EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 616B.018 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 616B.018 1. The administrator shall establish a method of indexing

1-13 injured employee;

2-1 (c) If the employer of the injured employee is a member of an

2-2 association of self-insured public or private employers, the name and tax

2-3 identification number of that association;

2-4 (d) The name and tax identification number of the insurer, unless the

2-5 employer of the injured employee is self-insured and this requirement

2-6 would duplicate the information required pursuant to paragraph (b);

2-7 (e) The date upon which the employer’s policy of industrial insurance

2-8 that covers the claim became effective and the date upon which it will

2-9 expire or must be renewed;

2-10 (f) The number assigned to the claim by the insurer;

2-11 (g) The date of the injury or of the sustaining of the occupational

2-12 disease;

2-13 (h) The part of the body that was injured or the occupational disease

2-14 that was sustained by the injured employee;

2-15 (i) The percentage of disability as determined by the rating physician

2-16 or chiropractor;

2-17 (j) Which part of the body was permanently impaired, if any;

2-18 (k) What type of accident or occupational disease that is the subject of

2-19 the claim;

2-20 (l) The date, if any, that the claim was closed; and

2-21 (m) If the claim has been closed, whether the closure was:

2-22 (1) Automatic pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS

2-23 616C.235; or

2-24 (2) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 616C.235,

2-25 and what type of compensation was provided for the claim.

2-26 3. The administrator shall require information provided pursuant to

2-27 subsection 2 to be submitted:

2-28 (a) In a format that is consistent with nationally recognized standards

2-29 for the reporting of data regarding industrial insurance; and

2-30 (b) Electronically or in another medium approved by the

2-31 administrator.

2-32 4. The administrator shall ensure that the requirement for an insurer

2-33 to provide information pursuant to subsection 2 is administered in a fair

2-34 and equal manner so that an insurer is not required to provide more or a

2-35 different type of information than another insurer similarly situated.

2-36 5. The provisions of this section do not prevent the administrator

2-37 from:

2-38 (a) Conducting audits pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616B.003

2-39 and collecting information from such audits;

2-40 (b) Receiving and collecting information from the reports that

2-41 insurers must submit to the administrator pursuant to the provisions of

2-42 NRS 616B.009;

3-1 (c) Investigating alleged violations of the provisions of chapters 616A

3-2 to 617, inclusive, of NRS; or

3-3 (d) Enforcing the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of

3-4 NRS.

3-5 6. If an employee files a claim with an insurer, the insurer is entitled to

3-6 receive from the administrator a list of the prior claims of the employee. If

3-7 the insurer desires to inspect the files related to the prior claims, he must

3-8 obtain the written consent of the employee.

3-9 [4.] 7. Any information obtained from the index of claims [must] may

3-10 be admitted into evidence in any hearing before an appeals officer, a

3-11 hearing officer or the administrator.

3-12 [5.] 8. The division may assess and collect a reasonable fee for its

3-13 services provided pursuant to this section. The fee must be payable monthly

3-14 or at such other intervals as determined by the administrator.

3-15 [6.] 9. If the administrator determines that an insurer has intentionally

3-16 failed to provide the information required by [this section,] subsection 2,

3-17 the administrator shall impose an administrative fine of $1,000 for [each]

3-18 the initial violation, [or] and a fine of [$10,000] $2,000 for a second or

3-19 subsequent violation.

3-20 10. As used in this section, "tax identification number" means the

3-21 number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States

3-22 Department of the Treasury for identification.

3-23 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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