Amend HB 1285, house committee printing, as follows:                         

(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "REQUIRED." and substitute 	"REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.".
	(2)  On page 1, line 11, strike "An insurance carrier" and 
substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (c), an insurance 
carrier".
	(3)  On page 1, between lines 16 and 17, insert the 
following:               
	(c)  This section does not apply to an insurance carrier that 
is a certified self-insurer or certified self-insurance group under 
Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code.