Nevada § 616A.035 - “Accident benefits” defined

§ 616A.035. “Accident benefits” defined

1. “ Accident benefits ” means medical, surgical, hospital or other treatments, nursing, medicine, medical

and surgical supplies, crutches and apparatuses, including prosthetic devices. 2. The term includes: (a) Medical benefits as defined by NRS 617.130 ; (b) Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to an employee who is exposed

to a contagious disease while providing medical services, including emergency medical

care, in the course and scope of his or her employment; (c) Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to a police officer, a salaried

or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator who: (1) Was exposed to a contagious disease: (I) Upon battery by an offender; or (II) While performing the duties of a police officer, firefighter or arson investigator, if the exposure is documented by the creation and maintenance of a report concerning

the exposure pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.052 ; or (2) Tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis or another contagious disease under

the circumstances described in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 616C.052 ; and (d) Preventive treatment for hepatitis administered as a precaution to a police officer,

full-time salaried firefighter, arson investigator or emergency medical attendant

employed in this State. 3. The term does not include: (a) Exercise equipment, a hot tub or a spa for an employee's home; (b) Membership in an athletic or health club; (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.245 , a motor vehicle; or (d) The costs of operating a motor vehicle provided pursuant to NRS 616C.245 , fees related to the operation or licensing of the motor vehicle or insurance for

the motor vehicle. 4. As used in this section: (a) “ Battery ” includes, without limitation, the intentional propelling or placing, or the causing

to be propelled or placed, of any human excrement or bodily fluid upon the person

of an employee. (b) “ Emergency medical attendant ” means a person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician,

advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS , whose primary duties of employment are the provision of emergency medical services. (c) “ Hepatitis ” includes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and any additional diseases or conditions

that are associated with or result from hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. (d) “ Preventive treatment ” includes, without limitation: (1) Tests to determine if an employee has contracted hepatitis or any other contagious

disease to which the employee was exposed; and (2) If an employee tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis under the circumstances

described in NRS 616C.052 , such medication and chest X-rays as are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.