NRS 617.420

Minimum duration of incapacity for temporary total disability; payment of medical benefits; exception

Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act

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

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Howard v. City of Las Vegas (2005)

Most recently applied in 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 28 - CITY OF LAS VEGAS v. MUNSON (CIVIL) (June 2025)

[37:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.37]—(NRS A 1959, 205; 1987, 923; 2017, 3891; 2019, 1903)

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1. No compensation may be paid under this chapter for temporary total disability which does not incapacitate the employee for at least 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period from earning full wages, but if the incapacity extends for 5 or more days within a 20-day period, the compensation must then be computed from the date of disability.

2. The limitations in this section do not apply to medical benefits, including, without limitation, medical benefits pursuant to NRS 617.453, 617.455 or 617.457, or a claim to which subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 616C.180 applies, which must be paid from the date of application for payment of medical benefits.

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