NRS 616A.010
Legislative declarations: Statutory construction

  • repudiation of common law
  • basis of provisions
  • balanced interpretation required.
The Legislature hereby determines and declares that:

1.

The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must be interpreted and construed to ensure the quick and efficient payment of compensation to employees who are injured or disabled at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the provisions of those chapters;

2.

A claim for compensation filed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS must be decided on its merit and not according to the principle of common law that requires statutes governing workers’ compensation to be liberally construed because they are remedial in nature;

3.

The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS are based on a renunciation of the rights and defenses of employers and employees recognized at common law; and

4.

For the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must not be interpreted or construed broadly or liberally in favor of an employee who is injured or disabled or the dependents of the employee, or in such a manner as to favor the rights and interests of an employer over the rights and interests of an employee who is injured or disabled or his or her dependents.

Source: Section 616A.010 — Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-616A.­html#NRS616ASec010.

616A.005
Short title. 616A.010
Legislative declarations: Statutory construction 616A.015
Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect 616A.020
Rights and remedies exclusive 616A.021
Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity. 616A.022
Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code. 616A.025
Definitions. 616A.030
“Accident” defined. 616A.035
“Accident benefits” defined. 616A.040
“Administrator” defined. 616A.045
“Advisory organization” defined. 616A.047
“Appeals Panel” defined. 616A.050
“Association of self-insured private employers” defined. 616A.055
“Association of self-insured public employers” defined. 616A.060
“Association’s administrator” defined. 616A.065
“Average monthly wage” defined. 616A.070
“Benefit penalty” defined. 616A.075
“Casual” defined. 616A.077
“Catastrophic injury” defined. 616A.080
“Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor” defined. 616A.085
“Commissioner” defined. 616A.090
“Compensation” defined. 616A.092
“Consolidated insurance program” defined. 616A.093
“Contractor-controlled insurance program” defined. 616A.095
“Damages” defined. 616A.100
“Division” defined. 616A.105
“Employee” and “worker” defined. 616A.110
“Employee”: Persons excluded. 616A.115
“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant. 616A.120
“Employee”: Participants in programs of job training administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services. 616A.125
“Employee”: Participants in programs to obtain training for employment administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services. 616A.130
“Employee”: Volunteer workers in program for public service. 616A.135
“Employee”: Persons performing volunteer work for private organizations as part of public programs. 616A.140
“Employee”: Members of Nevada Wing of Civil Air Patrol. 616A.145
“Employee”: Volunteer firefighters. 616A.150
“Employee”: Paid firefighter performing voluntary off-duty services as firefighter. 616A.155
“Employee”: Persons rendering voluntary ambulance service. 616A.157
“Employee”: Volunteer members of search and rescue organization. 616A.165
“Employee”: Trustees of school districts. 616A.170
“Employee”: Junior traffic patrols. 616A.175
“Employee”: Person vending or delivering newspaper or magazine. 616A.180
“Employee”: Members of county advisory boards to manage wildlife. 616A.185
“Employee”: Members of Nevada Legislature. 616A.190
“Employee”: Certain members of state, county and local departments, boards, commissions, agencies or bureaus 616A.195
“Employee”: Persons ordered by court to perform community service. 616A.200
“Employee”: Trainees in facility operated by Rehabilitation Division of Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. 616A.205
“Employee”: Volunteer workers at facilities for inpatients of Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services. 616A.207
“Employee”: Volunteer health practitioners. 616A.210
“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees. 616A.215
“Employee”: Apprentices and trainees. 616A.220
“Employee”: Real estate licensees. 616A.225
“Employee”: Persons participating in federally approved training programs. 616A.230
“Employer” defined. 616A.240
“Foot” defined. 616A.245
“Hand” defined. 616A.250
“Incarcerated” defined. 616A.255
“Independent contractor” defined. 616A.257
“Independent review organization” defined. 616A.260
“Industrial insurance” defined. 616A.265
“Injury” and “personal injury” defined. 616A.270
“Insurer” defined. 616A.273
“Medical facility” defined. 616A.280
“Organization for managed care” defined. 616A.282
“Owner-controlled insurance program” defined. 616A.283
“Police officer” defined. 616A.284
“Policy year” defined. 616A.285
“Principal contractor” defined. 616A.290
“Private carrier” defined. 616A.295
“Private employer” defined. 616A.300
“Public employer” defined. 616A.305
“Self-insured employer” defined. 616A.310
“Sole proprietor” defined. 616A.315
“Solicitor” defined. 616A.317
“State Industrial Insurance System” defined. 616A.320
“Subcontractors” defined. 616A.330
“Tangible net worth” defined. 616A.335
“Third-party administrator” defined. 616A.340
“Total disability” defined. 616A.345
“Trade association” defined. 616A.350
“Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer” defined. 616A.355
“Utilization review” defined. 616A.360
“Vocational rehabilitation services” defined.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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