Nevada § 616A.265 - “Injury” and “personal injury” defined

§ 616A.265. “Injury” and “personal injury” defined

1. “ Injury ” or “ personal injury ” means a sudden and tangible happening of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate

or prompt result which is established by medical evidence, including injuries to prosthetic

devices. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any injury sustained by an employee

while engaging in an athletic or social event sponsored by his or her employer shall

be deemed not to have arisen out of or in the course of employment unless the employee

received remuneration for participation in the event. 2. For the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS: (a) Coronary thrombosis, coronary occlusion, or any other ailment or disorder of the

heart, and any death or disability ensuing therefrom, shall be deemed not to be an

injury by accident sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of his

or her employment. (b) The exposure of an employee to a contagious disease while providing medical services,

including emergency medical care, in the course and scope of his or her employment

shall be deemed to be an injury by accident sustained by the employee arising out

of and in the course of his or her employment. (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), the exposure to a contagious disease

of a police officer or a salaried or volunteer firefighter who was exposed to the

contagious disease: (1) Upon battery by an offender; or (2) While performing the duties of a police officer or firefighter, shall be deemed to be an injury by accident sustained by the police officer or firefighter

arising out of and in the course of his or her employment if the exposure is documented

by the creation and maintenance of a report concerning the exposure pursuant to paragraph

(a) of subsection 1 of NRS 616C.052 . As used in this paragraph, the term “ 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. (d) If a police officer or a salaried or volunteer firefighter tests positive for

exposure to tuberculosis or another contagious disease under the circumstances described

in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 616C.052 , he or she shall be deemed to have sustained an injury by accident arising out of

and in the course of his or her employment, unless the insurer can prove by a preponderance

of the evidence that the exposure was not related to the employment of the police

officer or firefighter. 3. Any injury sustained by an employee of a school district while engaging in an athletic

or social event shall be deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of his or

her employment, whether or not the employee received remuneration for participation

in the event, if: (a) The event was sponsored by the school district, or the event was an extracurricular

activity which was sponsored or organized by a student class, student group or student

organization for an educational, recreational or charitable purpose and which was

reasonably related to the employee's job with the school district; (b) The employee participated in the event at the request of or with the concurrence

of supervisory personnel, whether the request or concurrence was oral or written;

and (c) The employee participated in the event to enable the event to take place or to

ensure the safety and well-being of any students of the school district.