Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 616C - Industrial Insurance: Benefits for Injury or Death
DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
Claims for Compensation
Section 616C.105 - Rating evaluation of injured employee: Payment for cost of travel
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 616C.105
Current through December 31, 2024
1. An insurer who requests that an injured employee submit to a rating evaluation pursuant to NRS 616C.490 shall include with the notice required pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 616C.103:
(a) Payment for the cost of travel for the
injured employee;
(b) A receipt
evidencing payment for the cost of travel for the injured employee;
or
(c) Any combination
thereof.
2. For the purpose of determining the cost of travel for the injured employee:
(a) The insurer shall pay for the cost of
travel incurred by the injured employee if the injured employee is required to
travel at least 20 miles one way from:
(1) His
or her residence to the place where the rating evaluation will be conducted;
or
(2) His or her place of
employment to the place where the rating evaluation will be conducted if the
injured employee is required to be examined during his or her regular working
hours.
(b) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, payment for the cost of travel must be
computed at a rate equal to:
(1) The mileage
allowance for state officers and employees who use their personal vehicles for
the convenience of this State; or
(2) The cost of travel actually incurred by
the injured employee, if the injured employee consents to payment at that rate
and the cost of travel is not more than the amount to which the injured
employee would otherwise be entitled pursuant to subparagraph (1).
(c) Except as otherwise provided
in this section, if the injured employee is required to travel before 7:00 a.m.
or between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., or cannot return to his or her residence
or place of employment before 7:00 p.m., the insurer shall pay the injured
employee an allowance for meals equal to:
(1)
The rate allowed for state officers and employees; or
(2) The cost actually incurred by the injured
employee for meals, if the injured employee consents to payment at that rate
and the cost is not more than the amount to which the injured employee would
otherwise be entitled pursuant to subparagraph (1).
(d) If an injured employee is required to
travel at least 50 miles one way from his or her residence or place of
employment and is required to remain away from the residence or place of
employment overnight, the insurer shall pay the injured employee:
(1) The per diem allowance authorized for
state officers and employees; or
(2) The cost of travel actually incurred by
the injured employee,
whichever is less.
(e) If the injured employee receives the
prior approval of the insurer requesting the rating evaluation, the insurer
shall pay for the cost of travel by airplane if the time, distance, convenience
or cost of travel justifies the injured employee's travel by
airplane.
(f) If the injured
employee moves outside this State or to a new location within this State after
filing a claim for compensation, the insurer shall pay the cost of travel for
the injured employee to attend the rating evaluation, not to exceed
$1,000.
(g) A person who travels
with an injured employee is not entitled to receive payment for the cost of
travel to accompany the injured employee unless there is a medical necessity
that prevents the injured employee from traveling alone. The treating physician
or chiropractor of the injured employee shall provide a written explanation of
the medical necessity.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R105-00, 1-18-2001, eff. 3-1-2001; A by R118-02, 9-7-2005
NRS 616A.400, 616C.490
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