2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 53 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 617 Occupational Diseases
NRS 617.344 Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.
NRS 617.344 Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 90 days after the employee has knowledge of the disability and its relationship to his or her employment.
2. In the event of the death of the employee resulting from the occupational disease, a dependent of the employee, or a person acting on his or her behalf, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 1 year after the death of the employee.
3. The claim for compensation must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 763)
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