Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injury or Death
COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES AND DEATH
Temporary Total Disability
Section 616C.522 - Compensation for lost wages incurred by employee who receives medical treatment after returning to work

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 616C.522

Current through December 31, 2024

1. In determining whether an injured employee is entitled to compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.477, the insurer shall calculate the required distance the injured employee is required to travel to receive medical treatment with the use of:

(a) Any computer software that determines the distance between one or more geographic locations;

(b) A map which indicates the distance between one or more geographic locations and which has been published;

(c) A travel calculator established on the Internet; or

(d) A properly calibrated odometer that is capable of verifying the distance between one or more geographic locations.

2. The amount of time for which an injured employee who is entitled to compensation pursuant to this section is absent from the place of employment of the responsible employer includes the amount of time the injured employee spends:

(a) Traveling from the place of employment to the location at which the employee receives medical treatment;

(b) Awaiting and receiving medical treatment at the facility for such treatment; and

(c) Traveling to return to the place of employment from the location at which he or she receives medical treatment.

3. If the amount of time for which the injured employee is entitled to compensation pursuant to subsection 2 is:

(a) Four hours or less in 1 working day, the injured employee is entitled to compensation at the rate of 50 percent of the daily rate of compensation that the employee is entitled to pursuant to NRS 616C.475 for a temporary total disability.

(b) More than 4 hours in 1 working day, the injured employee is entitled to compensation at the rate of 100 percent of the daily rate of compensation that the employee is entitled to pursuant to NRS 616C.475 for a temporary total disability.

4. If an injured employee seeks compensation pursuant to this section, the injured employee shall submit the request for such compensation to the employer on Form D-24, Request for Reimbursement of Expenses for Travel and Lost Wages, as required by NAC 616A.480.

5. As used in this section, "place of employment" means the office, facility or site of the responsible employer at which the injured employee is required to report for work, including, without limitation, the office, facility or site at which the injured employee:

(a) Is regularly scheduled to report for work; or

(b) Is scheduled to report for a particular period, date or assignment, if the office, facility or site is different from the regularly scheduled location to report to work.

Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R007-06, eff. 6-1-2006

NRS 616A.400, 616C.477

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