Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of SB320 R2 (§ 3).
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Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 6, by deleting “616D,” and inserting “617,”.
Amend sec. 3, page 1, line 8, by deleting “If” and inserting:
“The Commissioner may issue certificates authorizing qualified external review organizations to conduct external reviews for the purposes of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS. If the Commissioner issues such certificates and”.
Amend sec. 3, page 1, line 10, by deleting “616D,” and inserting “617,”.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 3, by deleting “shall” and inserting “may”.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 5, by deleting “The regulations” and inserting:
“Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 10, by deleting “shall” and inserting “may”.
Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 12, by deleting “The regulations” and inserting:
“Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section”.
Amend sec. 10, page 9, by deleting lines 8 through 24 and inserting:
“authorization for payment has been denied, the appeals officer may [refer] :
(a) Refer the employee to a physician or chiropractor of his choice who has demonstrated special competence to treat the particular medical condition of the employee. If the medical question concerns the rating of a permanent disability, the appeals officer may refer the employee to a rating physician or chiropractor. The rating physician or chiropractor must be selected in rotation from the list of qualified physicians or chiropractors maintained by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.490, unless the insurer and the injured employee otherwise agree to a rating physician or chiropractor. The insurer shall pay the costs of any examination requested by the appeals officer.
(b) If the medical question or dispute is relevant to an issue involved in the matter before the appeals officer and all parties agree to the submission of the matter to an external review organization, submit the matter to an external review organization in accordance with section 5 of this act and any regulations adopted by the Commissioner.”.
Amend the title, first line, by deleting “establishing” and inserting:
“authorizing the establishment of”.