Nevada Revised Statutes Title 53. Labor and Industrial Relations § 616C.145. Independent medical examination of claimant;  limitations;  payment by insurer;  applicability

1. An injured employee may obtain an independent medical examination:

2. An injured employee is entitled to an independent medical examination pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 only:

3. An injured employee is entitled to only one independent medical examination per calendar year pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an independent medical examination must not involve treatment and must be conducted by a physician or chiropractor selected by the injured employee from the panel of physicians and chiropractors established pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.090.

5. If the dispute concerns the rating of a permanent disability, an independent medical examination may be conducted by a rating physician or chiropractor.  The injured employee must select the next rating physician or chiropractor in rotation from the list of qualified physicians and chiropractors maintained by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.490, unless the insurer and the injured employee otherwise agree to a rating physician or chiropractor.

6. The insurer shall:

7. The provisions of this section do not apply to an independent medical examination ordered by a hearing officer pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 616C.330 or by an appeals officer pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 616C.360.