Nevada Revised Statutes Title 53. Labor and Industrial Relations § 617.487. Hepatitis as occupational disease of certain other police officers

(a) Full reimbursement for related expenses incurred for medical treatments, surgery and hospitalization; and

(b) The compensation provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the disability or death.

(a) Submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis C upon employment and upon the commencement of coverage.

(b) If the employer of the police officer provides screening for hepatitis C for police officers on an annual basis, submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis C thereafter on an annual basis during his or her employment.

(c) If the employer of the police officer provides screening for hepatitis A and hepatitis B for police officers, submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment, upon the commencement of coverage and thereafter on an annual basis during his or her employment, except that a police officer is not required to submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis A and hepatitis B on an annual basis during his or her employment if he or she has been vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment or at other medically appropriate times during his or her employment. Each employer shall provide a police officer with the opportunity to be vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment and at other medically appropriate times during his or her employment.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), do not apply to a police officer who is diagnosed with hepatitis upon employment.

(b) Apply to a police officer who is diagnosed with hepatitis upon employment if, during the employment or within 1 year after the last day of the employment, the police officer is diagnosed with a different strain of hepatitis.

(c) Apply to a police officer who is diagnosed with hepatitis after the termination of the employment if the diagnosis is made within 1 year after the last day of the employment.

(a) Partially disabled from an occupational disease pursuant to the provisions of this section; and

(b) Incapable of performing, with or without remuneration, work as a police officer,

(a) “Hepatitis” includes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

(b) “Police officer” means any police officer other than a sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department or city police officer.