616C.545 - Duty of insurer to determine physical limitations on injured employee’s ability to work. - Nevada Statutes

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616C.545 Duty of insurer to determine physical limitations on injured employee’s ability to work. If an employee does not return to work for 28 consecutive calendar days as a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment or an occupational disease, the insurer shall contact the treating physician or chiropractor to determine whether:

1. There are physical limitations on the injured employee’s ability to work; and

2. The limitations, if any, are permanent or temporary.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 664)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.51715)

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Statutes > Nevada > Title-53 > Chapter-616c > Vocational-rehabilitation > 616c-545

616C.545 Duty of insurer to determine physical limitations on injured employee’s ability to work. If an employee does not return to work for 28 consecutive calendar days as a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment or an occupational disease, the insurer shall contact the treating physician or chiropractor to determine whether:

1. There are physical limitations on the injured employee’s ability to work; and

2. The limitations, if any, are permanent or temporary.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 664)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.51715)

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616C.545 Duty of insurer to determine physical limitations on injured employee’s ability to work. If an employee does not return to work for 28 consecutive calendar days as a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment or an occupational disease, the insurer shall contact the treating physician or chiropractor to determine whether:

1. There are physical limitations on the injured employee’s ability to work; and

2. The limitations, if any, are permanent or temporary.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 664)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.51715)