Every Employer that has operated, will operate, or is operating in this State as a self-insurer shall be deemed through acceptance of its Certificate of Authority to have appointed the Commissioner as its attorney-in-fact to receive service of legal process issued against it in this State with respect to its self-insurance of workers' compensation liabilities. The appointment shall be irrevocable, shall bind any successor in interest, and shall remain in effect as long as there is in this State any obligation or liability of the Employer.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-83-.11
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 50-6-405(b)(8) and 50-6-405(h).