Nev. Admin. Code § 287.460 - Officers and employees on leave because of injuries in course of employment: Payment of premiums or contributions; reports of change in status; coverage of dependents upon return to work

1. An officer or employee of a participating public agency who:

(a) Is on leave because he or she was injured in the course of employment;

(b) Receives compensation for a temporary total disability pursuant to NRS 616C.475; and

(c) Was a participant in the Program at the time of the injury, may continue coverage or insurance for himself or herself and any of his or her eligible dependents by having the cost of the premium or contribution deducted from his or her paycheck if the amount of the paycheck is more than the cost of the premium or contribution or, if the amount of the paycheck is less than the cost of the premium or contribution, by paying the cost of the premium or contribution directly to the Program. The officer or employee shall report the change of status to the participating public agency that employs him or her when he or she takes leave and when he or she returns to work. Within 15 days after notification of such a change of status by the officer or employee, the participating public agency shall report to the Program, on a form prescribed by the Program, the change of status of the officer or employee.

2. If the officer or employee does not pay for coverage or insurance for his or her dependent while on leave and returns to work within 1 year after the last day of his or her coverage from the Program, the dependent may be covered.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 287.460

Added to NAC by Com. on Benefits, eff. 5-4-92; A by Bd. of Pub. Employees' Benefits Prog. by R126-00, 12-22-2000, eff. 1-1-2001; R154-03, 3-22-2004; R089-05, 6-28-2006; R126-07, 1-30-2008

NRS 287.043, 287.0439, 287.0445