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TX Lab Code § 407.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties of Certified Self-Insurer|Section 407.081. Annual Report

Sec. 407.081.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Each certified self-insurer shall file an annual report with the division.  The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the report and shall furnish blank forms for the preparation of the report to each certified self-insurer.(b)  The report must:(1)  include payroll information, in the form prescribed by this chapter and the commissioner;(2)  state the number of injuries sustained in the three preceding calendar years; and(3)  indicate separately the amount paid during each year for income benefits, medical benefits, death benefits, burial benefits, and other proper expenses related to worker injuries.(c)  Each certified self-insurer shall file with the division as part of the annual report annual independent financial statements that reflect the financial condition of the self-insurer.  The division shall make a financial statement filed under this subsection available for public review.(d)  The division may require that the report include additional financial and statistical information.(e)  The certified self-insurer shall present evidence in the report of sufficient financial ability to meet all obligations under this chapter.(f)  The report must include an estimate of future liability for compensation.  The estimate must be signed and sworn to by a certified casualty actuary every third year, or more frequently if required by the commissioner.(g)  If the commissioner considers it necessary, the commissioner may order a certified self-insurer whose financial condition or claims record warrants closer supervision to report as provided by this section more often than annually.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.057, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties of Certified Self-Insurer|Section 407.082. Examination of Records; Administrative Violation

Sec. 407.082.  EXAMINATION OF RECORDS;  ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.  (a)  Each certified self-insurer shall maintain the books, records, and payroll information necessary to compile the annual report required under Section 407.081 and any other information reasonably required by the commissioner.(b)  The certified self-insurer may maintain the books, records, and payroll information in locations outside this state.(c)  The material maintained by the certified self-insurer shall be open to examination by an authorized agent or representative of the division at reasonable times to ascertain the correctness of the information.(d)  The examination may be conducted at any location, including the division's Austin offices, or, at the certified self-insurer's option, in the offices of the certified self-insurer.  The certified self-insurer shall pay the reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, of an inspector who conducts an inspection at its offices.(e)  An unreasonable refusal on the part of a certified self-insurer to make available for inspection the books, records, payroll information, or other required information constitutes grounds for the revocation of the certificate of authority to self-insure and is an administrative violation. |Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.058, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties of Certified Self-Insurer|Section 407.083. Payment of Insurance Agent's Commission

Sec. 407.083.  PAYMENT OF INSURANCE AGENT'S COMMISSION.  This chapter does not prohibit a certified self-insurer from paying a commission to an insurance agent licensed in this state.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter F. Financing of Self-Insurance Program|Section 407.101. Fund

Sec. 407.101.  FUND.  (a)  The workers' compensation self-insurance fund is a fund in the state treasury.  The fund may be used only for the regulation of certified self-insurers.(b)  The department shall deposit the application fee for a certificate of authority to self-insure in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.(c)  Any amount remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to reduce the regulatory fee assessed under Section 407.102 in the succeeding fiscal year.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.059, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter F. Financing of Self-Insurance Program|Section 407.102. Regulatory Fee

Sec. 407.102.  REGULATORY FEE.  (a)  Each certified self-insurer shall pay an annual fee to cover the administrative costs incurred by the division in implementing this chapter.(b)  The division shall base the fee on the total amount of income benefit payments made in the preceding calendar year.  The division shall assess each certified self-insurer a pro rata share based on the ratio that the total amount of income benefit payments made by that certified self-insurer bears to the total amount of income benefit payments made by all certified self-insurers.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.060, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter F. Financing of Self-Insurance Program|Section 407.103. Self-Insurer Maintenance Tax; Effect on General Maintenance Tax

Sec. 407.103.  SELF-INSURER MAINTENANCE TAX;  EFFECT ON GENERAL MAINTENANCE TAX.  (a)  Each certified self-insurer shall pay a self-insurer maintenance tax for the administration of the division and the office of injured employee counsel and to support the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud in this state.  Not more than two percent of the total tax base of all certified self-insurers, as computed under Subsection (b), may be assessed for a maintenance tax under this section.(b)  To determine the tax base of a certified self-insurer for purposes of this chapter, the department shall multiply the amount of the certified self-insurer's liabilities for workers' compensation claims incurred in the previous year, including claims incurred but not reported, plus the amount of expense incurred by the certified self-insurer in the previous year for administration of self-insurance, including legal costs, by 1.02.(c)  The tax liability of a certified self-insurer under this section is the tax base computed under Subsection (b) multiplied by the rate assessed workers' compensation insurance companies under Sections 403.002 and 403.003.(d)  In setting the rate of maintenance tax assessment for insurance companies, the commissioner of insurance may not consider revenue or expenditures related to the operation of the self-insurer program under this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1443, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.061, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter F. Financing of Self-Insurance Program|Section 407.104. Collection of Taxes and Fees; Administrative Violation

Sec. 407.104.  COLLECTION OF TAXES AND FEES;  ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.  (a)  The regulatory fee imposed by Section 407.102 and the taxes imposed by Section 407.103 are due on the 60th day after the issuance of a certificate of authority to self-insure and on the 60th day after each annual renewal date.(b)  The department shall compute the fee and taxes of a certified self-insurer and notify the certified self-insurer of the amounts due.  The taxes and fees shall be remitted to the division.(c)  The regulatory fee imposed under Section 407.102 shall be deposited in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.  The self-insurer maintenance tax shall be deposited in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.(d)  A certified self-insurer commits an administrative violation if the self-insurer does not pay the taxes and fee imposed under Sections 407.102 and 407.103 in a timely manner. (e)  If the certificate of authority to self-insure of a certified self-insurer is terminated, the commissioner or the commissioner of insurance shall proceed immediately to collect taxes due under this subtitle, using legal process as necessary.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.062, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.121. Guaranty Association

Sec. 407.121.  GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.  (a)  The Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association provides for the payment of workers' compensation insurance benefits for the injured employees of an impaired employer.(b)  Each employer who desires to become a certified self-insurer must be a member of the association.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.122. Board of Directors

Sec. 407.122.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The members of the association shall elect a board of directors.(b)  The board of directors is composed of the following voting members:(1)  three certified self-insurers;(2)  one member designated by the commissioner; and(3)  the public counsel of the office of public insurance counsel.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(19), eff. September 1, 2005.(d)  A member of the board of directors or a member of the staff of the board of directors is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith in the execution of that person's powers or duties.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.063, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 7.01(19), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.123. Board Rules

Sec. 407.123.  BOARD RULES.  (a)  The board of directors may adopt rules for the operation of the association.(b)  Rules adopted by the board are subject to the approval of the commissioner.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.064, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.124. Impaired Employer; Assessments

Sec. 407.124.  IMPAIRED EMPLOYER; ASSESSMENTS.  (a)  On determination by the division that a certified self-insurer has become an impaired employer, the commissioner shall secure release of the security deposit required by this chapter and shall promptly estimate:(1)  the amount of additional funds needed to supplement the security deposit;(2)  the available assets of the impaired employer for the purpose of making payment of all incurred liabilities for compensation; and(3)  the funds maintained by the association for the emergency payment of compensation liabilities.(b)  The commissioner shall advise the board of directors of the association of the estimate of necessary additional funds, and the board shall promptly assess each certified self-insurer to collect the required funds.  An assessment against a certified self-insurer shall be made in proportion to the ratio that the total paid income benefit payment for the preceding reported calendar year for that self-insurer bears to the total paid income benefit payment by all certified self-insurers, except impaired employers, in this state in that calendar year.(c)  A certified self-insurer designated as an impaired employer is exempt from assessments beginning on the date of the designation until the division determines that the employer is no longer impaired.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.065, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.125. Payment of Assessments

Sec. 407.125.  PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.  Each certified self-insurer shall pay the amount of its assessment to the association not later than the 30th day after the date on which the division notifies the self-insurer of the assessment.  A delinquent assessment may be collected on behalf of the association through suit.  Venue is in Travis County.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.126. Trust Fund; Fee; Schedule

Sec. 407.126.  TRUST FUND;  FEE;  SCHEDULE.  (a)  Each member of the association shall be assessed an annual fee, based on total amount of income benefits payments made in this state for the preceding reported calendar year, to maintain a Texas certified self-insurer guaranty trust fund of at least $2 million for the emergency payment of the compensation liabilities of an impaired employer.  The fund may not exceed three percent of the combined value of the security deposits of all certified self-insurers.(b)  The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner for approval a recommended balance of the trust fund.  On approval by the commissioner of the recommended balance, the board of directors shall adopt a year-by-year schedule of assessments to meet the funding goal of the fund.(c)  The assessment for the first year after an employer is issued a certificate of authority to self-insure shall be based on the income benefit payments paid by the employer's insurance carrier on the employer's policy in the year before the certificate was issued.(d)  The board of directors shall administer the trust fund in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.066, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 1990), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Lab Code § 407.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.127. Payment of Benefits Through Association

Sec. 407.127.  PAYMENT OF BENEFITS THROUGH ASSOCIATION.  (a)  If the commissioner determines that the payment of benefits and claims administration shall be made through the association, the association assumes the workers' compensation obligations of the impaired employer and shall begin the payment of the obligations for which it is liable not later than the 30th day after the date of notification by the director.(b)  The association shall make payments to claimants whose entitlement to benefits can be ascertained by the association.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the association is not liable for the payment of any penalties assessed for any act or omission on the part of any person other than the association.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.52(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.067, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.128. Possession of Security by Association

Sec. 407.128.  POSSESSION OF SECURITY BY ASSOCIATION.  On the assumption of obligations by the association under the commissioner's determination, the association is entitled to immediate possession of any deposited security, and the custodian, surety, or issuer of an irrevocable letter of credit shall deliver the security to the association with any accrued interest.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.068, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.129. Release of Claim Information to Association

Sec. 407.129.  RELEASE OF CLAIM INFORMATION TO ASSOCIATION.  Information on a workers' compensation claim may be released to the association as provided by Section 402.084(a), if the association has assumed the obligations of an impaired employer.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.130. Association as Party in Interest

Sec. 407.130.  ASSOCIATION AS PARTY IN INTEREST.  (a)  The association is a party in interest in a proceeding involving a workers' compensation claim against an impaired employer whose compensation obligations have been paid or assumed by the association.(b)  The association has the same rights and defenses as the impaired employer, including the right to:(1)  appear, defend, or appeal a claim;(2)  receive notice of, investigate, adjust, compromise, settle, or pay a claim;  and(3)  investigate, handle, or deny a claim.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.131. Preference

Sec. 407.131.  PREFERENCE.  The benefit payments made by the association or the surety under this chapter are entitled to the same preference over other debts of the impaired employer or the impaired employer's estate as provided by law to benefit payments owed by the employer or employer's estate to the person entitled to the benefits.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269 , Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 407.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.132. Special Fund

Sec. 407.132.  SPECIAL FUND.  Funds advanced by the association under this subchapter do not become assets of the impaired employer but are a special fund advanced to the commissioner, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, or other lawful conservator only for the payment of compensation liabilities, including the costs of claims administration and legal costs.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.069, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 407.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act|Chapter 407 - Self-Insurance Regulation|Subchapter G. Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association|Section 407.133. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate for Failure to Pay Assessment

Sec. 407.133.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE FOR FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The commissioner may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority to self-insure of a certified self-insurer who fails to pay an assessment.  The association promptly shall report such a failure to the director.(b)  A certified self-insurer whose certificate of authority to self-insure is revoked or surrendered remains liable for any unpaid assessments made against an impaired employer who becomes an impaired employer before the date of the revocation or surrender.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.52(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.52(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.070, eff. September 1, 2005.|