Section 616C.568 - Relocation: Expenses; notice of decision; limitations1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.580, an insurer shall pay the expenses incurred by an injured employee for relocating as part of a program of vocational rehabilitation if the insurer determines that the injured employee does not have a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in the current labor market of the area of this State where the injured employee resides, considering the:(a) Occupational aptitudes of the injured employee as determined by the vocational rehabilitation counselor; and(b) Physical limitations of the injured employee as established by the medically objective findings of the treating physician or chiropractor.2. The injured employee must decide whether to relocate within 30 days after the date on which he or she is notified by the insurer that he or she does not have a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in the current labor market of the area in which he or she resides. If the injured employee decides to relocate, the insurer shall give the employee 30 days in which to relocate, commencing on the date on which the employee informed the insurer of the decision to relocate.3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, expenses incurred by an injured employee who has relocated as part of a program of vocational rehabilitation may include the costs of: (a) Connections for a telephone, gas and electricity;(b) Rent for the first month;(d) Utility deposits; and(e) Assistance with moving, limited to the costs associated with:(1) Moving not more than 10,000 pounds of household items;(2) Driving one motor vehicle to the new location; and(3) Renting a moving van and hiring persons to assist with loading and unloading the moving van.The costs of using a moving company may only be included as expenses incurred for relocation if it is not feasible for the injured employee to rent a van and hire persons to assist with loading and unloading the van.
4. Expenses incurred for relocation may not include:(a) Security deposits for pets;(b) The cost of connections for cable television;(c) The expenses for moving and installing a satellite for television;(d) The expenses for moving livestock or pets; and(e) The expenses for moving mobile homes or motor vehicles.5. An insurer shall not pay an injured employee's expenses for relocation more than once per claim.Nev. Admin. Code § 616C.568
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations, eff. 1-20-94; A by R006-97, 12-9-97