Section 407A.002 - Application of Chapter; Establishment of Private Group(a) An unincorporated association or business trust composed of five or more private employers may establish a workers' compensation self-insurance group under this chapter if the employers:(1) are engaged in the same or a similar type of business;(2) are members of a bona fide trade or professional association that has been in existence in this state for purposes other than insurance for at least five years before the establishment of the group; and(3) enter into agreements to pool their liabilities for workers' compensation benefits and employers' liability in this state.(b) This chapter does not apply to public employees or governmental entities.Tex. Lab. Code § 407A.002
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 275, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.