§ 616C.295 Duties of Chief of Hearings Division: Adoption of regulations establishing codes of conduct for hearing officers and appeals officers, standards for initial training and continuing education and qualifications for hearing officers; expediting of c
§ 616C.300 Hearing officers: Appointment; salary; disqualification from particular case
§ 616C.305 Procedure for appeal of final determination of organization for managed care which has contracted with insurer
§ 616C.310 Contested cases: Procedures; format; redaction of personal identifying information; representation of insurer or employer by legal counsel or other agent
§ 616C.315 Request for hearing; forms for request to be provided by insurer; prerequisites to scheduling of hearing; expeditious and informal hearing required; direct submission to appeals officer
§ 616C.320 Resolution of disputed decision of self-insured employer or employer who is member of association of self-insured public or private employers or insured by private carrier
§ 616C.325 Representation of employee and employer before hearings officer or appeals officer or in negotiations with insurer; licensure of employer’s representative; employer liable for representative’s violations; compensation of employer’s representative
§ 616C.330 Date, time and place for hearing; evaluation of injured employee; powers and duties of hearing officer; issuance of decision; procedure for obtaining stay of decision
§ 616C.335 Award of interest and costs; limitation; claimant’s memorandum of costs; insurer’s determination letter regarding requested costs; payment of allowed costs; request for appeal by aggrieved party
§ 616C.340 Appointment, term, qualifications and salary of appeals officers and special appeals officers; deemed civil officers of this State; conflicts of interest; removal; finality of decision by appeals officer
§ 616C.345 Notice of appeal; notice of contested claim; prerequisites to scheduling of hearing on appeal; effect of appeal on enforcement of decision of hearing officer; setting of date, time and place for hearing on appeal; continuances
§ 616C.350 Testimony of physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse before appeals officer; privileged communications
§ 616C.355 Use of affidavits or declarations as evidence at hearing; notice to opposing party; waiver of right to cross-examine affiant or declarant; effect of waiver
§ 616C.360 Record of hearing before appeals officer; rules of evidence; evaluation of injured employee; submission to independent review organization; powers and duties of appeals officer; transcripts; issuance of decision
§ 616C.363 External review: Duties of independent review organization; contents and submission of decision by organization; costs; regulations
§ 616C.365 Reimbursement of employee’s expenses incurred and wages lost as result of hearing requested by employer or insurer; regulations
§ 616C.370 Judicial review
§ 616C.375 Stay of decision of appeals officer
§ 616C.380 Payment pending appeal when decision not stayed; effect of final resolution of claim
§ 616C.385 Costs and attorney’s fees for frivolous petitions for judicial review
§ 616C.390 Reopening claim: General requirements and procedure; limitations; applicability
§ 616C.392 Reopening claim: Circumstances under which insurer is required to reopen claim for permanent partial disability
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 616C > Contested Claims

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.