Duties of Administrator: Regulations. The Administrator shall:
1. Prescribe by regulation the time within which adjudications and awards must be made.
2. Regulate forms of notices, claims and other blank forms deemed proper and advisable.
3. Prescribe by regulation the methods by which an insurer may approve or reject claims, and may determine the amount and nature of benefits payable in connection therewith.
4. Prescribe by regulation the method for reimbursing an injured employee for expenses necessarily incurred for travel more than 20 miles one way from his residence or place of employment to his destination as a result of an industrial injury.
5. Determine whether an insurer has provided adequate facilities in this state to administer claims and for the retention of a file on each claim.
6. Evaluate the services of private carriers provided to employers in:
(a) Controlling losses; and
(b) Providing information on the prevention of industrial accidents or occupational diseases.
7. Conduct such investigations and examinations of insurers as he deems reasonable to determine whether any person has violated the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or to obtain information useful to enforce or administer these chapters.
8. Except with respect to any matter committed by specific statute to the regulatory authority of another person or agency, adopt such other regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.
Last modified: February 25, 2006