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Permanent Partial Disability Evaluation Cost Increase
By Jason Weinstock on January 25, 2010 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsThe State of Nevada, Division of Industrial Relations, has approved the Nevada Medical Fee Schedule effective February 1, 2010. It provides that rating physicians are entitled to charge $650.99 for a rating evaluation that includes up to two accepted body parts. The rating doctor may charge an additional $217.41 for each additional body part. Injured … Continue reading Permanent Partial Disability Evaluation Cost Increase
Mileage Reimbursement-Update January 2010
By Jason Weinstock on January 14, 2010 Posted in BenefitsThe State of Nevada DIR announced that mileage reimbursements to injured workers traveling to and from medical care or for vocational rehabiliation purposes has been decreased from 55 cents a mile to 50 cents a mile, effective January 1, 2010. The regulations for mileage reimbursement of travel expenses are found at NAC616C.150. The request for reimbursement … Continue reading Mileage Reimbursement-Update January 2010
FMLA Questions and Answers for Nevada Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on January 5, 2010 Posted in BenefitsQ: What is FMLA? A: FMLA is The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, a federal law that requires employers of 50 employees or more to grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid protected job leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. There is a 12-month eligibility requirement, and only serious health conditions … Continue reading FMLA Questions and Answers for Nevada Injured Workers
Physician Progress Reports- Nevada Work Comp Info
By Jason Weinstock on December 8, 2009 Posted in Back Injuries,Temporary total disability benefitsAfter every visit to a treating doctor, the injured worker should make sure that he or she leaves with a copy of a physician progress report (PPR). Most doctors who are on insurers’ provider lists use the DIR- approved physician progress report form. However, some doctors have forms on their own stationery that have the … Continue reading Physician Progress Reports- Nevada Work Comp Info
How to Contest Your Nevada PPD Award
By Jason Weinstock on October 20, 2009 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsUnder Nevada workers’ compensation law, the final settlement, called a permanent partial disability award (PPD) is based on 3 factors: 1) the percentage of impairment found by a rating doctor, 2) the average monthly wage of the injured worker, and 3) the age of the injured worker when the award is calculated. If the average monthly … Continue reading How to Contest Your Nevada PPD Award
Nevada Permanent Partial Disability Awards Explained
By Jason Weinstock on October 20, 2009 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsWhen an injured worker’s treating physician reports to the insurer that there may be a permanent impairment, the adjuster should schedule an impairment evaluation with a rating doctor. The impairment percentage determined by the rating doctor results in a monetary settlement known as a permanent partial disability award (PPD). Rating doctors are chiropractors and physicians who have taken … Continue reading Nevada Permanent Partial Disability Awards Explained
How Much Retraining Can An Injured Worker Get in Nevada?
By Jason Weinstock on September 30, 2009 Posted in Vocational rehabilitationNevada law (NRS 616C.555), provides that the length of a retraining program that may be authorized is determined by the permanent partial disability impairment percentage (the PPD). This law does not make a lot of sense in that a an injured worker may have a high PPD under the AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent … Continue reading How Much Retraining Can An Injured Worker Get in Nevada?
How Are Benefits Calculated in Nevada?
By Jason Weinstock on September 30, 2009 Posted in Calculating benefitsOnce a claim is accepted by the insurer or the third-party administrator handling the claim, if the injured worker is off work for more than five days in a row, or five days within a twenty-day time period, temporary total disability benefits (TTD) are paid. In order to pay TTD benefits, the insurer must first … Continue reading How Are Benefits Calculated in Nevada?
Knee and Shoulder Injuries at Work
By Jason Weinstock on September 22, 2009 Posted in Back InjuriesWork-related traumatic injuries to knees and shoulders are common. These are two of the most complex joints in the body. If an injured worker is not getting better with physical therapy, reduced activity, and drugs to reduce inflammation, the initial treating physician may then order a MRI to better diagnose injury to the ligaments, tendons, … Continue reading Knee and Shoulder Injuries at Work
Job Termination and Benefits
By Jason Weinstock on August 25, 2009 Posted in Job termination,Temporary total disability benefitsWhen an injured worker is terminated, and the reason for job termination, are important. If an injured worker files a claim for an injury after he is fired or layed off, then the law presumes that the claim is not valid. Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court interpreted NRS 616C.150(2) in Levinson v. Milko, 124 Nev. … Continue reading Job Termination and Benefits
Maximum Average Monthly Wage Used to Calculate Benefits
By Jason Weinstock on June 26, 2009 Posted in Calculating benefitsWhen an injured worker is taken off work by the treating doctor, the insurer pays the injured worker 66 2/3 of the injured worker’s average monthly wage if it does not exceed the state’s maximum average monthly wage for the year in which the accident occurred. For injuries occurring after July 1, 2009, the maximum … Continue reading Maximum Average Monthly Wage Used to Calculate Benefits
Little Change to Rules on Choice of Physician
By Jason Weinstock on June 23, 2009 Posted in Back InjuriesThe 2009 legislative session was preoccupied with the economic crisis, the state budget, and an unprecedented number of bills vetoed by the governor, the majority of which were promptly reaffirmed by the state assembly and senate. Injured workers seeking reforms didn’t stand much of a chance to make significant changes in this climate. However, Assembly … Continue reading Little Change to Rules on Choice of Physician
Scholarship Fund Available for Dependents of Deceased Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on June 9, 2009 Posted in Benefits,Death benefitsChildren, spouses, or other legal dependents of employees whose industrial injuries result in death or permanent total disability may be eligible for a scholarship with the College of Southern Nevada. This scholarship was established by the Nevada Self Insurers Association. For more information on how to apply for this scholarship, contact Jamille Watson (702) 651-5831 … Continue reading Scholarship Fund Available for Dependents of Deceased Injured Workers
How to Get Medical Care in Another State on Your Nevada Claim
By Jason Weinstock on May 15, 2009 Posted in Out-of-state careIf you reside in another state and were injured while working temporarily in Nevada, and you have a a Nevada claim, you may want to move back home to have family and friends around to help you while you still need medical care. While it can be more difficult to obtain medical treatment and benefits … Continue reading How to Get Medical Care in Another State on Your Nevada Claim
Time to Change Exclusive Remedy Law in Nevada
By Jason Weinstock on May 1, 2009 Posted in Benefits,Death benefits,exclusive remedy,Workplace safetyI am surprised that no one is discussing making changes to Nevada’s exclusive remedy law as one of many proposed solutions to the workplace safety problem. The recent U.S. House and Senate Committee hearings on Capitol Hill concerning OSHA’s role in investigating workers’ fatalities prompted a suggestion from Representative Dina Titus this week that criminal … Continue reading Time to Change Exclusive Remedy Law in Nevada
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