There are a number of jurisdictions across the United States that allow an Option to Workers' Compensation.  The primary Option marketplace is Texas, with approximately 80,000 businesses electing to pursue a different route for employee care.

Other Option programs include:

• In 2013, a program was created in Oklahoma.  Click here for more information.  
• Public entities in Tennessee
• Wyoming allows employers who meet certain criteria
• University of Alabama, Auburn University and other universities in the state of Alabama
• Various categories of workers and small employers in almost every state