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NRS 617.390

Compensation for both injury and disease

Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act

The act spans §§ 617–617 (80 sections).

[30:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.30]—(NRS A 1979, 1063; 1981, 850, 1504)

1. Compensation may be awarded for both injury and disease.

2. If an employee claims to be suffering from both an occupational disease and an injury, the insurer shall determine whether the disease or the injury or both, are related to the disability and shall order payment of compensation from the proper funds.

3. Compensation awarded for both injury and disease must not exceed the amount payable for the total percentage of disability.

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