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Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.530 (2026)

Priorities for returning injured employee to work

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NRS 616C.530  Priorities for returning injured employee to work.  An insurer shall adhere to the following priorities in returning an injured employee to work:

      1.  Return the injured employee to the job the injured employee had before his or her injury.

      2.  Return the injured employee to a job with the employer the injured employee worked for before his or her accident that accommodates any limitation imposed by the injury.

      3.  Return the injured employee to employment with another employer in a job that uses the injured employee’s existing skills.

      4.  Provide training for the injured employee while the injured employee is working in another vocation.

      5.  Provide formal training or education for the injured employee in another vocation.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 2396)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.378)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001).
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Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 48× “Additionally, because of the permanent work restrictions placed upon him, Tarango also applied for vocational rehabilitation benefits, pursuant to NRS 616C.530. Commensurate with federal law, however, SIIS issued a written determination stating that before Tarango could receive…”
Dillard Dep't Stores, Inc. v. Beckwith, 989 P.2d 882 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 6× “" Dillard complains that the instruction created a strict liability standard and in effect directed a verdict against it.”
Assoc. Risk Mgmt., Inc. Vs. Ibanez, 2020 NV 91 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 4× “See NRS 616C.530. At the same time, federal law positively prohibits any employer from knowingly employing an undocumented alien.”
State Indus. Ins. Sys. v. Engel, 971 P.2d 793 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 2× “See NRS 616C.530 (articulating priorities for returning injured employee to work, including providing training and job skills in existing or new vocation).”
Ruiz v. Sedgwick Cms (Nev. 2014). · cites it 2× “See NRS 616C.530(5) (explaining the insurer's priority to return an injured employee to work).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.530(1) — 1 case
Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001). “Additionally, because of the permanent work restrictions placed upon him, Tarango also applied for vocational rehabilitation benefits, pursuant to NRS 616C.530. Commensurate with federal law, however, SIIS issued a written determination stating that before Tarango could receive…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.530(2) — 1 case
Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001). “Additionally, because of the permanent work restrictions placed upon him, Tarango also applied for vocational rehabilitation benefits, pursuant to NRS 616C.530. Commensurate with federal law, however, SIIS issued a written determination stating that before Tarango could receive…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.530(4) — 1 case
Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001). “Additionally, because of the permanent work restrictions placed upon him, Tarango also applied for vocational rehabilitation benefits, pursuant to NRS 616C.530. Commensurate with federal law, however, SIIS issued a written determination stating that before Tarango could receive…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.530(5) — 2 cases
Tarango v. State Indus. Ins. Sys., 25 P.3d 175 (Nev. 2001). “Additionally, because of the permanent work restrictions placed upon him, Tarango also applied for vocational rehabilitation benefits, pursuant to NRS 616C.530. Commensurate with federal law, however, SIIS issued a written determination stating that before Tarango could receive…”
Ruiz v. Sedgwick Cms (Nev. 2014). “See NRS 616C.530(5) (explaining the insurer's priority to return an injured employee to work).”
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