615.220 - Determination of disability. - Nevada Statutes

615.220  Determination of disability.

      1.  To facilitate the making of disability determinations in this state, the Department through the Division, on behalf of the State of Nevada, may enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Government, by and through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or any other federal agency, for the making of disability determinations, receiving and expending federal money for the making of such determinations, and performing other acts and functions necessary to effectuate the provisions of any Act of Congress, and all applicable federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

      2.  The Department, by and through the Division, shall make the disability determinations required by the provisions of any Act of Congress, and the State Treasurer shall disburse the money required for the making of such determinations upon claims by the Director in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403; 1983, 150; 1991, 170; 1993, 1854)