insurer relieved from liability. NRS 617.203 Limitation of liability of principal contractor for occupational disease contracted by independent contractor or employee of independent contractor. NRS 617.205 Self-insured employers to provide compensation; contributions not required; administration of claims; compliance with NRS 616B.300. NRS 617.206 Effect of certification as association of self-insured public or private employers; responsibilities of association. NRS 617.207 Applicability to officers of quasi-public and private corporations and managers of limited-liability companies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers. NRS 617.210 Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees. NRS 617.215 Actions at law. Election of Coverage NRS 617.220 Applicability to employers of excluded persons. NRS 617.225 Election by sole proprietor; physical examination; payment of premiums; effect of failure to pay premiums; withdrawal of election. NRS 617.250 Reporting of lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant. REPORTS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION NRS 617.342 Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention. NRS 617.344 Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, his dependent or his representative to file claim; form. NRS 617.345 Handling of claims by private carrier subject to provisions of chapter; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division. NRS 617.346 Recovery of compensation barred if notice of occupational disease or claim for compensation is not filed; exceptions. NRS 617.348 Dependent of employee barred from filing claim for compensation if untimely or previously denied. NRS 617.352 Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractor to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty. NRS 617.354 Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty. NRS 617.356 Duty of insurer to accept or deny responsibility upon receipt of both claims for compensation. NRS 617.357 Claims regarding diseases of heart or lungs, infectious diseases or cancer: Reports by insurers to Administrator; public reports by Administrator. DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS NRS 617.358 Compensation prohibited unless preponderance of evidence establishes that disease arose out of and in course of employment; rebuttable presumption if notice of disease is filed after termination of employment. NRS 617.362 Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required; recovery of overpayment by insurer. NRS 617.364 Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation. NRS 617.366 Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related. NRS 617.370 Medical examination; refusal to submit; testimony of physician. NRS 617.380 Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician. NRS 617.385 Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit. NRS 617.390 Compensation for both injury and disease. NRS 617.392 Compensation for combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities. NRS 617.395 Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. NRS 617.400 Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure. NRS 617.401 Compensation from uninsured employers’ claim account: Administration and payment of claims; eligibility of employee; liability of employer; powers and duties of Division; appeals; penalty. NRS 617.402 Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits; appeal of determination; alternative remedies. NRS 617.405 Judicial review of contested claims. COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITY AND DEATH NRS 617.410 Compensation paid by insurer. NRS 617.420 Minimum duration of incapacity; payment of medical benefits. NRS 617.430 Eligibility; limitations. NRS 617.440 Requirements for occupational disease to be deemed to arise out of and in course of employment. NRS 617.445 Determination of date of disablement. NRS 617.450 Specific occupational diseases; schedule. NRS 617.453 Cancer as occupational disease of firefighters. NRS 617.454 Physical examinations: Required tests. NRS 617.455 Lung diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters and police officers. NRS 617.457 Heart diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters and police officers. NRS 617.459 Determination of percentage of disability resulting from heart or lung diseases. NRS 617.460 Silicosis and diseases related to asbestos as occupational diseases; compensation and claims. NRS 617.470 Occupational diseases of respiratory tract resulting from exposure to dusts. NRS 617.481 Certain contagious diseases as occupational diseases. NRS 617.485 Hepatitis as occupational disease of police officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants. NRS 617.487 Hepatitis as occupational disease of certain other police officers. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES NRS 617.500 Applicability. NRS 617.510 Penalties and remedies are cumulative; exception. _________ GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 617.010 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act. [1:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.01] NRS 617.015 Rights and liabilities of employers and employees. Every employee and the dependent or dependents of such employee and the employer or employers of such employee shall be entitled to all the applicable rights, benefits and immunities and shall be subject to all the applicable liabilities and regulations provided for injured employees and their employers by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS unless otherwise provided in this chapter. [Part 41:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.41]—(Substituted in revision for NRS 617.240) NRS 617.017 Rights and remedies exclusive; provisions of chapter conclusive and obligatory; exclusive remedy extends to architects and engineers working for contractor; compensation bars recovery in other states. 1. The rights and remedies provided in this chapter on account of an occupational disease sustained by an employee, arising out of and in the course of the employment, are exclusive, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, of all other rights and remedies of the employee, his personal or legal representative, dependents or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, on account of the disease. 2. The terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter for the payment of compensation and the amount thereof for such diseases sustained or death resulting from such diseases are conclusive, compulsory and obligatory upon both employers and employees coming within the provisions of this chapter. 3. The exclusive remedy provided by this section to a principal contractor extends, with respect to any occupational disease sustained by an employee of any contractor in the performance of the contract, to every architect or engineer who performs services for the contractor or any such beneficially interested persons. 4. If an employee receives any compensation or m

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