r 617 of NRS, and those employers who accept the terms of those chapters and are governed by their provisions, shall provide and secure compensation according to the terms, conditions and provisions of those chapters for any personal injuries by accident sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of the employment. 2. A contractor or subcontractor shall be deemed to have provided and secured compensation for his employees as required pursuant to subsection 1 to the extent that those employees are covered by a consolidated insurance program. 3. Travel for which an employee receives wages shall, for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, be deemed in the course of employment. 4. In such cases the employer or any insurer of the employer is relieved from other liability for recovery of damages or other compensation for those personal injuries unless otherwise provided by the terms of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS. [26:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.26]—(NRS A 1971, 2058; 1995, 2016; 1999, 1723, 3146) NRS 616B.615 Self-insured employers to provide compensation; relief from premiums and liability; administration of claims. 1. An employer who is certified as a self-insured employer directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due his employees and their beneficiaries under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS. 2. A self-insured employer is not required to pay the premiums required of other employers pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS but is relieved from other liability for personal injury to the same extent as are other employers. 3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting from injuries while in the employment of self-insured employers must be handled in the manner provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and the self-insured employer is subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto. 4. The security deposited pursuant to NRS 616B.300 does not relieve that employer from responsibility for the administration of claims and payment of compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1035; A 1981, 1465; 1993, 1862)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.272) NRS 616B.618 Applicability to State, political subdivisions and their contractors. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 616B.627, when the State or a county, city, school district, metropolitan police department, or other political subdivision, or a contractor under such a governmental entity is the employer, the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the payment of compensation and the amount thereof for any injury sustained by an employee are conclusive, compulsory and obligatory upon both employer and employee without regard to the number of persons in the service of any such employer. [28:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.28]—(NRS A 1973, 926; 1985, 665; 1993, 710; 1995, 2016; 2001, 608) NRS 616B.621 Applicability to trainees of Rehabilitation Division of Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. 1. In case of injury, coverage by industrial insurance must be provided for trainees while enrolled in a rehabilitation facility operated by the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, related to evaluation, treatment, training, surgical apparatuses or medications. 2. The Director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shall make payments to the insurer on all trainees enrolled in a rehabilitation facility operated by the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation in this State at the rate approved by the Commissioner and based on a wage of $200 per month per trainee. 3. Payments must be made from the Account for Rehabilitation Facilities of the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. (Added to NRS by 1965, 91; A 1967, 833; 1973, 1406; 1981, 1465; 1987, 425; 1993, 1862; 1995, 2016)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.277) NRS 616B.624 Applicability to officers of quasi-public, private and nonprofit corporations and managers of limited-liability companies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers. 1. If a quasi-public or private corporation or a limited-liability company is required to be insured pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, an officer of the corporation or a manager of the company who: (a) Receives pay for services performed as an officer, manager or employee of the corporation or company shall be deemed for the purposes of those chapters to receive a minimum pay of $6,000 per policy year and a maximum pay of $36,000 per policy year. (b) Does not receive pay for services performed as an officer, manager or employee of the corporation or company shall be deemed for the purposes of those chapters to receive a minimum pay of $500 per month or $6,000 per policy year. 2. An officer or manager who does not receive pay for services performed as an officer, manager or employee of the corporation or company may elect to reject coverage for himself by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer. 3. An officer or manager of such a corporation or company who: (a) Owns the corporation or company; and (b) Receives pay for the services performed, may elect to reject coverage for himself by filing written notice thereof with the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer. 4. An officer or manager who has rejected coverage may rescind that rejection by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rescission is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an officer or manager who has rejected coverage receives pay for services performed as an officer, manager or employee of the corporation or company, the officer or manager shall be deemed to have rescinded that rejection. 5. A nonprofit corporation whose officers do not receive pay for services performed as officers or employees of the corporation may elect to reject coverage for its current officers and all future officers who do not receive such pay by filing written notice thereof with the corporation and the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer. 6. A nonprofit corporation which has rejected coverage for its officers who do not receive pay for services performed as officers or employees of the corporation may rescind that rejection by filing written notice thereof with the corporation and the insurer. The rescission is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer. If an officer of a nonprofit corporation which has rejected coverage receives pay for services performed as an officer or employee of the corporation, the corporation shall be deemed to have rescinded that rejection. (Added to NRS by 1987, 597; A 1991, 803; 1993, 41; 1995, 2016, 2136, 2167; 1997, 579, 1499, 1500; 1999, 454, 1723; 2001, 608, 2451; 2003, 1585) 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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, before any person, firm or corporation commences work under any contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, the contractor shall furnish to the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department having charge of the letting of the contract a certificate of the insurer certifying that the contractor has complied with the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS. A state agen

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