Except for provisions governing the reporting and investigation of workers’ compensation insurance fraud claims under § 2–201, Title 2, Subtitle 4, and Title 27, Subtitles 4 and 8 of this article, for the purpose of workers’ compensation insurance, this article does not apply to an employer who: participates in a governmental self–insurance group under § 9–404 of the Labor and Employment Article; or self–insures under § 9–405 of the Labor and Employment Article.