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st equal those amounts provided for in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS at the time of the mastectomy. If the surgery is begun more than 3 years after the mastectomy, the compensation provided is subject to the requirements and conditions that apply at the time of the reconstructive surgery. 3. For the purposes of this section, “reconstructive surgery” means a surgical procedure performed following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts to reestablish symmetry between the two breasts. The term includes, but is not limited to, augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy. (Added to NRS by 1983, 617; A 1989, 1892)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.503) NRS 616C.190 Compensation of employee injured out of State. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 616B.600, if an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives a personal injury by an accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside of this State, he, or his dependents in case of his death, are entitled to receive compensation according to the law of this State, and such compensation is the exclusive remedy of the employee or dependents. 2. The provisions of this section apply only to those injuries received by the employee within 6 months after leaving this State, unless before the expiration of the 6-month period the employer has filed with the private carrier or, in the case of a self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers, with the Administrator notice that he has elected to extend the coverage for a greater period. [Part 74:168:1947; A 1955, 187]—(NRS A 1981, 1168, 1488; 1989, 579; 1995, 2031; 1999, 1778) NRS 616C.195 Acceptance of compensation or benefits by employee injured out of State constitutes release of employer and waiver of remedy at common law or statutory remedy provided in another state. 1. Anything to the contrary in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS notwithstanding, if an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside this State, and he, or his dependents in case of his death, accepts any compensation or benefits under the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, the acceptance of such compensation shall constitute a waiver by such employee or dependents of all rights and remedies against the employer at common law or given under the laws of any other state, and shall further constitute a full and complete release of such employer from any and all liability arising from such injury or death. 2. No compensation shall be paid to any such employee, or his dependents in case of death, until such employee, his personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin shall have executed and delivered to the employer a full and complete release of such employer from any and all liability arising from or growing out of such injury or death. [74.1:168:1947; added 1955, 187]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.525) NRS 616C.200 Commencement of action in another state to recover damages or compensation by employee injured out of State constitutes irrevocable waiver of compensation due under Nevada law; satisfaction of foreign judgment against Nevada employer. 1. If an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives a personal injury by an accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside this State, and he, or his personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin commence any action or proceeding in any other state to recover any damages or compensation from his employer for the injury or death, the act of commencing such an action or proceeding constitutes an irrevocable waiver of all compensation for the injury or death to which persons would otherwise have been entitled under the laws of this State. 2. If the injured employee or his personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin recover a final judgment against the employer for damages arising out of the injury or death in any court of competent jurisdiction in any other state, the compensation which would otherwise have been payable under the laws of this State, up to the full amount thereof, but less any sums previously paid for the injury or death, must be applied in satisfaction of the judgment as follows: (a) Upon receipt of an authenticated copy of the final judgment and writ of execution or other process issued in aid thereof, the insurer shall immediately determine the total amount of compensation which would have been payable under the laws of this State if a claim therefor had been made to the insurer. In the case of compensation payable in installments, the insurer shall convert it into a lump sum by such a system of computation as the Administrator deems proper. (b) The insurer shall thereupon order to be paid in full or partial satisfaction of the judgment a sum not to exceed the total amount of compensation computed as provided in this section or the amount of the judgment, whichever is less. (c) Except for a self-insured employer or an employer who is a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers, if the judgment is satisfied fully by the employer before any payment by the private carrier pursuant to paragraph (b), the amount payable thereunder must be paid to the employer. [74.2:168:1947; added 1955, 187]—(NRS A 1979, 1054; 1981, 1169, 1489; 1995, 2031; 1999, 1778) NRS 616C.205 Compensation not assignable; exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; accrued compensation payable to dependents. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 31A.150 and 31A.330, compensation payable or paid under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, whether determined or due, or not, is not, before the issuance and delivery of the check, assignable, is exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution, and does not pass to any other person by operation of law. In the case of the death of an injured employee covered by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS from causes independent from the injury for which compensation is payable, any compensation due the employee which was awarded or accrued but for which a check was not issued or delivered at the date of death of the employee is payable to his dependents as defined in NRS 616C.505. [Part 66:168:1947; A 1955, 71]—(NRS A 1979, 1055; 1983, 1880; 1985, 1434; 1993, 543; 1999, 221, 3285) NRS 616C.210 Compensation of nonresident alien dependents; notification of dependent required. 1. The insurer shall notify a dependent of a deceased employee who is residing outside of the United States by certified mail at his last known address if compensation is due the decedent or beneficiary pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. The dependent may request that payment be made directly to him within 90 calendar days after the notice was mailed. The insurer shall pay compensation which is due a beneficiary directly to the beneficiary if the beneficiary requests payment within 90 calendar days after the notice was mailed. 2. If the insurer does not receive a request that payment be made directly to a beneficiary within 90 days after the notice required by subsection 1 is mailed, payments to the consul general, vice consul general, consul or vice consul of the nation of which any dependent of a deceased employee is a resident or subject, or a representative of such consul general, vice consul general, consul or vice consul, of any compensation due under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS to any dependent residing outside of the United States, any power of attorney to receive or receipt for the same to the contrary notwithstanding, are as full a discharge of the benefits or compensation payable under those chapters as if pa

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