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ompanies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers. NRS 616B.627 Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees. NRS 616B.630 Notification of State Contractors’ Board and Administrator if contractor no longer provides industrial insurance. NRS 616B.633 Applicability to all employers who employ at least one employee. NRS 616B.636 Actions at law by employees. NRS 616B.639 Limitation of liability of principal contractor for industrial injury to independent contractor or employee of independent contractor. NRS 616B.642 Limitation on liability of owner of property who is not acting as principal contractor. NRS 616B.645 Determination of obligation of principal contractor or owner of property: Preliminary statement of coverage; issuance or denial of final certificate of coverage. Election of Coverage NRS 616B.650 Election by employer; effect of failure to provide industrial insurance. NRS 616B.653 Reporting of agreements with lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant; exception. NRS 616B.656 Election by employer of excluded persons. NRS 616B.659 Election by sole proprietor; physical examination; payment of premiums; effect of failure to pay premiums; withdrawal of election. NRS 616B.662 Rejection of coverage by employer; relief from payment of premiums. Employee Leasing Companies NRS 616B.670 Definitions. NRS 616B.673 Certificate of registration required; expiration; penalty. NRS 616B.676 Written application for issuance or renewal of certificate of registration must be on approved form. NRS 616B.679 Contents of application; Administrator to be notified of certain changes in information about applicant; power of Administrator to revoke certificate of registration. NRS 616B.682 Employee leasing companies to maintain office or similar site in State for retaining, reviewing and auditing payroll records and written agreements. NRS 616B.685 Separate payroll records required upon operation of employee leasing company and temporary employment service; separate policy of workers’ compensation insurance required for employee leasing company. NRS 616B.688 Written agreement regarding employment relationship with leased employees. NRS 616B.691 Responsibilities of employee leasing company; limitations; joint and several liability of client company. NRS 616B.694 Regulations. NRS 616B.697 Action for damages for statutory violation. Consolidated Insurance Programs NRS 616B.710 Establishment and administration of program: Prerequisites; mandatory participation; payments to contractors or subcontractors; Commissioner to establish threshold cost for project eligible for program. NRS 616B.712 Industrial insurance for program; contract to provide insurance to be filed and reviewed by Commissioner. NRS 616B.717 Coverage of more than one construction project authorized. NRS 616B.720 Contents of contract to provide insurance for program. NRS 616B.722 Liability of insurer for payment of compensation. NRS 616B.725 Safety requirements: Contents of safety program; qualifications and duties of safety coordinators; duties of owner or principal contractor. NRS 616B.727 Administration of claims: Duties of administrator of claims; duties of owner or principal contractor. NRS 616B.730 Coverage of employees who do not work at site of construction project; separate policy required for certain employees who do not work at site of construction project; reimbursement for cost of separate policy. NRS 616B.732 Determination of loss experience: Employees covered by program deemed employees of owner or principal contractor. NRS 616B.735 Notification and explanation to bidders required if program may be established for construction project. NRS 616B.737 Regulations. APPEALS PANEL FOR INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE NRS 616B.760 Creation; membership; terms; vacancies. NRS 616B.762 Annual first meeting: Date; election of Chairman. NRS 616B.765 Duties and powers of Chairman. NRS 616B.767 Meetings; quorum. NRS 616B.770 Compensation of members. NRS 616B.772 Filing of grievance; parties to hearing; authority to appeal decision on hearing. NRS 616B.775 Jurisdiction. NRS 616B.777 Timing: Notification of hearing; issuance of decision. NRS 616B.780 Hearings open to public; exception. NRS 616B.782 Conflict of interest: Appointment of substitute member; waiver; determination. NRS 616B.785 Issuance and delivery of decision; notification of right to appeal. NRS 616B.787 Appeal of decision to Commissioner. NRS 616B.790 Regulations. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS NRS 616B.850 Insurer may establish plan to review small employers; objectives of plan. _________ GENERAL PROVISIONS NRS 616B.003 Periodic audit of insurers; required standard auditing procedures; information to be shared by Division of Insurance; report to Legislature. 1. The Administrator shall cause to be conducted at least every 5 years an audit of all insurers who provide benefits to injured employees pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. The Administrator shall cause to be conducted each year on a random basis additional partial audits of any insurer who has a history of violations of the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as determined by the Administrator. 2. The Administrator shall require the use of standard auditing procedures and shall establish a manual to describe the standard auditing procedures. The manual must include: (a) Specific audit objectives; (b) Standards for documentation; (c) Policies for supervisory review; (d) Policies for the training of auditors; (e) The format for the audit report; and (f) Procedures for the presentation, distribution and retention of the audit report. 3. The Commissioner and the Administrator shall establish a procedure for sharing information between the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry and the Division concerning the qualifications of employers as self-insured employers pursuant to NRS 616B.300 or as an association of self-insured public or private employers pursuant to NRS 616B.353. 4. On or before March 1 of each year, the Administrator shall make a report of each audit to the Legislature, if it is in session, or to the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session. (Added to NRS by 1991, 2394; A 1993, 700, 1857; 1995, 531; 2003, 1670) NRS 616B.005 Insurers to cooperate with Commissioner; duty of private carriers to provide certain information to Commissioner. Each insurer shall cooperate with the Commissioner in the performance of his duties pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS. Each private carrier shall provide the Commissioner with any information, statistics or data in its records which pertain to any employer who is making an application to become self-insured or who is self-insured, or who is becoming or who is a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1039; A 1981, 1460; 1993, 707; 1995, 2014; 1999, 211, 1767)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616B.194) NRS 616B.006 Insurer required to provide information necessary for enforcement of statutes, regulations or standards; Administrator required to make written request for information. 1. An insurer shall provide to the Administrator upon written request only information in its

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