Nevada Revised Statutes Title 53. Labor and Industrial Relations § 616C.265. Election by employer to provide accident benefits; reporting requirements; payment of assessments

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.280, every employer operating under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, alone or together with other employers, may make arrangements to provide accident benefits as defined in those chapters for injured employees.

2. Employers electing to make such arrangements shall notify the Administrator of the election and render a detailed statement of the arrangements made, which arrangements do not become effective until approved by the Administrator.

3. Every employer who maintains a hospital of any kind for his or her employees, or who contracts for the hospital care of injured employees, shall, on or before January 30 of each year, make a written report to the Administrator for the preceding year, which must contain a statement showing:

4. Every employer who provides accident benefits pursuant to this section:

5. The reports required by the provisions of subsections 3 and 4 must be verified:

6. No employee is required to accept the services of a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse provided by his or her employer, but may seek professional medical services of the employee's choice as provided in NRS 616C.090. Expenses arising from such medical services must be paid by the employer who has elected to provide benefits, pursuant to the provisions of this section, for the employer's injured employees.

7. Every employer who fails to notify the Administrator of such election and arrangements, or who fails to render the financial reports required, is liable for accident benefits as provided by NRS 616C.255.

8. References to a physician assistant and an advanced practice registered nurse in this section are for the purposes of the examination and treatment of an injured employee which are authorized to be provided by a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse in the exclusive context of an initial examination and treatment pursuant to NRS 616C.010.