WCS Reports

Rating Physician Assignment Provider Exam and Evaluation

NRS 616C.092 and NRS 616C.490(15) require the Division of Industrial Relations to make available to the public reports containing the name of each rating physician or chiropractic physician who was assigned to conduct and/or conducted an evaluation or examination of an injured worker, the number of assignments made, and the number of exams conducted for each type of assignment method: random assignment, mutual agreement, and court order.

Data reported for Rating Physician Examination and Evaluation Count is sourced from D-38 Forms submitted by Insurers and Third-Party Administrators. This data may not be complete in the event D-38 Forms are not updated following the rating. Rating Physician Assignment Count data is sourced from CARDS and reflects the assignments made by the WCS Medical Unit when processing D-35 Forms.

Annual Occupational Disease Claims Reports

NRS 617.357(3) requires the Division of Industrial Relations to make available to the public on or before February 1 of each year a report containing the OD-8 information submitted by insurers during the preceding calendar year.

(Prior year reports are available upon request to wcsra@dir.nv.gov.)

Annual Audit Reports

NRS 616B.003(1) requires the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) to conduct an audit of every workers’ compensation insurer at least once every 5 years. NRS 616B.003(4) requires the DIR to make a report by March 1 of each year of each audit conduct pursuant to NRS 616B.003(1). These reports are provided to the Legislature if it is in session or to the Interim Finance Committee.

Lung and Heart Disease Claims in Appeal Reports

NRS 617.455(10) and NRS 617.457(15) require the Division of Industrial Relations to review claims filed by claimants for lung disease and heart disease pursuant to these sections that have been in the appeals process for longer than 6 months to determine the circumstances causing the delay in processing the claims.

Workers’ Compensation Loss Control Service Evaluation Reports

NRS 616A.400 charges the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) with evaluating the loss control services of those private insurance carriers providing workers’ compensation coverage to Nevada employers. This report - published by the DIR Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) - was developed to help Nevada businesses understand the types of loss control services available to them and to assist those businesses to better evaluate those services.