(1) An applicant for a landscape contracting business license that qualifies under ORS 671.525 to be classified as a nonexempt independent contractor must provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage for all employees of the landscape contracting business.
(2)(a) An applicant for a landscape contracting business license that qualifies under ORS 671.525 to be classified as an exempt independent contractor, and that is the client of a professional employer organization or has contracted with a temporary service provider to supply workers to the landscaping business, must verify that the professional employer organization or temporary service provider maintains workers’ compensation insurance coverage.
(b) As used in this subsection, “professional employer organization” and “temporary service provider” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 656.849.