California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 8 - Office of the Director
Subchapter 2 - Administration of Self-Insurance Plans
Article 2 - Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure
Section 15203.7 - Documentation of Consent to Self-Insure and Notice to Employees of Self-Insured Status

(a) The original Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure or a copy of the original Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure issued to each private individual self-insured employer or public self-insured employer shall be prominently displayed at the self-insurer's principal place of business in California.

(b) Notice to employees of workers' compensation coverage as required by Labor Code Section 3550 shall be accomplished by display of a copy of the self-insurer's Certificate of Consent to Self-Insure accompanied by a notice stating the name of the person(s) or administrative agency responsible for claims adjustment.

(c) If a self-insurer is required to provide evidence of its approved self-insured status to prove compliance with Labor Code Section 3700, the Chief shall provide a Certification of Self-Insurance upon request from the certificate holder. Whether or not an employer is self-insured can be determined electronically at the website of the Office of Self-Insurance Plans at http://dir.ca.gov/osip/. Beginning April 1, 2009, there is a ten dollar ($10) fee for signed certification of self-insured status requested by third parties.