Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases
NRS 617.357 - Certain claims regarding cancer, lung or heart diseases, certain contagious diseases or hepatitis: Reports by insurers to Administrator; public reports by Administrator.

1. Each insurer shall submit to the Administrator a written report concerning each claim for compensation in which the claimant is a firefighter, police officer, arson investigator or emergency medical attendant that is filed with the insurer pursuant to NRS 617.453, 617.455, 617.457, 617.481, 617.485 or 617.487. The written report must be submitted to the Administrator within 30 days after the insurer accepts or denies the claim pursuant to NRS 617.356 and must include:
(a) A statement specifying the nature of the claim;
(b) A statement indicating whether the insurer accepted or denied the claim and the reasons for the acceptance or denial;
(c) A statement indicating the estimated medical costs for the claim; and
(d) Any other information required by the Administrator.
2. If a claim specified in subsection 1 is appealed or affirmed, modified or reversed on appeal, or is closed or reopened, the insurer shall notify the Administrator of that fact in writing within 30 days after the claim is appealed, affirmed, modified, reversed, closed or reopened.
3. On or before February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall prepare and make available to the general public a written report concerning claims specified in subsection 1. The written report must include:
(a) The information submitted to the Administrator by an insurer pursuant to this section during the immediately preceding year; and
(b) Any other information concerning those claims required by the Administrator.
4. As used in this section, the term "police officer" includes a peace officer as that term is defined in NRS 289.010.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 828; A 2013, 344; 2019, 2663)

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