Wisconsin Code § 40.55

Long-term care coverage
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(1) Except as provided
in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group insurance
board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been
filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which
have been approved for offering under contracts established by
the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an eligible
employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or
her spouse or parent.
(2) For any long-term care policy offered through the group
insurance board, the insurer may impose underwriting considerations in determining the initial eligibility of persons to cover and
what premiums to charge.
(4) The group insurance board may charge a fee to each insurer whose policy is offered under this section, but the fee may
not exceed the direct costs incurred by the group insurance board
in offering the policy.
(5) An eligible state employee who elects insurance coverage
with a county under s. 978.12 (6) may not elect coverage under
this section.

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