Current through September 16, 2024
1. The Administrator will appoint to the
panel of physicians and chiropractic physicians described in NRS 616C.090 only
physicians and chiropractic physicians who:
(a) Are licensed under chapter 630, 633 or
634 of NRS;
(b) Have demonstrated
special competence and interest in industrial health;
(c) Are in good standing with the state
regulatory bodies respectively charged with overseeing their licensing,
practice and performance;
(d) Have
not lost staff privileges at any hospital on the basis of reviews conducted by
their peers concerning the quality of care they have provided;
(e) Have not previously been suspended or
removed from the panel of physicians and chiropractic physicians by the
Administrator;
(f) Have not been
convicted or disciplined by any state licensing agency, workers' compensation
authority, professional practice organization or the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
for:
(1) Fraudulent activity, including,
without limitation, fraudulent medical billing or reporting;
(2) Abuse; or
(3) Discriminatory treatment in the care and
treatment of patients;
(g) Have not been convicted in a state or
federal court for the commission of a felony; and
(h) Have not been convicted in a state or
federal court or disciplined by any state's licensing agency for the commission
of any offense relating to the excessive prescribing of drugs.
2. A physician or chiropractic
physician who is appointed to the panel must notify the Administrator in
writing of any change to the information provided in his or her application to
be appointed to the panel not later than 14 days after the change for as long
as he or she remains on the panel. Failure to comply with this subsection may
result in disciplinary action, including, without limitation, the imposition of
administrative fines.
3. The
Administrator will remove from the panel any physician or chiropractic
physician who:
(a) Was appointed to the panel;
and
(b) Does not meet the
qualifications set forth in paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive, of subsection
1.
4. The Administrator
may remove from the panel any physician or chiropractic physician who:
(a) Was appointed to the panel; and
(b) On his or her application to be appointed
to the panel:
(1) Provided to the
Administrator information that was not accurate; or
(2) Did not provide to the Administrator
information indicating the disciplines and specializations described in
subsection 2 of NRS 616C.087, that are practiced by the physician or
chiropractic physician, as applicable.
Industrial Comm'n, No.
23.020, eff. 7-1-73; renumbered as 13.020, 6-30-82-NAC A by Div. of Industrial
Insurance Regulation, 10-26-83; 2-22-88; A by Div. of Industrial Relations by
R006-97, 12-9-97; R105-00, 1-18-2001, eff. 3-1-2001; A by
R134-20A,
eff. 9/20/2022; Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations
by
R134-20RA,
eff. 12/19/2022
NRS 616A.400,
616C.490
