{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-616c.160","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 616C.160","heading":"Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation.","body":"If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 616C.020:\n1. The injured employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractic physician for a newly developed injury or disease; and\n2. The employee’s medical records for the injury reported do not include a reference to the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought, or there is no documentation indicating that there was possible exposure to an injury described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265,\nÊ the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought must not be considered part of the employee’s original claim for compensation unless the physician or chiropractic physician establishes by medical evidence a causal relationship between the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought and the original accident.","path":["TITLE 53 — LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 616C - INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE: BENEFITS FOR INJURIES OR DEATH","DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-616C.html#NRS616CSec160","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"df1592e580ae7bb8c4a35fc8a9f4c4fbd7b1d8b404f6526e2cb95f0dae4fc705","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-616c.157","next":"us-nv/nrs-616c.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}