AB 142 — Revises provisions relating to industrial insurance. (BDR 53-876)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 17, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

142142–Assemblymembers ASSEMBLYMarzola, BILLJauregui, NOMonroe-Moreno; .

142–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS M ARZOLA , JAUREGUI , MONROE -M ORENO ;AND Y UREK PREFILED JANUARY 29, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborYurek SUMMARY—RevisesCHAPTER.......... provisions relating to industrial insurance.

(BDR 53-876) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

or (4) an emergency medical technician or paramedic who is employed by a public safThissafeThis bill adds a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency whose primary duties involve responding to and investigating crime scenes to the list of persons who constitute a first responder for the purposes of provisions governing the - *AB142_R1* – 2 – circumstances under which a first responder is authorized to receive compensation under industrial insurance for certain stress-related claims.

Additionally, this bill specifies that the term “law enforcement agency,” for the purposes of those byprovisions, means any statute,agency, ordinanceoffice, orbureau, ruledepartment, whichunit hasor adivision dutycreated to enforce the law and employsd any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred.conferred.s Finally, this bill also specifies that the term “public safety agency,” for the purposes of those provisions, means:

Finally,(1) thisa billpublic alsofire specifiesdepartment, thatfire theprotection termdistrict “publicor safetyother agency,”agency forof this State or a political subdivision of this State, the purposesprimary functions of thosewhich provisions,are means:to control, extinguish and suppress fires;

(1)(2) a publiclaw fire department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary enforcement agency;

or (3) an emergency medical service.ssservice. fires;

(2)- a83rd lawSession THE(2025) PEOPLE– OF2 THE– STATEEXPLANATION OF– NEVADA,Matter REPRESENTEDin INbolded SENATEitalics ANDis ASSEMBLY,new; DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

3.injury or disease caused by stress shall be deemed to arise out of and in the course of employment only if the employee proves by clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence that:

Except as otherwise provided by subsections 4 and 5, an injury or disease caused by stress shall be deemed to arise out of and in the course of employment only if the employee proves by clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence that:

or - *AB142_R1* – 3 – (2) An injury, or the aftermath of an injury, that involves grievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscience;

and (b) The primary cause of the mental injury was the employee witnessing an event or a series of events described in paragraph (a) during the course of his or her employment.employment.escribed in paragraph (a) 5.

5.An injury or disease caused by stress shall be deemed to arise out of and in the course of employment, and shall not be - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – employed by the State or any of its agencies or political subdivisions and proves by clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence that:

An injury or disease caused by stress shall be deemed to arise out of and in the course of employment, and shall not be deemed the result of gradual mental stimulus, if the employee is employed by the State or any of its agencies or political subdivisions and proves by clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence that:

(a) “Directly witness” means to see or hear for oneself.

to see or hear for oneself.

(d) “Mass casualty incident” means an event that, for the purposes of emergency response or operations, is designated as a mass casualty incident by one or more governmental agencies that are responsible for public safety or for emergency response.response.that (e) “Public safety agency” means:

(e)(1) “PublicA safetypublic agency”fire means:department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary functions of which are to control, extinguish and suppress fires;

(1) A public fire department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the - *AB142_R1* – 4 – primary functions of which are to control, extinguish and suppress fires;

additional- expenses83rd ofSession a(2025) local– government4 that– areSec. related to the provisions of this act.

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The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.

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