GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION

CHAPTER 120
SENATE BILL 579

AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL MONITORING AND REGULATION OF EMPLOYERS THAT SELF-INSURE THEIR WORKERS' COMPENSATION LIABILITIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 97-93(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	In the case of subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the Commissioner of Insurance may require the deposit of an acceptable security, indemnity, or bond to secure the payment of compensation liabilities as they are incurred. Any individual employer or group of employers who furnish proof of financial ability under subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall be governed in all respects by this Article and by rules adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 97-93 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	Groups comprising two or more employers who agree to pool their liabilities under subdivision (a)(2) of this section are subject to G.S. 58-3-80, 58-7-50, 58-7-55, 58-7-140, 58-7-160, 58-7-162, 58-7-163, 58-7-165, 58-7-167, 58-7-168, 58-7-170, 58-7-172, 58-7-173, 58-7-177, 58-7-179, 58-7-180, 58-7-183, 58-7-185, 58-7-187, 58-7-188, 58-7-190, 58-7-192, 58-7-193, 58-7-195, 58-7-197, 58-7-200, and Articles 13, 19, and 34 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1994.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of June, 1993.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives