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Tex. Lab. Code § 406.164

ELECTIVE COVERAGE OF EMPLOYER AND FAMILY MEMBERS

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.