2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement
NRS 286.672 - Eligibility.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a deceased member had 2 years of accredited contributing service in the 2 1/2 years immediately preceding the member s death or was a regular, part-time employee who had 2 or more years of creditable contributing service before and at least 1 day of contributing service within 6 months immediately preceding the member s death, or if the employee had 10 or more years of accredited contributing service, certain of the deceased member s dependents are eligible for payments as provided in NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive. If the death of the member resulted from a mental or physical condition which required the member to leave the employ of a participating public employer or go on leave without pay, eligibility pursuant to the provisions of this section extends for 18 months after the member s termination or commencement of leave without pay.
2. If the death of a member occurs while the member is on leave of absence granted by the member s employer for further training and if the member met the requirements of subsection 1 at the time the member s leave began, certain of the deceased member s dependents are eligible for payments as provided in subsection 1.
3. If the death of a member is caused by an occupational disease or an accident arising out of and in the course of the member s employment, no prior contributing service is required to make the deceased member s dependents eligible for payments pursuant to NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive, except that this subsection does not apply to an accident occurring while the member is traveling between the member s home and the member s principal place of employment or to an accident or occupational disease arising out of employment for which no contribution is made.
4. As used in this section, dependent includes a survivor beneficiary designated pursuant to NRS 286.6767.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 983; A 1967, 1064; 1975, 1058; 1977, 1594; 1979, 756, 944; 1989, 1025; 1995, 253; 2001, 1290)