{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2053.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.202","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF OPTIONAL DEDUCTIBLE PLANS.","body":"(a) The department shall require each insurance company writing workers' compensation insurance in this state to offer at least three optional deductible plans adopted under this section that allow a policyholder to self-insure for the amount of the deductible.\n(b) The commissioner by rule shall allow an employer to enter into an agreement with an insurer for a negotiated deductible that exceeds the highest deductible available under a plan described by Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE","SUBTITLE E. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE","CHAPTER 2053. RATES FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER E. OPTIONAL DEDUCTIBLE PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2053.htm#2053.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"ad1997b460891b97411b4c8ad0b2332906e8c59d6c44d22769fbf1c16ea470e2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2053.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2053.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}