1. (a) On receipt of a certificate of approval issued by the department under this chapter, two or more business entities or two or more members of a trade association may join together to form a group to purchase individual workers' compensation insurance policies covering each member of the group.

2. (b) To be eligible to join a group, a business entity must:

   1. (1) be engaged in a business pursuit that is the same as or similar to the other business entities participating in the group as determined by the department; or

   2. (2) be a member of the same trade association as the other business entities participating in the group.

      Redesignated from Labor Code, Section 406A.003 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.0591(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2007.

      Redesignated from Labor Code, Section 406A.003 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.0591(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2007.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 17, eff. April 1, 2007.