(a) Each carrier writing compensation insurance in this state shall pay to the Insurance Commissioner, in addition to the premium taxes and fees now required under existing laws, at the time of securing the first license to transact business in the state the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the privilege of qualifying with the Workers' Compensation Commission for the writing of compensation insurance.
(b) At the time of qualifying, each self-insurer or third-party administrator shall pay to the commission the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for the privilege of qualifying as a self-insurer or third-party administrator.
(c) All carriers, self-insurers, or third-party administrators qualifying under the provisions of this chapter shall be required to pay this initial assessment before they shall be qualified.
(d) These fees shall be deposited into the Workers' Compensation Fund created in § 11-9-301.
(e) The commission may assess a third-party administrator an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100).