Utah Code 34A-2-203. Payment of premiums for workers’ compensation
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(1) The state shall secure the payment of workers’ compensation benefits for its employees:
Terms Used In Utah Code 34A-2-203
- Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) by:
(1)(a)(i) insuring, and keeping insured, the payment of this compensation with an insurer authorized under Title 31A, Insurance Code, to transact the business of workers’ compensation insurance in this state; or
(1)(a)(ii) paying direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and when due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act;
(1)(b) in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 4, Risk Management; and
(1)(c) subject to Subsection (2).
(2)
(2)(a) If the state determines to secure the payment of workers’ compensation benefits for its employees by paying direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, the state is:
(2)(a)(i) exempt from Section 34A-2-202.5 and Subsection 34A-2-704(14); and
(2)(a)(ii) required to pay a premium assessment as provided in Section 34A-2-202.
(2)(b) If the state chooses to pay workers’ compensation benefits for its employees through insuring under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the state shall obtain that insurance in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.