1. A. An election by an employee to reject the Act is not binding upon the employee in a new employment by another employer or following re-employment by the same employer.
2. B. If an employee is continuously employed and the employer changes workers’ compensation carriers, form of doing business, or becomes self-insured, the prior rejection is valid and remains in full force and effect.

Historical Note

Former Rule 20. Amended subsections (A) and (B) effective March 1, 1987, filed February 26, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). R20-5-120 recodified from R4-13-120 (Supp. 95-1). Section R20-5-120 renumbered to R20-5-220; new Section R20-5-120 renumbered from R20-5-124 and amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4199 (October 31, 2025), effective December 6, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).