40.95 Health insurance premium credits.
(1)
(a) Subject to sub. (2), the department shall administer a program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, for the benefit of an eligible employee whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who satisfies at least one of the following:
1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), or 757.02 (5).
2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111.
3. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 and the employee is employed by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
NOTE: Collective bargaining under subch. I of ch. 111 for employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority was eliminated by 2011 Wis. Act 10.
(b) The health insurance premium credits shall be based on the employee's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor specified as part of the employee's compensation.
(2) The department is not required to administer any program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, if the department determines that the program does not conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (9).
History: 1995 a. 88, 89, 216; 2003 a. 33, 117, 326; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 10, 32.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 40 - Public employee trust fund.
40.015 - Compliance with federal tax laws.
40.04 - Accounts and reserves.
40.05 - Contributions and premiums.
40.08 - Benefit assignments and corrections.
40.21 - Participating employers.
40.22 - Participating employees.
40.27 - Post-retirement adjustments.
40.285 - Purchase of creditable service.
40.29 - Temporary disability; creditable service.
40.30 - Intrastate retirement reciprocity.
40.31 - Maximum benefit limitations.
40.32 - Limitations on contributions.
40.40 - State-federal agreement.
40.513 - Payment of stipend in lieu of health care coverage for state employees.
40.515 - Health savings accounts; high-deductible health plan.
40.55 - Long-term care coverage.
40.56 - Abortion coverage prohibited.
40.61 - Income continuation coverage.
40.62 - Income continuation insurance benefits.
40.65 - Duty disability and death benefits; protective occupation participants.
40.70 - Life insurance coverage.
40.71 - Death benefit eligibility.
40.72 - Life insurance benefits.
40.80 - State deferred compensation plan.
40.81 - Deferred compensation plan authorization.
40.85 - Employee-funded reimbursement account plan.
40.87 - Treatment of compensation.