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Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 2, after “any” by inserting “nonproprietary”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, by deleting lines 6 and 7 and inserting:
“616C.040 1. [A] Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractor shall, within 3 working days after [he first treats]”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, by deleting lines 12 through 34 and inserting:
“the treating physician or chiropractor shall file the claim for compensation with the employer’s third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractor files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, [he] the physician or chiropractor shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the injured employee and the physician or chiropractor. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.
2. A physician or chiropractor who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractor delegates the duty to a medical facility:
(a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and
(b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by:
(1) The physician or chiropractor; and
(2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.
3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.
[3.] 4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the injured employee’s ability to work.
[4.] 5. Each physician, chiropractor and medical facility that treats injured employees, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.
[5.] 6. The Administrator [shall] may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 [on
a physician or chiropractor] for each violation of subsection 1 [.] on:
(a) A physician or chiropractor; or
(b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, by deleting lines 38 and 39 and inserting:
“from a physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040, an employer shall complete and file with his insurer or”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 43, be deleting “submitted” and inserting “filed”.
Amend sec. 5, page 5, by deleting line 5 and inserting:
“physician or chiropractor , or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040, indicates that the”.
Amend sec. 10, page 10, by deleting lines 42 and 43 and inserting:
“617.352 1. [A] Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractor shall, within 3 working days after [he first treats] first”.
Amend sec. 10, page 11, by deleting lines 3 through 25 and inserting:
“the treating physician or chiropractor shall file the claim for compensation with the employer’s third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractor files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, [he] the physician or chiropractor shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the employee and the physician or chiropractor. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.
2. A physician or chiropractor who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractor delegates the duty to a medical facility:
(a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and
(b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by:
(1) The physician or chiropractor; and
(2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.
3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.
[3.] 4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the injured employee’s ability to work.
[4.] 5. Each physician, chiropractor and medical facility that treats injured employees who have incurred occupational diseases, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.
[5.] 6. The Administrator [shall] may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 [against a physician or chiropractor] for each violation of subsection 1 [.] on:
(a) A physician or chiropractor; or
(b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.”.
Amend sec. 11, page 11, by deleting lines 29 and 30 and inserting:
“from a physician or chiropractor, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352, an employer shall complete and file with his insurer or”.
Amend sec. 11, page 11, line 34, by deleting “submitted” and inserting “filed”.
Amend sec. 11, page 11, by deleting line 40 and inserting:
“physician or chiropractor , or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 617.352, indicates that the”.
Amend the title of the bill by deleting the fifth through seventh lines and inserting:
“industrial insurance coverage; authorizing a physician or chiropractor to delegate to a medical facility the duty to file a claim for compensation within a certain period after the physician or chiropractor provides treatment to an injured employee; authorizing the Administrator of the Division to impose administrative fines against such a medical facility under certain circumstances;”.