All conditions, restrictions, limitations and other provisions of NRS 617.460 with reference to the payment of compensation or benefits on account of silicosis or a disease related to asbestos are applicable to the payment of compensation or benefits on account of any other occupational disease of the respiratory tract resulting from injurious exposure to dusts.
NRS 617.470
Occupational diseases of respiratory tract resulting from exposure to dusts
Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act
The act spans §§ 617–617 (80 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State Industrial Insurance System v. Jesch (1985)
Most recently applied in State Industrial Insurance System v. Lodge (December 1991)
[28:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.28]—(NRS A 1987, 591)
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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.