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2021 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 406 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage
Subchapter H. Coverage of Farm and Ranch Employees
Section 406.164. Elective Coverage of Employer and Family Members
Universal Citation: TX Lab Code § 406.164 (2021)
Sec. 406.164. ELECTIVE COVERAGE OF EMPLOYER AND FAMILY MEMBERS. (a) A person who purchases a workers' compensation insurance policy covering farm or ranch employees may cover the person, a partner, a corporate officer, or a family member in that policy. The insurance policy must specifically name the individual to be covered.
(b) The elective coverage continues while the policy is in effect and the named individual is endorsed on the policy.
(c) A member of an employer's family is exempt from coverage under the policy unless an election for that coverage is made under this section.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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