(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a professional employer organization that is a member of a professional employer organization group may comply with Section 31A-40-205 or Sections 31A-40-302 through 31A-40-305 on a combined or consolidated basis if each member of the professional employer organization group guarantees the obligations under this chapter of each other member of the professional employer organization group.
(2) The controlling entity of a professional employer organization group shall guarantee the obligations of a professional employer organization under this chapter if the professional employer organization group files a combined or consolidated audited financial statement that includes a person that is not: (a) a professional employer organization; or (b) a member of the professional employer organization group.
(a) a professional employer organization; or
(b) a member of the professional employer organization group.