SB317
AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; revising certain requirements for an insurer or third-party administrator to maintain a physical office in this State; revising the circumstances under which the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry may conduct certain inspections; revising provisions relating to the administration of certain claims; revising provisions relating to the calculation of certain premium costs; revising provisions relating to certain administrators; revising provisions relating to certain audits; revising provisions relating to certain subsequent injury accounts; authorizing the Administrator to adopt regulations relating to physician assistants; requiring the Administrator to adopt a certain formulary; revising provisions relating to an insurer's list of certain physicians and chiropractic physicians; establishing and revising various requirements for certain hearings relating to industrial insurance claims; revising provisions governing an injury or disease that is caused by stress; revising provisions governing motions to stay certain decisions and petitions for judicial review; revising requirements for payments for a period of temporary partial disability; revising the circumstances under which the Administrator may impose certain administrative fines; repealing provisions governing certain appeals and certain determinations of a percentage of disability; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; revising certain requirements for an insurer or third-party administrator to maintain a physical office in this State; revising the circumstances under which the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry may conduct certain inspections; revising provisions relating to the administration of certain claims; revising provisions relating to the calculation of certain premium costs; revising provisions relating to certain administrators; revising provisions relating to certain audits; revising provisions relating to certain subsequent injury accounts; authorizing the Administrator to adopt regulations relating to physician assistants; requiring the Administrator to adopt a certain formulary; revising provisions relating to an insurer's list of certain physicians and chiropractic physicians; establishing and revising various requirements for certain hearings relating to industrial insurance claims; revising provisions governing an injury or disease that is caused by stress; revising provisions governing motions to stay certain decisions and petitions for judicial review; revising requirements for payments for a period of temporary partial disability; revising the circumstances under which the Administrator may impose certain administrative fines; repealing provisions governing certain appeals and certain determinations of a percentage of disability; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Primary Sponsor
View 1 Primary Sponsors Close Primary Sponsors Senator Skip
Public exhibits
8
Support 0 · Opp 3 · Neutral 3
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; revising certain requirements for an insurer or third-party administrator to ma
Existing law provides for the payment of compensation under industrial insurance if, during the course of employment, an employee is injured or killed by a workplace accident or occupational disease. (Chapters 616A-617 of NRS) Existing law requires an insurer or its third-party administrator to operate or maintain a physical office in this State for certain purposes. (NRS 616B.021, 616B.027, 616B.500) Sections 4.1, 4.15 and 4.45 of this bill authorize a legal representative of the insurer or third-party administrator, as applicable, to operate or maintain such an office. Section 4.1 also requires the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry to give notice before conducting certain inspections at the physical office of an insurer, third-party administrator or other legal representative. Section 4.15 also: (1) authorizes certain information to be provided as an electronic copy or in an electronic format upon request; and (2) revises certain requirements for availability to communicate with a claimant or representative of the claimant if a private carrier or third-party administrator operates an office in this State. Existing law authorizes certain persons to administer certain claims from a location in or outside of this State. (NRS 616B.0275) Section 4.17 of this bill additionally authorizes certain self-insured private employers and certain entities associated with the employer to administer certain claims from a locatio
NELIS exhibits (8 on file)
Opposition (3)
- Denise Feldman (Testimony)
- Wayne Carlson — Public Agency Compensation Trust (Letter)
- Henderson Chamber of Commerce (Letter)
Neutral (3)
- (unattributed) (Testimony)
- Division of Industrial Relations (Victoria Carreon)
- Adam Plain — NV State Division of Insurance (Testimony)
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