616B.472 - Suspension of authorization of private carrier to provide industrial insurance: Grounds; hearing. - Nevada Statutes

616B.472  Suspension of authorization of private carrier to provide industrial insurance: Grounds; hearing.

      1.  The Commissioner shall suspend the authorization of a private carrier to provide industrial insurance for 1 year if, after a hearing thereon, the Commissioner finds that the private carrier has intentionally or repeatedly failed to comply with the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or the regulations of the Division or the Commissioner.

      2.  A hearing to determine whether the authorization of a private carrier to provide industrial insurance will be suspended pursuant to subsection 1 must be conducted by the Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of NRS 679B.310 to 679B.370, inclusive, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS concerning adjudication of contested cases. A record of the hearing must be kept but it need not be transcribed unless requested by the private carrier. The cost of transcription must be charged to the private carrier.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2003; A 1997, 1432; 1999, 444, 1722)

      NRS 616B.475  Requirements for handling claims; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division.  The claims of employees and their dependents resulting from injuries while in the employment of employers insured by a private carrier must be handled in the manner provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and the employer and the private carrier are subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2001)