NRS 616A.035
“Accident benefits” defined.
1.
“Accident benefits” means medical, surgical, hospital or other treatments, nursing, medicine, medical and surgical supplies, crutches and apparatuses, including prosthetic devices.2.
The term includes:(a)
Medical benefits as defined by NRS 617.130;(b)
Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to an employee who is exposed to a contagious disease while providing medical services, including emergency medical care, in the course and scope of his or her employment;(c)
Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator who:(1)
Was exposed to a contagious disease:(2)
Tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis or another contagious disease under the circumstances described in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 616C.052; and(d)
Preventive treatment for hepatitis administered as a precaution to a police officer, full-time salaried firefighter, arson investigator or emergency medical attendant employed in this State.3.
The term does not include:(a)
Exercise equipment, a hot tub or a spa for an employee’s home;(b)
Membership in an athletic or health club;(c)
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.245, a motor vehicle; or(d)
The costs of operating a motor vehicle provided pursuant to NRS 616C.245, fees related to the operation or licensing of the motor vehicle or insurance for the motor vehicle.4.
As used in this section:(a)
“Battery” includes, without limitation, the intentional propelling or placing, or the causing to be propelled or placed, of any human excrement or bodily fluid upon the person of an employee.(b)
“Emergency medical attendant” means a person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS, whose primary duties of employment are the provision of emergency medical services.(c)
“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.(d)
“Preventive treatment” includes, without limitation:(1)
Tests to determine if an employee has contracted hepatitis or any other contagious disease to which the employee was exposed; and(2)
If an employee tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis under the circumstances described in NRS 616C.052, such medication and chest X-rays as are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Source:
Section 616A.035 — “Accident benefits” defined., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-616A.html#NRS616ASec035.