(a) In addition to the parties, the employee's representative, if any, shall sign the written agreement or settlement.      
        (b) An employee's representative shall not sign a written agreement or settlement on behalf of the employee except upon a finding of extraordinary circumstances by the director of the division of hearings.        
          (c) The insurance carrier's representative shall sign a written agreement or settlement as the agent of the insurance carrier, and the insurance carrier shall be bound by the written agreement or settlement as provided by the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.         
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §147.3 adopted to be effective April 25, 1991, 16 TexReg 2097.