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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 1 through 13 on page 1 and lines 1 through 43 on page 2, and inserting:
“Section 1. 1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a committee consisting of six Legislators to conduct an interim study of the impact of Nevada’s industrial insurance program on injured workers, employers and insurers.
2. The Legislative Commission shall appoint to the committee three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly who are acquainted with the statutory program for industrial insurance in this state.
3. The study must include, without limitation:
(a) An examination of the procedures for resolving contested industrial insurance claims filed by injured workers, the costs to injured workers, employers and insurers in litigating such claims, the effect of the benefit penalty on the resolution of such claims, and the timeliness of resolving such claims;
(b) Consideration of whether it is appropriate to reimburse injured workers for time off of work when they are receiving medical treatment for compensable industrial injuries or illnesses, including the cost of such reimbursement to employers and insurers and the impacts on injured workers of not making such reimbursement;
(c) Consideration of whether it is appropriate to increase benefits retroactively to a claimant or dependant of a claimant who is entitled to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for a permanent total disability caused by an industrial injury or a disablement from an occupational disease that occurs before July 1, 2004, and if so, consideration of the sources for paying for such increased benefits; and
(d) A review of the impact of legislation enacted during the 2003 Legislative Session on injured workers, employers and insurers.
4. In conducting the study, the committee shall seek information and suggestions from experts in the area of industrial insurance and from various representatives of injured workers, employers and insurers.
5. Any recommended legislation proposed by the committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly who are appointed to the committee.
6. The Legislative Commission shall submit a report of the results of the study and any recommendations for legislation to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. 1. The Commissioner of Insurance may conduct a study to review pricing mechanisms for medical professional liability insurance.
2. If the Commissioner of Insurance conducts a study pursuant to this section, the Commissioner shall submit a report of the results of the study to the Governor and the Legislative Commission.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to insurance; directing the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to study the impact of Nevada’s industrial insurance program on injured workers, employers and insurers; authorizing the Commissioner of Insurance to conduct a study to review pricing mechanisms for medical professional liability insurance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows: