Nevada § 616C.098 - Use by physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse of certain phrases relating to causation of industrial injury or occupational disease
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 616C.098 — Use by physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse of certain phrases relating to causation of industrial injury or occupational disease, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 616C.098. Use by physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse of certain phrases relating to causation of industrial injury or occupational disease
1. Certain phrases relating to a claim for compensation for an industrial injury or
occupational disease and used by a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant
or advanced practice registered nurse when determining the causation of an industrial
injury or occupational disease are deemed to be equivalent and may be used interchangeably. Those phrases are: (a) “Directly connect this injury or occupational disease as job incurred”; and (b) “A degree of reasonable medical probability that the condition in question was
caused by the industrial injury.” 2. References to a physician assistant and an advanced practice registered nurse in
this section are for the purposes of the examination and treatment of an injured employee
which are authorized to be provided by a physician assistant or advanced practice
registered nurse in the exclusive context of an initial examination and treatment
pursuant to NRS 616C.010 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 616C.098 ("Use by physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse of certain phrases relating to causation of industrial injury or occupational disease") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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