Nevada § 616C.350 - Testimony of physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse before appeals officer; privileged communications

§ 616C.350. Testimony of physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse before appeals officer; privileged communications

1. Any physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice

registered nurse who attends an employee within the provisions of chapters 616A to

616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS in a professional capacity, may be required to testify before an appeals officer. A physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered

nurse who testifies is entitled to receive the same fees as witnesses in civil cases

and, if the appeals officer so orders at his or her own discretion, a fee equal to

that authorized for a consultation by the appropriate schedule of fees for physicians,

chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses,

if any. These fees must be paid by the insurer. 2. Information gained by the attending physician, chiropractic physician, physician

assistant or advanced practice registered nurse while in attendance on the injured

employee is not a privileged communication if: (a) Required by an appeals officer for a proper understanding of the case and a determination

of the rights involved; or (b) The information is related to any fraud that has been or is alleged to have been

committed in violation of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616D or 617 of NRS . 3. 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 .