NRS 616C.040
Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractor to file or delegate duty to medical facility

  • electronic filing
  • form and contents
  • maintenance of forms
  • penalty.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractor shall, within 3 working days after first providing treatment to an injured employee for a particular injury, complete and file a claim for compensation with the employer of the injured employee and the employer’s insurer. If the employer is a self-insured employer, the treating physician or chiropractor shall file the claim for compensation with the employer’s third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractor files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, the physician or chiropractor shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the injured employee and the physician or chiropractor. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.

2.

A physician or chiropractor who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractor delegates the duty to a medical facility:

(a)

The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and

(b)

The delegation must be in writing and signed by:

(1)

The physician or chiropractor; and

(2)

An authorized representative of the medical facility.

3.

A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.

4.

If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the injured employee’s ability to work.

5.

Each physician, chiropractor and medical facility that treats injured employees, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.

6.

The Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation of subsection 1 on:

(a)

A physician or chiropractor; or

(b)

A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.

Source: Section 616C.040 — Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractor to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-616C.­html#NRS616CSec040.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 616C.040’s source at nv​.us