Section 616C.265 - Hearing officer: Qualifications regarding education and experienceA person who wishes to serve as a hearing officer pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS must:
1. Possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have at least 4 years of professional experience in resolving disputes between opposing parties, 2 years of which included making determinations or adjudicating issues by interpreting statutes or administrative rules or regulations;2. Possess an associate's degree from an accredited junior college or community college and have at least 5 years of professional experience in resolving disputes between opposing parties, 2 years of which included making determinations or adjudicating issues by interpreting statutes or administrative rules or regulations;3. Have at least 2 years of experience as a hearing officer with an administrative agency of this State; or4. Possess any other combination of education and experience which the Chief of the Hearings Division deems to be equivalent to the education and experience required by subsection 1, 2 or 3, and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Chief of the Hearings Division that he or she possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities required by this section and NAC 616C.267. For the purposes of this subsection, 1 year of experience in administering claims or programs for workers' compensation or representing employers in contested claims for workers' compensation, or 1 year of any other related experience, may be substituted for 1 year of education completed after graduation from high school.Nev. Admin. Code § 616C.265
Added to NAC by Hearings Div., eff. 9-6-96