1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 286.67665 and 286.67695, if a deceased member had 2 years of accredited contributing service in the 2 1/2 years immediately preceding the member’s death or was a regular, part-time employee who had 2 or more years of creditable contributing service before and at least 1 day of contributing service within 6 months immediately preceding the member’s death, or if the employee had 10 or more years of accredited contributing service, certain of the deceased member’s dependents are eligible for payments as provided in NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive. If the death of the member resulted from a mental or physical condition which required the member to leave the employ of a participating public employer or go on leave without pay, eligibility pursuant to the provisions of this section extends for 18 months after the member’s termination or commencement of leave without pay.

2. If the death of a member occurs while the member is on leave of absence granted by the member’s employer for further training and if the member met the requirements of subsection 1 at the time the member’s leave began, certain of the deceased member’s dependents are eligible for payments as provided in subsection 1.

3. If the death of a member is caused by an occupational disease, accident or motor vehicle crash arising out of and in the course of the member’s employment, no prior contributing service is required to make the deceased member’s dependents eligible for payments pursuant to NRS 286.671 to 286.679, inclusive, except that this subsection does not apply to an accident or motor vehicle crash occurring while the member is traveling between the member’s home and the member’s principal place of employment or to an accident, motor vehicle crash or occupational disease arising out of employment for which no contribution is made.

4. As used in this section, “dependent” includes a survivor beneficiary designated pursuant to NRS 286.6767.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 983; A 1967, 1064; 1975, 1058; 1977, 1594; 1979, 756, 944; 1989, 1025; 1995, 253; 2001, 1290; 2015, 1663, 2731)