1-3 Nevada attorney for injured workers to represent him. The request must be

1-4 made in writing.

1-5 2. The appeals officer , appeals panel or administrator, as the case may

1-6 be, shall consider each request within a reasonable time and shall make any

1-7 inquiry as [he] the appeals officer, appeals panel or administrator deems

1-8 necessary. If [he] the appeals officer, appeals panel or administrator finds

2-9 Nevada attorney for injured workers shall, when appointed by an appeals

2-10 officer , an appeals panel or the administrator, represent without charge a

2-11 claimant before the appeals officer, appeals panel, administrator, district

2-12 court or supreme court. In addition, the Nevada attorney for injured

2-13 workers may give advice regarding a claimant’s rights before a hearing

2-14 officer and the procedure for enforcing those rights.

2-15 2. When representing a claimant, the Nevada attorney for injured

2-16 workers shall:

2-17 (a) Advise the claimant and present his case to the appeals officer ,

2-18 appeals panel or administrator; and

2-19 (b) Present in the district court or supreme court an appeal from the

2-20 decision of the appeals officer , appeals panel or administrator if, in the

2-21 opinion of the Nevada attorney for injured workers, the appeal is merited.

2-22 3. If the Nevada attorney for injured workers determines, in accordance

2-23 with the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection 4, that a claim is

2-24 frivolous or lacks merit, he may refuse to represent a claimant.

2-25 4. The Nevada attorney for injured workers shall establish the policies

2-29 claims for compensation that will make information concerning the

2-30 claimants of an insurer available to other insurers and the fraud control unit

2-31 for industrial insurance established pursuant to NRS 228.420.

2-32 2. Every insurer shall provide information as required by the

2-33 administrator for establishing and maintaining the index of claims.

2-34 3. If an employee files a claim with an insurer, the insurer is entitled to

2-35 receive from the administrator a list of the prior claims of the employee. If

2-36 the insurer desires to inspect the files related to the prior claims, he must

2-37 obtain the written consent of the employee.

2-38 4. Any information obtained from the index of claims must be admitted

2-39 into evidence in any hearing before an appeals officer, an appeals panel, a

2-40 hearing officer or the administrator.

2-41 5. The division may assess and collect a reasonable fee for its services

2-42 provided pursuant to this section. The fee must be payable monthly or at

3-7 (a) A principal contractor or an owner of property acting as a principal

3-8 contractor aggrieved by a letter issued pursuant to NRS 616B.645; or

3-9 (b) An employer aggrieved by a determination made pursuant to NRS

3-10 616C.585,

3-11 may appeal from the letter or determination by filing a notice of appeal

3-12 with the administrator within 30 days after the date of the letter or

3-13 determination.

3-14 2. An employer shall not seek to remove costs that have been charged

3-15 to his account by appealing to the administrator any issue that relates to a

3-16 claim for compensation if the issue was raised or could have been raised

3-17 before a hearing officer , [or] an appeals officer or an appeals panel

3-18 pursuant to NRS 616C.315 or 616C.345 [.] or section 8 of this act,

3-19 respectively.

3-20 3. The decision of the administrator is the final and binding

3-21 administrative determination of an appeal filed pursuant to this section, and

3-22 the whole record consists of all evidence taken at the hearing before the

6-8 (a) Upon written request, one copy of any medical information

6-9 concerning his injury or illness.

6-10 (b) A statement which contains information concerning the claimant’s

6-11 right to:

6-12 (1) Receive the information and forms necessary to file a claim;

6-13 (2) Select a treating physician or chiropractor in accordance with the

6-14 provisions of NRS 616C.090;

6-15 (3) Request the appointment of the Nevada attorney for injured

6-16 workers to represent him before the appeals officer [;] or the appeals

6-17 panel;

6-18 (4) File a complaint with the administrator;

6-19 (5) When applicable, receive compensation for:

6-20 (I) Permanent total disability;

6-21 (II) Temporary total disability;

6-22 (III) Permanent partial disability;

6-23 (IV) Temporary partial disability; or

6-24 (V) All medical costs related to his injury or disease;

6-25 (6) Receive services for rehabilitation if his injury prevents him from

6-26 returning to gainful employment;

6-27 (7) Review by a hearing officer of any determination or rejection of a

6-28 claim by the insurer within the time specified by statute; and

6-29 (8) Judicial review of any final decision within the time specified by

6-30 statute.

6-31 2. The administrator shall adopt regulations for the manner of

6-35 under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS shall, if:

6-36 (a) Requested by the insurer or employer; or

6-37 (b) Ordered by an appeals officer , an appeals panel or a hearing

6-38 officer,

6-39 submit himself for medical examination at a time and from time to time at a

6-40 place reasonably convenient for the employee, and as may be provided by

6-41 the regulations of the division.

6-42 2. If the insurer has reasonable cause to believe that an injured

7-18 insurer determines that an employee has knowingly misrepresented or

7-19 concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or payment under the

7-20 provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, the insurer may

7-21 deduct from any benefits or payments due to the employee, the amount

7-22 obtained by the employee because of the misrepresentation or concealment

7-23 of a material fact. The employee shall reimburse the insurer for all benefits

7-24 or payments received because of the willful misrepresentation or

7-25 concealment of a material fact.

7-26 2. An employee who is aggrieved by a determination of an insurer

7-27 made pursuant to subsection 1 may appeal that determination pursuant to

7-28 NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive [.] , and sections 6 to 9, inclusive,

7-29 of this act. If the final decision by an appeals officer or an appeals panel is

7-30 favorable to the employee, the administrator shall order the insurer to pay

7-31 $2,000 to that employee, in addition to any benefits or payments the

7-32 employee is entitled to receive, if the administrator determines that the

7-33 insurer had no reasonable basis for believing that the employee knowingly

7-34 misrepresented or concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or

7-35 payment.

7-36 3. If an employee elects to receive his award for a permanent partial

7-37 disability in a lump sum pursuant to NRS 616C.495 and a criminal action is

7-38 brought against the employee for an alleged violation of NRS 616D.300,

7-39 the insurer shall, upon receiving notice of the action and until a judgment is

7-40 entered in the action, pay reasonable portions of the lump-sum award in

7-41 monthly installments. If the employee is not convicted of the alleged

8-8 (a) When the insurer determines that a claim should be closed before all

8-9 benefits to which the claimant may be entitled have been paid, the insurer

8-10 shall send a written notice of its intention to close the claim to the claimant

8-11 by first-class mail addressed to the last known address of the claimant. The

8-12 notice must include a statement that if the claimant does not agree with the

8-13 determination, he has a right to request a resolution of the dispute pursuant

8-14 to NRS 616C.305 and 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive [.] , and sections 6

8-15 to 9, inclusive, of this act. A suitable form for requesting a resolution of the

8-16 dispute must be enclosed with the notice. The closure of a claim is not

8-17 effective unless notice is given as required by this subsection.

8-18 (b) If the insurer does not receive a request for the resolution of the

8-19 dispute, it may close the claim.

8-20 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 233B.125, if a hearing is

8-21 conducted to resolve the dispute, the decision of the hearing officer may be

8-22 served by first-class mail.

8-23 2. If the medical benefits required to be paid for a claim are less than

8-24 $500, the claim closes automatically if the claimant does not receive

8-25 medical treatment for the injury for at least 12 months. The claimant may

8-29 administration shall:

8-30 1. Prescribe by regulation [the] :

8-31 (a) The qualifications and training required before a person may,

8-32 pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, serve

8-33 as a hearing officer. Training for a hearing officer must include techniques

8-34 of mediation.

8-35 (b) The training and continuing education required of each person

8-36 employed by the hearings division as an appeals officer.

8-37 (c) Standards for the performance of appeals officers in handling

8-38 appeals and contested claims for compensation, including, without

8-39 limitation, standards that require an appeals officer to render a decision

8-40 in each appeal and contested claim in a manner that is consistent with:

9-27 person who is aggrieved by a decision concerning accident benefits made

9-28 by an organization for managed care which has contracted with an insurer

9-29 must, within 14 days of the decision and before requesting a resolution of

9-30 the dispute pursuant to NRS 616C.345 to 616C.385, inclusive, and

9-31 sections 8 and 9 of this act, appeal that decision in accordance with the

9-32 procedure for resolving complaints established by the organization for

9-33 managed care.

9-34 2. The procedure for resolving complaints established by the

9-35 organization for managed care must be informal and must include, but is

9-36 not limited to, a review of the appeal by a qualified physician or

9-37 chiropractor who did not make or otherwise participate in making the

9-38 decision.

9-39 3. If a person appeals a final determination pursuant to a procedure for

9-40 resolving complaints established by an organization for managed care and

9-41 the dispute is not resolved within 14 days after it is submitted, he may

9-42 request a resolution of the dispute pursuant to NRS 616C.345 to 616C.385,

10-3 before a [hearings] hearing officer, or in any negotiations, settlements,

10-4 hearings or other meetings with an insurer concerning the employee’s claim

10-5 or possible claim, unless he is:

10-6 (a) Employed full time by the employee’s labor organization;

10-7 (b) Admitted to practice law in this state;

10-8 (c) Employed full time by and under the supervision of an attorney

10-9 admitted to practice law in this state; or

10-10 (d) Appearing without compensation on behalf of the employee.

10-11 It is unlawful for any person who is not admitted to practice law in this state

10-12 to represent the employee before an appeals officer [.] or an appeals panel.

10-13 2. It is unlawful for any person to represent an employer at hearings of

10-14 contested cases unless that person is:

10-15 (a) Employed full time by the employer or a trade association to which

10-16 the employer belongs that is not formed solely for the purpose of providing

10-17 representation at hearings of contested cases;

10-18 (b) An employer’s representative licensed pursuant to subsection 3 who

10-19 is not licensed as a third-party administrator;

10-20 (c) Admitted to practice law in this state; or

10-21 (d) A licensed third-party administrator.

10-22 3. The director of the department of administration shall adopt

10-23 regulations which include the:

10-24 (a) Requirements for licensure of employers’ representatives, including:

10-25 (1) The registration of each representative; and

10-26 (2) The filing of a copy of each written agreement for the

10-27 compensation of a representative;

10-28 (b) Procedure for such licensure; and

10-29 (c) Causes for revocation of such a license, including any applicable

10-30 action listed in NRS 616D.120 or a violation of this section.

10-31 4. Any person who is employed by or contracts with an employer to

10-32 represent the employer at hearings regarding contested claims is an agent of

10-33 the employer. If the employer’s representative violates any provision of this

10-34 chapter or chapter 616A, 616B or 616D of NRS, the employer is liable for

10-35 any penalty assessed because of that violation.

10-36 5. An employer shall not make the compensation of any person

10-37 representing him contingent in any manner upon the outcome of any

10-38 contested claim.

10-39 6. The director of the department of administration shall collect in

10-40 advance and deposit with the state treasurer for credit to the state general

10-41 fund the following fees for licensure as an employer’s representative:

10-42 (a) Application and license $78

11-4 administration, in his capacity as the chief of the hearings division, shall

11-5 appoint one or more appeals officers to conduct hearings in contested

11-6 claims for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.360. Each appeals officer

11-7 [shall hold] holds office for 2 years [from] after the date of his appointment

11-8 and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Each appeals officer

11-9 is entitled to receive an annual salary in an amount provided by law and is

11-10 in the unclassified service of the state.

11-11 2. Each appeals officer must be an attorney who has been licensed to

11-12 practice law before all the courts of this state for at least 2 years [.] and

11-13 who has at least 2 years of experience practicing law in actions related to

11-14 claims for compensation. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, an

11-15 appeals officer shall not engage in the private practice of law.

11-16 3. If an appeals officer determines that he has a personal interest or a

11-17 conflict of interest, directly or indirectly, in any case which is before him [,]

11-18 or an appeals panel of which he is a member, he shall disqualify himself

11-19 from hearing the case.

11-20 4. The [governor] director of the department of administration, in his

11-21 capacity as the chief of the hearings division, may appoint one or more

11-22 special appeals officers to conduct hearings in contested claims for

11-23 compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.360. The [governor] director shall

11-24 not appoint an attorney who represents persons in actions related to claims

11-25 for compensation to serve as a special appeals officer.

11-26 5. A special appeals officer appointed pursuant to subsection 4 is

11-27 vested with the same powers as a regular appeals officer. A special appeals

11-28 officer may hear any case in which a regular appeals officer has a conflict,

11-29 or any case assigned to him by the senior appeals officer to assist with a

11-30 backlog of cases. A special appeals officer is entitled to be paid at an

11-31 hourly rate, as determined by the department of administration.

11-32 6. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the decision

11-33 of an appeals officer is the final and binding administrative determination

11-34 of a claim for compensation [under] pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D,

11-35 inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, and the whole record consists of all

11-36 evidence taken at the hearing before the appeals officer and any findings of

11-37 fact and conclusions of law based thereon. If an aggrieved party appeals

11-38 the decision of an appeals officer to an appeals panel pursuant to section

11-39 8 of this act, the decision of the appeals panel is the final and binding

11-40 administrative determination as set forth in subsection 8 of section 9 of

12-17 before an appeals officer, an appeals panel, the administrator, the manager

12-18 or the manager’s designee, a party shall mail or deliver to the opposing

12-19 party any affidavit or declaration which he proposes to introduce into

12-20 evidence and notice to the effect that unless the opposing party, within 7

12-21 days after the mailing or delivery of such affidavit or declaration, mails or

12-22 delivers to the proponent a request to cross-examine the affiant or

12-23 declarant, his right to cross-examine the affiant or declarant is waived and

12-24 the affidavit or declaration, if introduced into evidence, will have the same

12-25 effect as if the affiant or declarant had given sworn testimony before the

12-26 appeals officer, the appeals panel, the administrator, the manager or the

12-30 hearing before the appeals officer and the rules of evidence applicable to

12-31 contested cases under chapter 233B of NRS apply to the hearing.

12-32 2. The appeals officer must hear any matter raised before him on its

12-33 merits, including new evidence bearing on the matter.

12-34 3. If necessary to resolve a medical question concerning an injured

12-35 employee’s condition, the appeals officer may refer the employee to a

12-36 physician or chiropractor chosen by the appeals officer. If the medical

12-37 question concerns the rating of a permanent disability, the appeals officer

12-38 may refer the employee to a rating physician or chiropractor. The rating

12-39 physician or chiropractor must be selected in rotation from the list of

12-40 qualified physicians or chiropractors maintained by the administrator

13-21 hearing officer , [or] appeals officer or appeals panel relating to a claim for

13-22 compensation, and the hearing results in a decision favorable to the

13-23 employee, the employee is entitled to receive reimbursement from the

13-24 insurer for:

13-25 (a) His actual expenses necessarily incurred for travel to and from the

13-26 hearing, if he is required to travel more than 20 miles one way from his

13-27 residence or place of employment to the hearing; and

13-28 (b) Any regular wages lost as a result of his attending the hearing.

13-29 2. The division shall adopt regulations governing the procedure and

13-33 compensation for an injury or death under chapters 616A to 616D,

13-34 inclusive, of NRS unless:

13-35 (a) A claim for compensation is filed as provided in NRS 616C.020; and

13-36 (b) A final decision [of an appeals officer has been rendered] on such a

13-37 claim [.] has been rendered by:

13-38 (1) An appeals officer; or

13-39 (2) An appeals panel, if the decision of an appeals officer was

13-40 appealed to the appeals panel pursuant to section 8 of this act.

13-41 2. Judicial proceedings instituted for compensation for an injury or

13-42 death, under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS are limited to

14-6 an insurer, employer or claimant, appeals the decision of an appeals officer

14-7 [,] or an appeals panel, that decision is not stayed unless a stay is granted

14-8 by the appeals officer , the appeals panel or the district court within 30

14-12 district court renders a decision on a claim for compensation and the

14-13 insurer or employer appeals that decision, but is unable to obtain a stay of

14-14 the decision:

14-15 (a) Payment of that portion of an award for a permanent partial

14-16 disability which is contested must be made in installment payments until the

14-17 claim reaches final resolution.

14-18 (b) Payment of the award must be made in monthly installments of 66

14-19 2/3 percent of the average wage of the claimant until the claim reaches final

14-20 resolution if the claim is for more than 3 months of past benefits for a

14-21 temporary total disability or rehabilitation, or for a payment in lump sum

14-22 related to past benefits for rehabilitation, such as costs for purchasing a

14-23 business or equipment.

14-24 2. If the final resolution of the claim is in favor of the claimant, the

14-25 remaining amount of compensation to which the claimant is entitled may be

14-26 paid in a lump sum if the claimant is otherwise eligible for such a payment

14-27 pursuant to NRS 616C.495 and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. If

14-28 the final resolution of the claim is in favor of the insurer or employer, any

14-29 amount paid to the claimant in excess of the uncontested amount must be

14-30 deducted from any future benefits related to that claim, other than medical

14-31 benefits, to which the claimant is entitled. The deductions must be made in

14-35 final decision of an appeals officer, an appeals panel, the manager or the

14-36 manager’s designee, and the petition is found by the district court to be

14-37 frivolous or brought without reasonable grounds, the district court may

14-41 vocational rehabilitation services ordered by an insurer, a hearing officer ,

14-42 [or] an appeals officer or an appeals panel must not include the following

15-19 panel shall not order self-employment for an injured employee or the

15-20 payment of compensation in a lump sum for vocational rehabilitation.

15-21 2. An insurer, an employer and an injured employee may execute an

15-25 manager and the manager’s designee, in conducting hearings or other

15-26 proceedings pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D,

15-27 inclusive, of NRS or regulations adopted pursuant to those chapters may:

15-28 (a) Issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of any witness or the

15-29 production of books, accounts, papers, records and documents.

15-30 (b) Administer oaths.

15-31 (c) Certify to official acts.

15-32 (d) Call and examine under oath any witness or party to a claim.

15-33 (e) Maintain order.

15-34 (f) Rule upon all questions arising during the course of a hearing or

15-35 proceeding.

15-36 (g) Permit discovery by deposition or interrogatories.

15-37 (h) Initiate and hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of

15-38 issues.

15-39 (i) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters.

15-40 (j) Generally regulate and guide the course of a pending hearing or

16-17 conducting hearings or other proceedings pursuant to the provisions of

16-18 chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS or regulations adopted pursuant

16-19 to those chapters, may order the attorney or representative of a party to pay

16-20 any costs that are incurred by the hearings division of the department of

16-21 administration for a court reporter or an interpreter.

16-22 2. Before ordering the payment of such costs, the appeals officer or the

16-23 appeals panel must find that the costs were incurred because the attorney

16-24 or representative of a party caused a continuance or delay in a scheduled

16-25 hearing by his failure, without good cause, to comply with an order of the

16-26 appeals officer , the appeals panel or a regulation adopted pursuant to

16-30 1. Disobeys an order of an appeals officer, an appeals panel, a hearing

16-31 officer, the administrator, the manager or the manager’s designee, or a

16-32 subpoena issued by the manager, manager’s designee, administrator,

16-33 appeals officer, appeals panel, hearing officer, inspector or examiner;

16-34 2. Refuses to permit an inspection; or

16-35 3. As a witness, refuses to testify to any matter for which he may be

16-36 lawfully interrogated,

16-37 the district judge of the county in which the person resides, on application

16-38 of the appeals officer, the appeals panel, the hearing officer, the

16-39 administrator, the manager or the manager’s designee, shall compel

16-40 obedience by attachment proceedings as for contempt, as in the case of

16-41 disobedience of the requirements of subpoenas issued from the court on a

17-3 receive the same fees as a sheriff.

17-4 2. Each witness who appears, in obedience to a subpoena which has

17-5 been issued pursuant to this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B or 616C of

17-6 NRS, before an appeals officer, an appeals panel, a hearing officer, the

17-7 administrator, the manager or the manager’s designee, is entitled to receive

17-8 for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases

17-9 in courts of record.

17-10 3. The appeals officer, appeals panel, hearing officer, administrator,

17-11 manager or manager’s designee shall:

17-12 (a) Authorize payment from his administrative budget of the fees and

17-13 mileage due to such a witness; or

17-14 (b) Impose those costs upon the party at whose instance the witness was

17-18 any specific part thereof, of any final hearing or investigation, made by a

17-19 stenographer appointed by an appeals officer, an appeals panel, a hearing

17-20 officer, the administrator, the manager or the manager’s designee, being

17-21 certified by that stenographer to be a true and correct transcript of the

17-22 testimony in the final hearing or investigation, or of a particular witness, or

17-23 of a specific part thereof, and carefully compared by him with his original

17-24 notes, and to be a correct statement of the evidence and proceedings had on

17-25 the final hearing or investigation so purporting to be taken and transcribed,

17-26 may be received in evidence with the same effect as if the stenographer had

17-27 been present and testified to the facts so certified.

17-28 2. A copy of the transcript must be furnished on demand to any party

17-32 administrator determines that an insurer, organization for managed care,

17-33 health care provider, third-party administrator or employer has:

17-34 (a) Through fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence:

17-35 (1) Induced a claimant to fail to report an accidental injury or

17-36 occupational disease;

17-37 (2) Persuaded a claimant to settle for an amount which is less than

17-38 reasonable;

17-39 (3) Persuaded a claimant to settle for an amount which is less than

17-40 reasonable while a hearing or an appeal is pending; or

17-41 (4) Persuaded a claimant to accept less than the compensation found

20-25 under this chapter shall, if:

20-26 (a) Requested by the insurer; or

20-27 (b) Ordered by an appeals officer, an appeals panel or a hearing
20-28 officer,

20-29 submit himself for medical examination at a time and from time to time at a

20-30 place reasonably convenient for the employee, and as may be provided by

20-31 the regulations of the division.

20-32 2. If the insurer has reasonable cause to believe that an injured

20-33 employee who is receiving compensation for a permanent total disability is

20-34 no longer disabled, the insurer may request the employee to submit to an

20-35 annual medical examination to determine whether the disability still exists.

20-36 The insurer shall pay the costs of the examination.

20-37 3. The request or order for an examination must fix a time and place

20-38 therefor, with due regard [being had to] for the nature of the medical

20-39 examination, the convenience of the employee, his physical condition and

20-40 ability to attend at the time and place fixed.

20-41 4. The employee is entitled to have a physician, provided and paid for

21-9 misrepresented or concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or

21-10 payment under the provisions of this chapter, the insurer may deduct from

21-11 any benefits or payments due to the employee, the amount obtained by the

21-12 employee because of the misrepresentation or concealment of a material

21-13 fact. The employee shall reimburse the insurer for all benefits or payments

21-14 received because of the knowing misrepresentation or concealment of a

21-15 material fact.

21-16 2. An employee who is aggrieved by a determination of an insurer

21-17 made pursuant to subsection 1 may appeal that determination pursuant to

21-18 NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385, inclusive [.] , and sections 6 to 9, inclusive,

21-19 of this act. If the final decision by an appeals officer or an appeals panel is

21-20 favorable to the employee, the administrator shall order the insurer to pay

21-21 $2,000 to that employee, in addition to any benefits or payments the

21-22 employee is entitled to receive, if:

21-23 (a) The final decision is favorable to the employee; and

21-24 (b) The administrator determines that the insurer had no reasonable

21-25 basis for believing that the employee knowingly misrepresented or

21-26 concealed a material fact to obtain any benefit or payment.

21-27 3. This section does not preclude an insurer from making an

21-28 investigation pursuant to, or pursuing the remedies provided by, NRS

21-32 an occupational disease under this chapter, unless:

21-33 (a) A claim is filed within the time limits prescribed in NRS 617.344;

21-34 and

21-35 (b) A final decision by an appeals officer or an appeals panel has been

21-36 rendered on the claim.

21-37 2. Judicial proceedings instituted for benefits for an occupational

21-40 new section to read as follows:

21-41 The director, in his capacity as the chief of the hearings division, shall

21-42 adopt regulations governing the conduct of the hearing and appeals

22-14 37 of this act, unless the context requires otherwise:

22-15 1. "Department" means the department of administration.

22-19 1. Shall appoint a chief of the:

22-20 (a) Risk management division;

22-21 (b) Buildings and grounds division;

22-22 (c) Purchasing division;

22-23 (d) State printing division;

22-24 (e) Administrative services division; and

22-25 (f) Motor pool division if separately established.

22-26 2. Shall appoint a chief of the budget division, or may serve in this

22-27 position if he has the qualifications required by NRS 353.175.

22-28 3. Shall serve as chief of the hearings division and [shall] appoint the

22-29 hearing officers , appeals officers and compensation officers. The director

22-30 may designate one of the appeals officers in the division [to] as the senior

22-31 appeals officer. The senior appeals officer shall supervise the

22-32 administrative, technical and procedural activities of the division. The

22-33 senior appeals officer shall perform such additional duties as the

22-34 director, serving as chief of the hearings division, may require.

22-35 4. Shall serve as chairman of the state public works board.

22-36 5. Is responsible for the administration, through the divisions of the

22-37 department, of the provisions of chapters 331, 333, 336 and 344 of NRS,

22-38 NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating

22-39 to the functions of the divisions of the department.

22-40 6. Is responsible for the administration of the laws of this state relating

22-41 to the negotiation and procurement of medical services and other benefits

22-42 for state agencies.