Bill Increases Payroll Cap, Closes Second Injury Fund, Requires ODG Formulary

Nevada will nearly triple the payroll cap used to calculate workers’ compensation premiums and close one of its second injury funds to new claims, under a wide-ranging reform bill. Senate Bill 317, by Sen. Richard "Skip" Daly, D-Washoe, also changes rules for stress claims, adjusts penalty schedules, streamlines provider lists and makes other administrative changes. The bill replaces the $36,000 annual payroll cap for private employers, a holdover from the former State Industrial Insurance System, with a limit equal to 12 times the maximum average monthly wage. Using the ...