1. An insurer shall accept or deny a claim for compensation under this chapter and notify the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant pursuant to NRS 617.344 that the claim has been accepted or denied within 30 working days after the forms for filing the claim for compensation are received pursuant to both NRS 617.344 and 617.352.
2. The insurer shall notify the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant that a claim has been accepted or denied pursuant to subsection 1 by:
(a) Mailing its written determination to the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant; and
(b) If the claim has been denied, in whole or in part, obtaining a certificate of mailing.
3. The failure of the insurer to obtain a certificate of mailing as required by paragraph (b) of subsection 2 shall be deemed to be a failure of the insurer to mail the written determination of the denial of a claim as required by this section.
4. Upon request, the insurer shall provide a copy of the certificate of mailing, if any, to the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant.
5. For the purposes of this section, the insurer shall mail the written determination to:
(a) The mailing address of the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant that is provided on the form prescribed by the Administrator for filing the claim; or
(b) Another mailing address if the claimant or the person acting on behalf of the claimant provides to the insurer written notice of another mailing address.
6. As used in this section, “certificate of mailing” means a receipt that provides evidence of the date on which the insurer presented its written determination to the United States Postal Service for mailing.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 2007, 3366)
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