NAC616C.145. Relative Values for Physicians: Adoption by reference; annual review by Administrator; compliance required.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, providers of health care who treat injured employees pursuant to this chapter and chapter 616C of NRS shall comply with the most recently published edition of or update to the Relative Values for Physicians, which the Division hereby adopts by reference.

     2. The Administrator will, on or before February 1 of each year, review the most recently published edition of or update to the Relative Values for Physicians. Each new edition of or update to the Relative Values for Physicians shall be deemed approved by the Division for use in this State from February 1 through January 31, unless a notice of disapproval of the edition or update is posted pursuant to this subsection by the immediately preceding February 1. If the Administrator wishes to disapprove a new edition of or update to the Relative Values for Physicians, the Administrator will:

     (a) Post a notice of disapproval at the largest public library in each county, the State Library and Archives, the Grant Sawyer Office Building located at 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, and all offices of the Division; and

     (b) Send a notice to each person included on the mailing list that the Division is required to maintain pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 233B.0603.

Ê If the Administrator disapproves an edition of or update to the Relative Values for Physicians the edition or update that was most recently adopted by reference or deemed approved pursuant to this section will continue in effect.

     3. A copy of Relative Values for Physicians, as adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1, may be purchased from Ingenix, 5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116-2889, [phone] for the price of $279.95.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Industrial Relations, eff. 3-15-84; A 11-30-84; 3-17-86, eff. 3-22-86; 6-23-86; 2-18-88; 7-20-89; 2-28-90, eff. 3-19-90; A by Div. of Industrial Relations, 10-11-93; R121-97, 12-10-97, eff. 1-1-98; R090-99, 10-28-99; R105-00, 1-18-2001, eff. 3-1-2001; R118-02, 9-7-2005)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 616C.188)