NAC616C.550. Definitions.  


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  • As used in NAC 616C.550 to 616C.613, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

         1. “Employer” means the employer for whom an employee worked when the employee:

         (a) Sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment; or

         (b) Was last exposed to the conditions resulting in an occupational disease,

    Ê for which the employee requires vocational rehabilitation services.

         2. “Vocational rehabilitation maintenance” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616C.575.

         3. “Vocational rehabilitation services” may include:

         (a) Counseling and guidance by a vocational rehabilitation counselor.

         (b) An evaluation of the functional capacity of the injured employee and medical consultations to determine his or her level of participation in a program of vocational rehabilitation.

         (c) Ergonomic modifications, lifting devices and other reasonable accommodations approved by the insurer which would enhance the employability of the injured employee.

         (d) Assistance in job placement by vocational rehabilitation counselors, with special consideration given to fitting the requirements of the job to the ability of the injured employee.

         (e) Vocational testing.

         (f) Programs of vocational rehabilitation.

         (g) Vocational rehabilitation maintenance.

         (h) A reasonable allowance for transportation.

         (i) The payment of compensation in a lump sum in lieu of the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.

     [Industrial Comm’n, No. 14.010, eff. 7-1-73; A 6-23-76; 3-26-82; renumbered as 6.010, 6-30-82]—(NAC A by Div. of Industrial Insurance Regulation, 9-7-88; A by Div. of Industrial Relations, 1-20-94; 3-28-94; R006-97, 12-9-97)