NAC615.105. Request for hearing; request for resolution by alternate means; informal discussions.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or Bureau may, not later than 60 days after he receives notice of the decision, submit a written request to the Administrator or his designee for a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 615.280. The Administrator or his designee may, upon good cause shown, allow a person to file a request for a hearing more than 60 days after he receives notice of the decision.

     2. In addition to, or in lieu of, submitting a request for a hearing pursuant to subsection 1, a person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or Bureau may, not later than 30 days after he receives notice of the decision, submit a written request to the Administrator or his designee to resolve the dispute by using alternate means of dispute resolution in accordance with the Client Assistance Program as specified in 29 U.S.C. § 732(g)(3)(A) or by mediation pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 722(c).

     3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or Bureau from engaging in informal discussions with the Administrator or his designee concerning the dispute or reaching a settlement of the dispute.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Employm’t, Training & Rehab. by R229-05, eff. 6-28-2006)