§386-4  Voluntary coverage.  Anyemployer who has individuals in the employer's employment who are not employeesas defined in section 386-1 may elect to provide coverage for them under thischapter.  During the period for which the election is effective the employerand the individuals in the employer's employment covered thereby shall bedeemed to be employees and be subject in all respects to this chapter.

Election by any employer to provide coverageunder this chapter shall be made by securing compensation to the individuals inthe employer's employment affected thereby in the manner provided in section386-121 and giving the notice prescribed by section 386-122.

Every employer who elects to provide coverageunder the terms of this section shall be bound by the election untilJanuary 1 of the next succeeding year and for terms of one yearthereafter.  Any such employer may elect to discontinue the coverage forpersonal injuries occurring after the expiration of any such calendar year byfiling notice of the election with the director of labor and industrialrelations at least sixty days prior to the expiration of any such calendar yearand at the same time posting notices to that effect conspicuously in suchplaces of work that they can reasonably be expected to come to the attention ofall individuals affected thereby. [L 1963, c 116, pt of §1; Supp, §97-4; HRS§386-4; gen ch 1985]

 

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  Cited:  41 H. 603, 605.