Section 616C.148 - Reports by rating physician or chiropractorUnless good cause is shown:
1. A rating physician or chiropractor shall mail a report of an evaluation of an injured employee to the insurer within 14 days after the evaluation is completed. Unless good cause is shown, if an addendum is requested by the insurer, the rating physician or chiropractor shall mail the addendum to the insurer within 14 days after receiving the request.2. If a rating evaluation is requested by an injured employee or a representative thereof, the rating physician or chiropractor shall mail a report of the evaluation to the injured employee or a representative within 14 days after the evaluation is completed. Unless good cause is shown, if an addendum is requested by the injured employee or a representative, the rating physician or chiropractor shall mail the addendum to the injured employee or a representative within 14 days after receiving the request.3. A report of a rating evaluation performed by a rating physician or chiropractor must include: (a) All the findings of the physical examination; and(b) References to each table or figure of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment used by the rating physician or chiropractor to determine the permanent impairment of the injured employee.4. A rating physician or chiropractor shall retain at least one copy of each report of a rating evaluation and all supporting documentation of the rating physician or chiropractor for a period of not less than 5 years after the date on which the rating evaluation referenced in the report of rating evaluation is performed.Nev. Admin. Code § 616C.148
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations, eff. 11-10-93; A 3-5-96; R009-97, 10-27-97; R121-97, 12-10-97, eff. 1-1-98; R090-99, 10-28-99; R105-00, 1-18-2001, eff. 3-1-2001; R118-02, 9-7-2005-Substituted in revision for NAC 616C.212; A by R130-14, eff. 9/9/2016