Tex. Lab. Code § 406.051 · Subchapter C. COVERAGE THROUGH COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
SECURITY BY COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An insurance company may contract to secure an employer's liability and obligations and to pay compensation by issuing a workers' compensation insurance policy under this subchapter.
(b) The contract for coverage must be written on a policy and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance.
(c) The employer may not transfer:
(1) the obligation to accept a report of injury under Section 409.001;
(2) the obligation to maintain records of injuries under Section 409.006;
(3) the obligation to report injuries to the insurance carrier under Section 409.005;
(4) liability for a violation of Section 415.006 or 415.008 or of Chapter 451; or
(5) the obligation to comply with a commissioner order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 954, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.032, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.406.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 14785069d8c90176f215ee817c4e08a78d225b4de07d7d95bed94a3527073c25
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Labor Code
- Tex. Lab. Code § 409.001NOTICE OF INJURY TO EMPLOYER.Printed as Section 409.001
- Tex. Lab. Code § 409.005REPORT OF INJURY; MODIFIED DUTY PROGRAM NOTICE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.Printed as Section 409.005
- Tex. Lab. Code § 409.006RECORD OF INJURIES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.Printed as Section 409.006
- Tex. Lab. Code § 415.006EMPLOYER CHARGEBACKS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.Printed as Section 415.006 or 415.008
- Tex. Lab. Code § 415.008FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING BENEFITS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.Printed as Section 415.006 or 415.008
- Tex. Lab. Code ch. 451DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITEDPrinted as Chapter 451
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.