“Total disability” means incapacity resulting from an accident arising out of and in the course of employment which prevents the covered worker from engaging, for remuneration or profit, in any occupation for which the worker is or becomes reasonably fitted by education, training or experience.
NRS 616A.340
“Total disability” defined
Known as the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act
The act spans §§ 616–616 (110 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers v. Nevada Self-Insurers Ass'n (2010)
Most recently applied in Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers v. Nevada Self-Insurers Ass'n (February 2010)
(Added to NRS by 1973, 367)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.117)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.