Sec. 462.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The association may:
(1)  employ or retain persons as necessary to handle claims and perform other duties of the association;
(2)  borrow money necessary to implement this chapter in accordance with the plan of operation;
(3)  sue or be sued;
(4)  negotiate and enter into a contract as necessary to implement this chapter; and
(5)  perform other acts as necessary or proper to implement this chapter.
(b)  A contract authorized by Subsection (a)(4) includes a lump-sum or structured compromise and settlement agreement with a claimant who has a claim for medical or indemnity benefits for a period of three years or more, other than a settlement or lump-sum payment in violation of Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.