Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.020 (2026)

Claim for compensation: Requirements for injured employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form

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NRS 616C.020  Claim for compensation: Requirements for injured employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an injured employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 90 days after an accident if:

      (a) The employee has sought medical treatment for an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment; or

      (b) The employee was off work as a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment.

      2.  In the event of the death of the injured employee resulting from the injury, a dependent of the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 1 year after the death of the injured employee.

      3.  The claim for compensation must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 661)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.501)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2000 · leading case: Barrick Goldstrike Mine v. Peterson, 2 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2000).
Barrick Goldstrike Mine v. Peterson, 2 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 13× “015 or a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.020. After a careful review of NRS Chapter 616C, we conclude that the legislature established a comprehensive statutory scheme for workers’ compensation claims that begins with a two-step process.”
Hayes v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 971 P.2d 1257 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 2× “If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 616C.020: 1. The injured employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractor for a newly developed injury or disease; and 2.”
Browning v. Young Elec. Sign Co., 936 P.2d 322 (Nev. 1997). “060 states: “An insurer shall accept or deny responsibility for compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS within 30 working days after claims for compensation are received pursuant to both NRS 616C.020 and 616C.040.” 2 This section was later recodified as NRS…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.020(1) — 1 case
Barrick Goldstrike Mine v. Peterson, 2 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2000). “015 or a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.020. After a careful review of NRS Chapter 616C, we conclude that the legislature established a comprehensive statutory scheme for workers’ compensation claims that begins with a two-step process.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.020(l)(a) — 1 case
Barrick Goldstrike Mine v. Peterson, 2 P.3d 850 (Nev. 2000). “015 or a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.020. After a careful review of NRS Chapter 616C, we conclude that the legislature established a comprehensive statutory scheme for workers’ compensation claims that begins with a two-step process.”
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