Nevada § 616C.597 - Response to request for payment of compensation in lump sum in lieu of provision of vocational rehabilitation services
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 616C.597 — Response to request for payment of compensation in lump sum in lieu of provision of vocational rehabilitation services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 616C.597. Response to request for payment of compensation in lump sum in lieu of provision of vocational rehabilitation services
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an insurer shall, within 30 days
after receiving a written request from an injured employee for payment of compensation
in a lump sum in lieu of the provision of vocational rehabilitation services, respond
in writing to the request and, if the insurer agrees to the request, include in the
response: (a) The amount of the lump sum that the insurer is offering to pay; (b) A statement that the injured employee has 30 days after the date of the written
response to accept or reject the lump-sum offer; and (c) A statement indicating that, if the injured employee rejects the lump-sum offer,
the injured employee must continue working with his or her vocational rehabilitation
counselor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto. 2. An insurer need only respond to a written request from an injured employee for
payment of compensation in a lump sum in lieu of the provision of vocational rehabilitation
services if the injured employee is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 616C.597 ("Response to request for payment of compensation in lump sum in lieu of provision of vocational rehabilitation services") 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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