1. An association certified as an association of self-insured public or private employers directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due the employees of the members of the association and their beneficiaries under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.
2. An association is not required to pay the premiums required of other employers pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS but is relieved from other liability for personal injury to the same extent as are other employers.
3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting from injuries while in the employment of a member of an association must be handled in the manner provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and the association is subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.
4. The security deposited pursuant to NRS 616B.353 does not relieve an association from responsibility for the administration of claims and payment of compensation under chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 672; A 1995, 649; 1999, 216)