Location of administration of claims; authority of Commissioner to waive requirements and adopt regulations

1. An employee of a private carrier who is licensed as a company adjuster pursuant to chapter 684A of NRS or a person who acts as a third-party administrator pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for a private carrier may administer claims arising under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS from a location in or outside of this State. All records concerning a claim administered pursuant to this subsection must be maintained at one or more offices located in this State or by computer in a microphotographic, electronic or other similar format that produces an accurate reproduction of the original. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an employee of a private carrier who is not licensed as a company adjuster pursuant to chapter 684A of NRS or a person who acts as a third-party administrator pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for a self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers may administer claims arising under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS only from one or more offices located in this State. 3. A self-insured private employer or its parent, a subsidiary of its parent or an affiliate of the self-insured private employer may administer claims arising under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS from a location in or outside of this State if the total aggregate number of employees of the self-insured private employer, its parent, any subsidiary of its parent and any affiliate of the employer employed in this State is 30,000 or more, as reported to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation for the most recent calendar quarter. 4. The Commissioner may: (a) Under exceptional circumstances, waive the requirements of subsections 1, 2 and 3; and (b) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. 5. As used in this section, “affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 78.412.