Section 616C.010 - Employee to report accident and injury to employer; examination of employee; professional employer organization to provide to leased employees instructions regarding reporting of injuries1. Whenever any accident occurs to any employee, the employee shall forthwith report the accident and the injury resulting therefrom to his or her employer.2. When an employer learns of an accident, whether or not it is reported, the employer may direct the employee to submit to, or the employee may request, an examination by a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, in order to ascertain the character and extent of the injury and render medical attention which is required immediately. The employer shall: (a) If the employer's insurer has entered into a contract with an organization for managed care or with providers of health care pursuant to NRS 616B.527, furnish the names, addresses and telephone numbers of:(1) Two or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination and who are available pursuant to the terms of the contract, if there are two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment; or(2) One or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination and who are available pursuant to the terms of the contract, if there are not two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment.(b) If the employer's insurer has not entered into a contract with an organization for managed care or with providers of health care pursuant to NRS 616B.527, furnish the names, addresses and telephone numbers of: (1) Two or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination, if there are two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment; or(2) One or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination, if there are not two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment.3. From among the names furnished by the employer pursuant to subsection 2, the employee shall select one of those physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses to conduct the examination, but the employer shall not require the employee to select a particular physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse from among the names furnished by the employer. Thereupon, the examining physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, as applicable, shall report forthwith to the employer and to the insurer the character and extent of the injury. The employer shall not require the employee to disclose or permit the disclosure of any other information concerning the employee's physical condition except as required by NRS 616C.177.4. Further medical attention, except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.265, must be authorized by the insurer.5. This section does not prohibit an employer from requiring the employee to submit to an examination by a physician or chiropractic physician specified by the employer at any convenient time after medical attention which is required immediately has been completed.6. A professional employer organization must provide to each employee covered under an employee leasing contract instructions on how to notify the client company and the employee's supervisor at the professional employer organization of an injury in plain, clear language placed in conspicuous type in a specifically labeled area of instructions given to the employee.[Part 52:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.52]-(NRS A 1981, 1167, 1471; 1983, 478; 1985, 1543; 2007, 3344; 2009, 1130; 2021, 1179, 1928)Amended by 2021, Ch. 322,§8, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2021, Ch. 245,§1.4, eff. 5/31/2021.[Part 52:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.52 ] - (NRS A 1981, 1167, 1471; 1983, 478; 1985, 1543; 2007, 3344; 2009, 1130)