Prohibiting vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by entity administering injured employees case from providing services to injured employee without provision of certain written disclosures; right of injured employee to be assigned alternate counselor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.542
in effect1. If the employer of a vocational rehabilitation counselor is also the entity administering an injured employees case, the vocational rehabilitation counselor shall not provide services as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to the injured employee, including, without limitation, completing a written assessment pursuant to NRS 616C.550 , unless, before the commencement of such services, the injured employee is provided with a written disclosure that:
(a) Discloses the relationship between the vocational rehabilitation counselor and the entity administering the injured employees case; and
(b) Informs the injured employee of his or her right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employees case.
2. After receiving the written disclosure required pursuant to subsection 1, the injured employee has a right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employees case. To be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor, the injured employee must submit a written request to the entity administering the injured employees case before the commencement of vocational rehabilitation services. Not later than 10 days after receiving such a request, the entity administering the injured employees case shall assign the injured employee an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employees case.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-616C.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026