1997 Minnesota Statutes

     176A.08 Exemption from and applicability of certain laws.

    The fund shall not be considered a state agency for any 
 purpose including, but not limited to, chapters 13, 15, 15A, and 
 43A.  However, the fund shall be subject to sections 179A.01 to 
 179A.25.  The insurance operations of the fund are subject to 
 all of the provisions of chapters 60A and 60B.  The commissioner 
 of commerce has the same powers with respect to the board as the 
 commissioner has with respect to a private workers' compensation 
 insurer under chapters 60A and 60B.  The fund is considered an 
 insurer for the purposes of chapters 60C, 72A, 79, and 176.  The 
 fund is subject to the same tax liability as a mutual insurance 
 company in this state pursuant to section 60A.15.  As a 
 condition of its authority to transact business in this state 
 the fund shall be a member of the workers' compensation 
 reinsurance association and is bound by its plan of operation. 

    HIST: 1983 c 287 art 2 s 8; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 
 462 s 27; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1987 c 268 art 2 s 29; 1997 c 
 187 art 3 s 27