1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractor shall, within 3 working days after first providing treatment to an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, complete and file a claim for compensation with the employer of the employee and the employer’s insurer. If the employer is a self-insured employer, the treating physician or chiropractor shall file the claim for compensation with the employer’s third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractor files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, the physician or chiropractor shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the employee and the physician or chiropractor. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.
2. A physician or chiropractor who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractor delegates the duty to a medical facility:
(a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and
(b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by:
(1) The physician or chiropractor; and
(2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.
3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.
4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the employee’s ability to work.
5. Each physician, chiropractor and medical facility that treats employees who have incurred occupational diseases, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.
6. The Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation of subsection 1 on:
(a) A physician or chiropractor; or
(b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 1995, 649; 1997, 1446; 2003, 2309)
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