Insurer to commence payment of claim or deny claim within certain time after insurer notified of industrial accident; notification of claimant and Administrator of denial of claim; penalty for unreasonable delay or refusal to pay claim.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.136, within 30 days after the insurer has been notified of an industrial accident, every insurer shall:
(a) Commence payment of a claim for compensation; or
(b) Deny the claim and notify the claimant and Administrator that the claim has been denied.
Ê Payments made by an insurer pursuant to this section are not an admission of liability for the claim or any portion of the claim.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an insurer unreasonably delays or refuses to pay the claim within 30 days after the insurer has been notified of an industrial accident, the insurer shall pay upon order of the Administrator an additional amount equal to three times the amount specified in the order as refused or unreasonably delayed. This payment is for the benefit of the claimant and must be paid to him with the compensation assessed pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS. The provisions of this section do not apply to the payment of a bill for accident benefits that is governed by the provisions of NRS 616C.136.
Last modified: February 25, 2006