Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration
NRS 616A.265 - "Injury" and "personal injury" defined.


1. "Injury" or "personal injury" means a sudden and tangible happening of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate or prompt result which is established by medical evidence, including injuries to prosthetic devices. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any injury sustained by an employee while engaging in an athletic or social event sponsored by his or her employer shall be deemed not to have arisen out of or in the course of employment unless the employee received remuneration for participation in the event.
2. For the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS:
(a) Coronary thrombosis, coronary occlusion, or any other ailment or disorder of the heart, and any death or disability ensuing therefrom, shall be deemed not to be an injury by accident sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment.
(b) The exposure of an employee to a contagious disease while providing medical services, including emergency medical care, in the course and scope of his or her employment shall be deemed to be an injury by accident sustained by the employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), the exposure to a contagious disease of a police officer or a salaried or volunteer firefighter who was exposed to the contagious disease:
(1) Upon battery by an offender; or
(2) While performing the duties of a police officer or firefighter,
shall be deemed to be an injury by accident sustained by the police officer or firefighter arising out of and in the course of his or her employment if the exposure is documented by the creation and maintenance of a report concerning the exposure pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 616C.052. As used in this paragraph, the term "battery" includes, without limitation, the intentional propelling or placing, or the causing to be propelled or placed, of any human excrement or bodily fluid upon the person of an employee.
(d) If a police officer or a salaried or volunteer firefighter tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis or another contagious disease under the circumstances described in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 616C.052, he or she shall be deemed to have sustained an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the exposure was not related to the employment of the police officer or firefighter.
3. Any injury sustained by an employee of a school district while engaging in an athletic or social event shall be deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of his or her employment, whether or not the employee received remuneration for participation in the event, if:
(a) The event was sponsored by the school district, or the event was an extracurricular activity which was sponsored or organized by a student class, student group or student organization for an educational, recreational or charitable purpose and which was reasonably related to the employee’s job with the school district;
(b) The employee participated in the event at the request of or with the concurrence of supervisory personnel, whether the request or concurrence was oral or written; and
(c) The employee participated in the event to enable the event to take place or to ensure the safety and well-being of any students of the school district.
[19:168:1947; A 1951, 485]—(NRS A 1975, 619; 1981, 1196; 1991, 2400; 1993, 694; 1999, 2446; 2001, 1015, 1872; 2003, 104, 2793; 2005, 341, 2237)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration

NRS 616A.005 - Short title.

NRS 616A.010 - Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required.

NRS 616A.015 - Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect; disposition of claims and causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.

NRS 616A.020 - Rights and remedies exclusive; terms and conditions for payment of compensation conclusive, compulsory and obligatory; application of exclusive remedies to certain employers.

NRS 616A.021 - Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity.

NRS 616A.022 - Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code.

NRS 616A.025 - Definitions.

NRS 616A.030 - "Accident" defined.

NRS 616A.035 - "Accident benefits" defined.

NRS 616A.040 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 616A.045 - "Advisory organization" defined.

NRS 616A.047 - "Appeals Panel" defined.

NRS 616A.050 - "Association of self-insured private employers" defined.

NRS 616A.055 - "Association of self-insured public employers" defined.

NRS 616A.060 - "Association’s administrator" defined.

NRS 616A.065 - "Average monthly wage" defined.

NRS 616A.070 - "Benefit penalty" defined.

NRS 616A.075 - "Casual" defined.

NRS 616A.077 - "Catastrophic injury" defined.

NRS 616A.080 - "Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor" defined.

NRS 616A.085 - "Commissioner" defined.

NRS 616A.090 - "Compensation" defined.

NRS 616A.092 - "Consolidated insurance program" defined.

NRS 616A.093 - "Contractor-controlled insurance program" defined.

NRS 616A.095 - "Damages" defined.

NRS 616A.100 - "Division" defined.

NRS 616A.105 - "Employee" and "worker" defined.

NRS 616A.110 - "Employee": Persons excluded.

NRS 616A.115 - "Employee": Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.

NRS 616A.120 - "Employee": Participants in programs of job training administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services.

NRS 616A.125 - "Employee": Participants in programs to obtain training for employment administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services.

NRS 616A.130 - "Employee": Volunteer workers in program for public service.

NRS 616A.135 - "Employee": Persons performing volunteer work for private organizations as part of public programs.

NRS 616A.140 - "Employee": Members of Nevada Wing of Civil Air Patrol.

NRS 616A.145 - "Employee": Volunteer firefighters.

NRS 616A.150 - "Employee": Paid firefighter performing voluntary off-duty services as firefighter.

NRS 616A.155 - "Employee": Persons rendering voluntary ambulance service.

NRS 616A.157 - "Employee": Volunteer members of search and rescue organization.

NRS 616A.160 - "Employee": Volunteer peace officers and persons authorized to issue certain citations pursuant to NRS 484B.470.

NRS 616A.165 - "Employee": Trustees of school districts.

NRS 616A.170 - "Employee": Junior traffic patrols.

NRS 616A.175 - "Employee": Person vending or delivering newspaper or magazine.

NRS 616A.180 - "Employee": Members of county advisory boards to manage wildlife.

NRS 616A.185 - "Employee": Members of Nevada Legislature.

NRS 616A.190 - "Employee": Certain members of state, county and local departments, boards, commissions, agencies or bureaus; adjunct professors of Nevada System of Higher Education; members of Board of Regents.

NRS 616A.195 - "Employee": Persons ordered by court to perform community service.

NRS 616A.205 - "Employee": Volunteer workers at facilities for inpatients of Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services.

NRS 616A.207 - "Employee": Volunteer health practitioners.

NRS 616A.210 - "Employee": Subcontractors and employees.

NRS 616A.215 - "Employee": Apprentices and trainees.

NRS 616A.220 - "Employee": Real estate licensees.

NRS 616A.225 - "Employee": Persons participating in federally approved training programs.

NRS 616A.230 - "Employer" defined.

NRS 616A.240 - "Foot" defined.

NRS 616A.245 - "Hand" defined.

NRS 616A.250 - "Incarcerated" defined.

NRS 616A.255 - "Independent contractor" defined.

NRS 616A.257 - "Independent review organization" defined.

NRS 616A.260 - "Industrial insurance" defined.

NRS 616A.265 - "Injury" and "personal injury" defined.

NRS 616A.270 - "Insurer" defined.

NRS 616A.273 - "Medical facility" defined.

NRS 616A.280 - "Organization for managed care" defined.

NRS 616A.282 - "Owner-controlled insurance program" defined.

NRS 616A.283 - "Police officer" defined.

NRS 616A.284 - "Policy year" defined.

NRS 616A.285 - "Principal contractor" defined.

NRS 616A.290 - "Private carrier" defined.

NRS 616A.295 - "Private employer" defined.

NRS 616A.300 - "Public employer" defined.

NRS 616A.305 - "Self-insured employer" defined.

NRS 616A.310 - "Sole proprietor" defined.

NRS 616A.315 - "Solicitor" defined.

NRS 616A.317 - "State Industrial Insurance System" defined.

NRS 616A.320 - "Subcontractors" defined.

NRS 616A.330 - "Tangible net worth" defined.

NRS 616A.335 - "Third-party administrator" defined.

NRS 616A.340 - "Total disability" defined.

NRS 616A.345 - "Trade association" defined.

NRS 616A.350 - "Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer" defined.

NRS 616A.355 - "Utilization review" defined.

NRS 616A.360 - "Vocational rehabilitation services" defined.

NRS 616A.400 - Duties of Administrator: Regulations.

NRS 616A.401 - Duties of Administrator: Adoption of regulations concerning determination of categories of injuries to be deemed catastrophic injuries.

NRS 616A.402 - Duties of Administrator: Program concerning rights and responsibilities of employers and employees.

NRS 616A.403 - Duties of Administrator: Preparation of annual report of enforcement of Nevada Industrial Insurance Act and Nevada Occupational Diseases Act.

NRS 616A.404 - Duties of Administrator: Provision of information for Office for Consumer Health Assistance.

NRS 616A.405 - Powers of Administrator: Adoption of regulations concerning affidavit required of businesses by local governments to affirm compliance with chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

NRS 616A.410 - Administrator to prosecute and defend actions; extraordinary writs; verifications; undertakings.

NRS 616A.417 - Filing or delivering documentation by electronic transmission; regulations by Administrator.

NRS 616A.420 - Agreements or compacts with other states; insurance coverage against double liability of employers.

NRS 616A.425 - Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety.

NRS 616A.430 - Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account.

NRS 616A.435 - Office created; appointment; term; qualifications; duties limited.

NRS 616A.440 - Employment of Deputy and staff; qualifications of Deputy.

NRS 616A.445 - Offices; budget.

NRS 616A.450 - Request for appointment; consideration of and action upon request; representation upon appointment.

NRS 616A.455 - Powers and duties.

NRS 616A.460 - Employment of private counsel by claimant; reimbursement of Division; report to Governor.

NRS 616A.465 - Responsibilities of Division, Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Administration and Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers.

NRS 616A.466 - Recognition of certain provisions of collective bargaining agreements. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Recognition of certain provisions of collective bargaining agreements. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 616A.467 - Power of Commissioner and Administrator to delegate authority to collect fines and deposit in Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation if authority to collect fines not delegated.

NRS 616A.469 - Certificate to operate as independent review organization: Authority of Commissioner to issue certificate; application; fee; prerequisites to issuance; ineligible parties.

NRS 616A.470 - Self-insured employers and private carriers to compensate Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers or Hearings Division of Department of Administration for services provided.

NRS 616A.475 - Self-insured employers, associations of self-insured employers and private carriers to furnish information to Administrator; insured employer to keep sufficient supply of blank forms.

NRS 616A.480 - Required execution of blank forms by employer; penalty for noncompliance.

NRS 616A.485 - Employer’s records open to inspection.

NRS 616A.490 - Employer to post notice identifying industrial insurer; contents of notice.

NRS 616A.495 - Employer to make available evidence of coverage; penalty for noncompliance.