This chapter shall apply to workers' compensation self-insurance groups of public and private employers. Groups which are issued a certificate of authority by the Commissioner shall be subject to this chapter and Chapters 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27 and 59 of this title and subchapters IV and V of Chapter 23 of Title 19, as well as any regulations promulgated under those chapters, except as otherwise provided herein.