Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 616B - Industrial Insurance: Insurers; Liability for Provision of Coverage
MODIFIED PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS IN PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAMS
Section 616B.974 - Payment of lump-sum benefits
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 616B.974
Current through December 12, 2024
1. An offender is not entitled to receive a lump-sum settlement for an injury or disease while incarcerated.
2. The insurer shall schedule an evaluation of the offender before his or her release to determine whether the industrial injury of the offender will affect his or her ability to work.
3. When the offender is released, any lump-sum benefit to which he or she is entitled that:
(a) Is more than $2,400, must be paid in
monthly installments that do not exceed 10 percent of the total benefit in any
month. The first installment must be paid within 30 days after the insurer
receives written notice from the offender, the warden of the institution or the
manager of the facility where the offender was incarcerated or a person
designated by the warden or manager that the offender has been
released.
(b) Is $2,400 or less,
must be paid in a single payment within 30 days after the insurer receives
written notice from the offender, the warden of the institution or manager of
the facility where the offender was incarcerated or a person designated by the
warden or manager that the offender has been released.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R072-99, eff. 10-28-99
NRS 616B.028
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