Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.500 (2026)

Temporary partial disability: Compensation; time for making first payment or determination regarding payment

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NRS 616C.500  Temporary partial disability: Compensation; time for making first payment or determination regarding payment.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 616C.175, every employee in the employ of an employer, within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, who is injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, is entitled to receive for a temporary partial disability the difference between the wage earned after the injury and the compensation which the injured person would be entitled to receive if temporarily totally disabled when the wage is less than the compensation, but for a period not to exceed 24 months during the period of disability.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.028 and 616B.029, an injured employee or his or her dependents are not entitled to accrue or be paid any benefits for a temporary partial disability during the time the employee is incarcerated. The injured employee or his or her dependents are entitled to receive such benefits if the injured employee is released from incarceration during the period of disability specified in subsection 1 and the injured employee is certified as temporarily partially disabled by a physician or chiropractic physician.

      3.  If an injured employee makes a claim for temporary partial disability, the first payment or a determination regarding payment pursuant to this section must be issued by the insurer within 14 working days after receipt of the claim.

      [61:168:1947; A 1953, 292]—(NRS A 1967, 878; 1973, 533; 1993, 751; 1997, 3349; 2025, 3317)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2019 · leading case: Amazon.com v. Magee, 119 P.3d 732 (Nev. 2005).
Amazon.com v. Magee, 119 P.3d 732 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 5× “For the period of May 5 through October 30, 2001, the insurer found that Magee was eligible for temporary partial disability benefits under NRS 616C.500, with at least two periods when she was eligible for temporary total disability benefits.”
White Vs. State, Div. Of Forestry, 2019 NV 67 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “028 does not specifically address benefits after a prisoner has been released from custody, NRS 616C.500(2) addresses the issue by providing that prisoners "are entitled to receive [workers' compensation] benefits if the injured employee is released from incarceration during the…”
Anderson v. State, Emp't Sec. Div., 2014 NV 32 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 2× “475(7) (requiring a physician's or chiropractor's certification of disability to "Wriclude the period of disability"); NRS 616C.500(1) (stating the formula for calculating temporary partial disability benefits and providing that they may only last "for a period not to exceed 24…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.500(1) — 2 cases
Amazon.com v. Magee, 119 P.3d 732 (Nev. 2005). “For the period of May 5 through October 30, 2001, the insurer found that Magee was eligible for temporary partial disability benefits under NRS 616C.500, with at least two periods when she was eligible for temporary total disability benefits.”
Anderson v. State, Emp't Sec. Div., 2014 NV 32 (Nev. 2014). “475(7) (requiring a physician's or chiropractor's certification of disability to "Wriclude the period of disability"); NRS 616C.500(1) (stating the formula for calculating temporary partial disability benefits and providing that they may only last "for a period not to exceed 24…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.500(2) — 1 case
White Vs. State, Div. Of Forestry, 2019 NV 67 (Nev. 2019). “028 does not specifically address benefits after a prisoner has been released from custody, NRS 616C.500(2) addresses the issue by providing that prisoners "are entitled to receive [workers' compensation] benefits if the injured employee is released from incarceration during the…”
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