AB 455 — Makes various changes relating to families of injured workers. (BDR 53-1102)

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455–COMMITTEE ON C OMMERCE AND LABOR M ARCH 25, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to families of injured workers.

(BDR 53-1102) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law provides for the confidentiality of certain information obtained from an insurer, employer or employee and sets forth limited circumstances under provides that the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry and the Administrator of the Division are not prohibited from notifying an injured employee or the surviving spouse or dependent of an injured employee of certain benefits to which suchthose informationpersons may be usedentitled oroutside disclosed.of the workers’ compensation system of this State.

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- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (c) The Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury;

 Information obtained in connection with the administration of a program of industrial insurance may be made available to persons or agencies for purposes appropriate to the operation of a program of ind4.triUponindustrial writteninsurance. request made by a public officer of a local government, an insurer shall furnish from its records the name, The request must set forth the social security number of the person.

aboutgovernment, whoman theinsurer requestshall isfurnish madefrom andits containrecords athe statementname,l signedaddress byand properplace authority of theemployment localof governmentany certifyingperson thatlisted thein requestits isrecords. made to allow the proper authority to enforce a law to recover a debt or obligation owed to the local government.

The request must set forth the social security number of the person about whom the request is made and contain a statement signed by proper authority of the local government certifying that the request is made to allow the proper authority to enforce a law to recover a debt or obligation owed to the local government.

The request must set forth the social security number of the person about whom the request is made and contain a statement signed by the chief executive officer certifying that the request is made to further a criminal investigation currently being conducted - *AB455_R1* – 3 – by the agency.

Upon receipt of a request, the Administrator shallshalld instruct the insurer to furnish the information requested.

and (b) Other information concerning employers collected and maintained by the Administrator or the Division to carry out the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS, - 80th Session (2019) – 3 –  to the Department for its use in verifying returns for the taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 363A, 363B and 363C of NRS.

All letters, reports or communications of any kind, oral or written, from the insurer, or any of its agents, representatives or employees are privileged and must not be the subject matter or basis for any lawsuit if the letter, report or communication is written, sent, delivered or prepared pursuant to the requirements of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.irementsNRS. of chapters 616A 9.

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(a) Disclosing any nonproprietary information relating to an uninsureduni(b) employerNotifying an injured employee or proofthe surviving spouse or dependent of industrialan insuranceinjured [.]employee ;of benefits to which such persons may be entitled in addition to those provided pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS but only if:

or (b) Notifying an injured employee or the surviving spouse or dependent of an injured employee of benefits to which such persons may be entitled in addition to those provided pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS but only if:

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