Section 617.352 - Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractic physician to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractic physician shall, within 3 working days after first providing treatment to an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, complete and file a claim for compensation with the employer of the employee and the employer's insurer. If the employer is a self-insured employer, the treating physician or chiropractic physician shall file the claim for compensation with the employer's third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractic physician files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, the physician or chiropractic physician shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the employee and the physician or chiropractic physician. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.2. A physician or chiropractic physician who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractic physician delegates the duty to a medical facility: (a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and(b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by:(1) The physician or chiropractic physician; and(2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the employee's ability to work.5. Each physician, chiropractic physician and medical facility that treats employees who have incurred occupational diseases, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.6. The Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation of subsection 1 on:(a) A physician or chiropractic physician; or(b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 1995, 649; 1997, 1446; 2003, 2309Added to NRS by 1993, 764; A 1995, 649; 1997, 1446; 2003, 2309