2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana
NRS 453A.800 - Costs associated with medical use of marijuana not required to be paid or reimbursed; medical use of marijuana not required to be accommodated in workplace. [Effective through March 31, 2014.]

The provisions of this chapter do not:

1. Require an insurer, organization for managed care or any person or entity who provides coverage for a medical or health care service to pay for or reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of marijuana.

2. Require any employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in the workplace.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 3065)

NRS 453A.800 Costs associated with medical use of marijuana not required to be paid or reimbursed; medical use of marijuana not required to be allowed in workplace; medical needs of employee who engages in medical use of marijuana to be accommodated by employer in certain circumstances. [Effective April 1, 2014.] The provisions of this chapter do not:

1. Require an insurer, organization for managed care or any person or entity who provides coverage for a medical or health care service to pay for or reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of marijuana.

2. Require any employer to allow the medical use of marijuana in the workplace.

3. Require an employer to modify the job or working conditions of a person who engages in the medical use of marijuana that are based upon the reasonable business purposes of the employer but the employer must attempt to make reasonable accommodations for the medical needs of an employee who engages in the medical use of marijuana if the employee holds a valid registry identification card, provided that such reasonable accommodation would not:

(a) Pose a threat of harm or danger to persons or property or impose an undue hardship on the employer; or

(b) Prohibit the employee from fulfilling any and all of his or her job responsibilities.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 3065; A 2013, 3726, effective April 1, 2014)