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Code: 

Labor Code

Title: 

Title 5. Workers’ Compensation

Section: 

406.051

Name: 

Security By Commercial Insurance

Eff. Date: 

September 1, 2005

No Rule Reference

§406.051
Security By Commercial Insurance

(a) An insurance company may contract to secure an employer’s liability and obligations and to pay compensation by issuing a workers’ compensation insurance policy under this subchapter.

(b) The contract for coverage must be written on a policy and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance.

(c) The employer may not transfer:

(1) the obligation to accept a report of injury under Section 409.001;

(2) the obligation to maintain records of injuries under Section 409.006;

(3) the obligation to report injuries to the insurance carrier under Section 409.005;

(4) liability for a violation of Section 415.006 or 415.008 or of Chapter 451; or

(5) the obligation to comply with a commissioner order.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 954, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.032, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.