1. (a) In administering and enforcing the applicable provisions of the Texas Labor Code as set out in §501.002, a state agency shall act in the capacity of employer.
2. (b) In administering and enforcing the applicable provisions of the Texas Labor Code as set out in §501.002, the workers' compensation division of the attorney general's office shall act in the capacity of insurance carrier.
3. (c) Each state agency shall establish within its headquarters a single administrative address, for the purpose of administering workers' compensation claims as employer and shall provide that address in writing to the records division of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission by March 1, 1996. Other than communications and notices from the Risk Management Division of the commission, all notices and written communications to state agencies as employers will be sent to the address provided by the state agency pursuant to this section, unless otherwise specified by rule. If the single administrative address changes, the state agency shall provide the new address to the records division of the commission at least 30 days in advance of the change.

Source Note:The provisions of this §109.1 adopted to be effective February 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 511.