NRS 617.354 Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.727 , within 6 working days after the receipt of a claim for compensation from a physician or chiropractic physician, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352 , an employer shall complete and file with the employer’s insurer or third-party administrator an employer’s report of industrial injury or occupational disease.

2. The report must:

(a)Be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator;

(b)Be signed by the employer or the employer’s designee;

(c)Contain specific answers to all questions required by the regulations of the Administrator; and

(d)Be accompanied by a statement of the wages of the employee if the claim for compensation received from the treating physician or chiropractic physician, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352 , indicates that the employee is expected to be off work for 5 days or more.

3. An employer who files the report required by subsection 1 by electronic transmission shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signature of the employer or the employer’s designee. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.

4. The Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 against an employer for each violation of this section.