical examination or cancer screening617.454Physical examinations: Required tests; restrictions on use and dissemination of results of physical examination617.455Lung diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, police officers and arson investigators617.455Lung diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, police officers and arson investigators617.457Heart diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, arson investigators and police officers617.457Heart diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, arson investigators and police officers617.459Determination of percentage of disability resulting from heart or lung diseases617.460Silicosis and diseases related to asbestos as occupational diseases; compensation and claims617.470Occupational diseases of respiratory tract resulting from exposure to dusts617.481Certain contagious diseases as occupational diseases617.485Hepatitis as occupational disease of police officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants617.487Hepatitis as occupational disease of certain other police officers617.500Applicability617.510Penalties and remedies are cumulative; 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