Legislative Counsel Bureau whose principal duties are limited to conducting research and reviewing and evaluating data related to industrial insurance. (d) All salaries and other expenses of the Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance established pursuant to NRS 228.420. (e) Claims against uninsured employers arising from compliance with NRS 616C.220 and 617.401. (f) That portion of the salaries and other expenses of the Office for Consumer Health Assistance established pursuant to NRS 223.550 that is related to providing assistance to consumers and injured employees concerning workers’ compensation. 4. The State Treasurer may disburse money from the Fund only upon written order of the Controller. 5. The State Treasurer shall invest money of the Fund in the same manner and in the same securities in which he is authorized to invest state general funds which are in his custody. Income realized from the investment of the assets of the Fund must be credited to the Fund. 6. The Commissioner shall assign an actuary to review the establishment of assessment rates. The rates must be filed with the Commissioner 30 days before their effective date. Any insurer or employer who wishes to appeal the rate so filed must do so pursuant to NRS 679B.310. 7. If the Division refunds any part of an assessment, the Division shall include in that refund any interest earned by the Division from the refunded part of the assessment. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1454; A 1991, 207, 2414, 2440; 1993, 1867, 2803; 1995, 625; 1999, 1760; 2001, 959, 2755; 2003, 2808) NRS 616A.430 Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account. 1. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account in the Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety, which may be used only for the purpose of making payments in accordance with the provisions of NRS 616C.220, 616C.453 and 617.401. The Administrator shall administer the Account and shall credit any excess money toward the assessments of the insurers for the succeeding years. 2. All assessments, penalties, bonds, securities and all other properties received, collected or acquired by the Administrator for the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account must be delivered to the custody of the State Treasurer. 3. All money and securities in the Account must be held by the State Treasurer as custodian thereof to be used solely for workers’ compensation. 4. The State Treasurer may disburse money from the Account only upon written order of the State Controller. 5. The State Treasurer shall invest money of the Account in the same manner and in the same securities in which he is authorized to invest money of the State General Fund. Income realized from the investment of the assets of the Account must be credited to the Account. 6. The Administrator shall assess each insurer, including each employer who provides accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265, an amount to be deposited in the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account. To establish the amount of the assessment, the Administrator shall determine the amount of money necessary to maintain an appropriate balance in the Account for each fiscal year and shall allocate a portion of that amount to be payable by private carriers, a portion to be payable by self-insured employers, a portion to be payable by associations of self-insured public or private employers and a portion to be payable by the employers who provide accident benefits pursuant to NRS 616C.265, based upon the expected annual expenditures for claims of each group of insurers. After allocating the amounts payable, the Administrator shall apply an assessment rate to the: (a) Private carriers that reflects the relative hazard of the employments covered by the private carriers, results in an equitable distribution of costs among the private carriers and is based upon expected annual premiums to be received; (b) Self-insured employers that results in an equitable distribution of costs among the self-insured employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims; (c) Associations of self-insured public or private employers that results in an equitable distribution of costs among the associations of self-insured public or private employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims; and (d) Employers who provide accident benefits pursuant to NRS 616C.265 that reflects the relative hazard of the employments covered by those employers, results in an equitable distribution of costs among the employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims. The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the establishment and administration of the assessment rates, payments and any penalties that the Administrator determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. As used in this subsection, the term “group of insurers” includes the group of employers who provide accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265. 7. The Commissioner shall assign an actuary to review the establishment of assessment rates. The rates must be filed with the Commissioner 30 days before their effective date. Any insurer who wishes to appeal the rate so filed must do so pursuant to NRS 679B.310. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1455; A 1991, 208; 1993, 1869, 2804; 1995, 625; 1997, 127; 2001, 2447, 2755; 2005, 1315) NEVADA ATTORNEY FOR INJURED WORKERS NRS 616A.435 Office created; appointment; term; qualifications; duties limited. 1. The Office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers is hereby created within the Department of Business and Industry. The Governor shall appoint the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers for a term of 4 years. 2. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers: (a) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State. (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, shall not engage in the private practice of law. 3. The duties of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers are limited to those prescribed by NRS 616A.455 and 616A.460. (Added to NRS by 1977, 886; A 1979, 310; 1981, 1285; 1985, 667; 1989, 204; 1991, 833; 1993, 1861)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.253) NRS 616A.440 Employment of Deputy and staff; qualifications of Deputy. 1. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers may employ: (a) A Deputy Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers who is in the unclassified service of the State. (b) Clerical and other necessary staff who are in the classified service of the State. 2. The Deputy must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, shall not engage in the private practice of law. (Added to NRS by 1977, 886; A 1985, 443, 667; 1989, 204; 1991, 833)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.2531) NRS 616A.445 Offices; budget. 1. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers shall establish an office in Carson City or Reno, Nevada, and an office in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers shall prepare and submit a budget for the maintenance and operation of his office in the same manner as other state agencies. (Added to NRS by 1977, 886; A 1979, 1044; 1981, 1463; 1983, 1294; 1985, 667; 1991, 59, 833, 1934, 1935)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.2533) NRS 616A.450 Request for appointment; consideration of and action upon request; representation upon appointment. 1. Any claimant may request the appointment of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers to represent him. The request must be made in writing. 2. The appeals officer or Administrator, as the case may be, shall consider each request within a reasonable time and shall make any inquiry as he deems necessary. If he finds that the claimant would be better served by legal representation in

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