Nevada § 630.339 - Contents of formal complaint; answer; case conference; procedure for hearing resulting from report of violations of Industrial Insurance Act; formal hearing

§ 630.339. Contents of formal complaint; answer; case conference; procedure for hearing resulting from report of violations of Industrial Insurance Act; formal hearing

1. If a committee designated by the Board to conduct an investigation of a complaint

decides to proceed with disciplinary action, it shall bring charges against the licensee

by filing a formal complaint. The formal complaint must include a written statement setting forth the charges

alleged and setting forth in concise and plain language each act or omission of the

respondent upon which the charges are based. The formal complaint must be prepared with sufficient clarity to ensure that the

respondent is able to prepare a defense. The formal complaint must specify any applicable law or regulation that the respondent

is alleged to have violated. The formal complaint may be signed by the chair of the investigative committee or

the legal counsel for the Board. 2. The respondent may file an answer to the formal complaint within 20 days after

service of the complaint upon the respondent. An answer must state in concise and plain language the respondent's defenses to

each charge set forth in the complaint and must admit or deny the averments stated

in the complaint. If a party fails to file an answer within the time prescribed, the party shall be

deemed to have denied generally the allegations of the formal complaint and the Board

or an investigative committee of the Board may proceed pursuant to this section in

the same manner as if the answer were timely filed. 3. Within 20 days after the filing of an answer or 20 days after the date on which

an answer is due, whichever is earlier, the parties shall hold an early case conference

at which the parties and a hearing officer appointed by the Board or a member of the

Board must preside. At the early case conference, the parties shall in good faith: (a) Set the earliest possible hearing date agreeable to the parties and the hearing

officer, panel of the Board or the Board, including the estimated duration of the

hearing; (b) Set dates: (1) By which all documents must be exchanged; (2) By which all prehearing motions and responses thereto must be filed; (3) On which to hold the prehearing conference; and (4) For any other foreseeable actions that may be required for the matter; (c) Discuss or attempt to resolve all or any portion of the evidentiary or legal issues

in the matter; (d) Discuss the potential for settlement of the matter on terms agreeable to the parties;

and (e) Discuss and deliberate any other issues that may facilitate the timely and fair

conduct of the matter. 4. If the Board receives a report pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 228.420 , such a hearing must be held within 30 days after receiving the report. The Board shall notify the licensee of the charges brought against him or her, the

time and place set for the hearing, and the possible sanctions authorized in NRS 630.352 . 5. A formal hearing must be held at the time and date set at the early case conference

by: (a) The Board; (b) A hearing officer; (c) A member of the Board designated by the Board or an investigative committee of

the Board; (d) A panel of members of the Board designated by an investigative committee of the

Board or the Board; (e) A hearing officer together with not more than one member of the Board designated

by an investigative committee of the Board or the Board; or (f) A hearing officer together with a panel of members of the Board designated by

an investigative committee of the Board or the Board. If the hearing is before a panel, at least one member of the panel must not be a

physician. 6. At any hearing at which at least one member of the Board presides, whether in combination

with a hearing officer or other members of the Board, the final determinations regarding

credibility, weight of evidence and whether the charges have been proven must be made

by the members of the Board. If a hearing officer presides together with one or more members of the Board, the

hearing officer shall: (a) Conduct the hearing; (b) In consultation with each member of the Board, make rulings upon any objections

raised at the hearing; (c) In consultation with each member of the Board, make rulings concerning any motions

made during or after the hearing; and (d) Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, prepare and file with the

Board written findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with the determinations

made by each member of the Board.