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NRS 616C.160

Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Grover C. Dils Medical Center v. Menditto (2005)

Most recently applied in Dickinson v. American Medical Response (July 2008)

(Added to NRS by 1993, 663; A 1999, 2447; 2001, 1016)

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If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 616C.020:

1. The injured employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractic physician for a newly developed injury or disease; and

2. The employee’s medical records for the injury reported do not include a reference to the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought, or there is no documentation indicating that there was possible exposure to an injury described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265,

Ê the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought must not be considered part of the employee’s original claim for compensation unless the physician or chiropractic physician establishes by medical evidence a causal relationship between the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought and the original accident.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.