NRS616C.045. Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.727, within 6 working days after the receipt of a claim for compensation from a physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040, an employer shall complete and file with his or her insurer or third-party administrator an employer’s report of industrial injury or occupational disease.

      2.  The report must:

      (a) Be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator;

      (b) Be signed by the employer or the employer’s designee;

      (c) Contain specific answers to all questions required by the regulations of the Administrator; and

      (d) Be accompanied by a statement of the wages of the employee if the claim for compensation received from the treating physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040, indicates that the injured employee is expected to be off work for 5 days or more.

      3.  An employer who files the report required by subsection 1 by electronic transmission shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signature of the employer or the employer’s designee. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.

      4.  The Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 on an employer for each violation of this section.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 661; A 1995, 649; 1997, 1435; 1999, 3146; 2003, 2305)