(a) The Secretary of Labor may, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, permit two or more employers, as such term is defined in Section 25-5-1, to enter into agreements to pool their liabilities under this chapter for the purpose of qualifying as self-insurers under this chapter. Each employer member of such approved group shall be authorized to operate as a self-insurer under this chapter.
(b) Two or more employer groups as described in (a) above may enter into agreements to pool their liabilities under this chapter for the purpose of providing excess coverage above the self-insured retention levels maintained by the individual employer groups.
(c) This section is supplemental and shall insofar as possible be construed in pari materia with this chapter; however, any law or part thereof in conflict herewith is repealed.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 25-5-3 - Secretary to Prepare and Distribute Forms, Etc.
Section 25-5-4 - Reports and Records of Injuries for Which Compensation Claimed.
Section 25-5-5 - Reports of Settlements.
Section 25-5-6 - Circuit Court Clerks to Report Disposition of Cases.
Section 25-5-7 - Supplementary Reports as to Initiation, Cessation, etc., of Compensation Payments.
Section 25-5-8 - Employers' Options to Secure Payment of Compensation.
Section 25-5-9 - Pooling of Employers' Liabilities for Qualification as Self-Insurers.
Section 25-5-10 - Liabilities of Persons Engaged in Schemes, etc., to Avoid Liability to Workers.
Section 25-5-12 - Chief Justice of Supreme Court to Prepare Uniform Rules for Circuit Courts.
Section 25-5-13 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 25-5-15 - Safety Committee.
Section 25-5-15.1 - State Safety Program; Legislative Intent; Creation.