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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 4 and renumbering sections 5 through 9 as sections 1 through 5.
Amend sec. 7, page 8, by deleting lines 39 through 45 and inserting:
“specified in subsection 2 may be excused if the person aggrieved [shows] :
(a) Demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not receive the notice of the determination and the forms necessary to request a hearing [.] ; or
(b) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the hearing officer that the failure to file a request for a hearing was caused by the death or diagnosis of a terminal disease of a spouse, parent or child.
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The claimant or employer shall notify the insurer of a change
of address.”.
Amend sec. 8, page 10, by deleting lines 8 through 15 and inserting:
“in subsection 1 or 2 may be excused if the party aggrieved [shows] :
(a) Demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not receive the notice of the determination and the forms necessary to appeal the determination[.] ; or
(b) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the appeals officer that the failure to file a notice of appeal was caused by the death or diagnosis of a terminal disease of a spouse, parent or child.
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The claimant, employer or insurer shall notify the hearing
officer of a change of address.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 10 and renumbering sec. 11 as sec. 6.
Amend sec. 11, page 13, by deleting lines 29 through 40 and inserting:
“(b) The spouse, or in the absence of a spouse, any dependent child of a deceased claimant injured on or after July 1, 1973,who is not entitled to compensation in accordance with NRS 616C.505, is entitled to a lump sum equal to the present value of the deceased claimant’s undisbursed award for a permanent partial disability.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 12 and renumbering sections 13 and 14 as sections 7 and 8.
Amend sec. 13, page 18, by deleting lines 28 and 29 and inserting:
“the program within 30 days after he [receives written notification that he is eligible] completes the program for vocational”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 15 and renumbering sections 16 and 17 as sections 9 and 10.
Amend sec. 16, page 21, line 33, by deleting:
“and 616D.030 are” and inserting “is”.
Amend the text of repealed sections by deleting the text of NRS 616D.030.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; expanding the period during which an injured employee may request an extension of his program for vocational rehabilitation; revising provisions relating to the notice provided to a claimant concerning the closing of a claim; revising provisions relating to the notice provided to a claimant who elects to receive payment for a permanent partial disability in a lump sum; revising provisions relating to vocational rehabilitation services provided to an injured worker in another state; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.