616C.585 - Limit on goods and services which may be provided; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

616C.585  Limit on goods and services which may be provided; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, vocational rehabilitation services ordered by an insurer, a hearing officer or an appeals officer must not include the following goods and services:

      (a) A motor vehicle.

      (b) Repairs to an injured employee’s motor vehicle.

      (c) Tools and equipment normally provided to the injured employee by his or her employer during the course of his or her employment.

      (d) Care for the injured employee’s children.

      2.  An injured employee is entitled to receive the goods and services set forth in subsection 1 only if the insurer of the injured employee determines that such goods and services are reasonably necessary.

      3.  Vocational rehabilitation services ordered by an insurer may include the formal education of the injured employee only if:

      (a) The priorities set forth in NRS 616C.530 for returning an injured employee to work are followed;

      (b) The education is recommended by a plan for a program of vocational rehabilitation developed pursuant to NRS 616C.555; and

      (c) A written proposal concerning the probable economic benefits to the employee and the necessity of the education is submitted to the insurer.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 668; A 1997, 1441)