SB153-SSA1,2,13
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(7) (a) Any employer, other than the state,
including an employer that
2is not a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care
3coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board.
4Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule
5establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such
6employees and employers
and may by rule limit the categories of employers, other
7than the state, which may be included as participating employers under this
8subchapter. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided in a
9collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided
10in par. (b), an employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees
11under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average
12premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost
13under this subsection.