NRS 616C.295
Duties of Chief of Hearings Division: Adoption of regulations establishing codes of conduct for hearing officers and appeals officers, standards for initial training and continuing education and qualifications for hearing officers

  • expediting of certain cases
  • annual report.

1.

The Chief of the Hearings Division shall adopt regulations establishing:

(a)

A code of conduct for hearing officers who conduct hearings in contested cases for compensation under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; and

(b)

A code of conduct for appeals officers who conduct hearings and appeals as required pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.

2.

The codes of conduct established pursuant to subsection 1 must be designed to ensure fairness and impartiality, and to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

3.

The Chief of the Hearings Division shall adopt regulations establishing:

(a)

Standards for the initial training and continuing education of hearing officers who conduct hearings in contested cases for compensation under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; and

(b)

Standards for the initial training and continuing education of appeals officers who conduct hearings and appeals as required pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.

4.

The standards established pursuant to subsection 3 must, without limitation, include training and continuing education in:

(a)

The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS;

(b)

Dispute resolution; and

(c)

Mediation.

5.

The Chief of the Hearings Division shall:

(a)

Prescribe by regulation the qualifications required before a person may, pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS, serve as a hearing officer.

(b)

Provide for the expediting of the hearing of cases that involve the termination or denial of compensation.

6.

From the cases heard each year by hearing officers and appeals officers regarding claims for benefits by injured employees, the Chief of the Hearings Division shall prepare an annual report which itemizes, on the basis of each insurer and third-party administrator, the number of cases affirmed, reversed, remanded and resolved by other disposition involving that insurer or third-party administrator, including a breakdown of that information by the type of benefits denied by the insurer or third-party administrator.

7.

As used in this section, “Chief of the Hearings Division” means the Chief of the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration.

Source: Section 616C.295 — Duties of Chief of Hearings Division: Adoption of regulations establishing codes of conduct for hearing officers and appeals officers, standards for initial training and continuing education and qualifications for hearing officers; expediting of certain cases; annual report., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-616C.­html#NRS616CSec295.

616C.295
Duties of Chief of Hearings Division: Adoption of regulations establishing codes of conduct for hearing officers and appeals officers, standards for initial training and continuing education and qualifications for hearing officers 616C.300
Hearing officers: Appointment 616C.305
Procedure for appeal of final determination of organization for managed care which has contracted with insurer. 616C.310
Contested cases: Procedures 616C.315
Request for hearing 616C.320
Resolution of disputed decision of self-insured employer or employer who is member of association of self-insured public or private employers or insured by private carrier. 616C.325
Representation of employee and employer before hearings officer or appeals officer or in negotiations with insurer 616C.330
Date, time and place for hearing 616C.335
Award of interest. 616C.340
Appointment, term, qualifications and salary of appeals officers and special appeals officers 616C.345
Notice of appeal 616C.350
Testimony of physician or chiropractor before appeals officer 616C.355
Use of affidavits or declarations as evidence at hearing 616C.360
Record of hearing before appeals officer 616C.363
External review: Duties of independent review organization 616C.365
Reimbursement of employee’s expenses incurred and wages lost as result of hearing requested by employer or insurer 616C.370
Judicial review. 616C.375
Stay of decision of appeals officer. 616C.380
Payment pending appeal when decision not stayed 616C.385
Costs and attorney’s fees for frivolous petitions for judicial review. 616C.390
Reopening claim: General requirements and procedure 616C.392
Reopening claim: Circumstances under which insurer is required to reopen claim for permanent partial disability.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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