NRS 617.400
Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure.

1.

No compensation may be awarded on account of disability or death from a disease suffered by an employee who, at the time of entering into the employment from which the disease is claimed to have resulted, knowingly and falsely represented himself or herself as not having previously suffered from the disease.

2.

No compensation is payable under this chapter when disability or death is wholly or in part caused by the willful misconduct or willful self-exposure of the employee.

Source: Section 617.400 — Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-617.html#NRS617Sec400.

617.358
Compensation prohibited unless preponderance of evidence establishes that disease arose out of and in course of employment 617.362
Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required 617.364
Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation 617.366
Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related 617.370
Medical examination 617.380
Autopsy: Order by insurer 617.385
Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit. 617.390
Compensation for both injury and disease. 617.392
Compensation for combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities. 617.395
Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. 617.400
Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure. 617.401
Compensation from Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account: Administration and payment of claims 617.402
Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits 617.405
Judicial review of contested claims. 617.4015
Application for entry of summary judgment: Conditions

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 617.400’s source at nv.us

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Location: https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_617.400

Original Source: Section 617.400 — Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-617.html#NRS617Sec400 (last accessed Feb. 5, 2021).