H.B. No. 1989
AN ACT
relating to the requirements for withdrawal by a certified
self-insurer from workers' compensation self-insurance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 407.045, Labor Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), an adequate program
includes a program in which the certified self-insurer has insured
or reinsured all workers' compensation obligations incurred by the
self-insurer with an authorized insurer under an agreement that is
filed with and approved in writing by the commissioner. The
obligations incurred include:
(1) all known claims and expenses associated with
those claims; and
(2) all incurred but not reported claims and expenses
associated with those claims.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1989 was passed by the House on April
27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1989 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor