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149.11

SUBCHAPTER II
HEALTH INSURANCE RISK-SHARING
PLAN PROVISIONS
149.11 Administration of plan.

149.11(1)

(1) Authority. The authority shall be responsible for the operation of the plan and, subject to ss. 149.43 (2) and 149.47, may enter into contracts for the plan's administration.

149.11(2)

(2) Fund.

149.11(2)(a)

(a) The authority shall pay the operating and administrative expenses of the plan from the fund, which shall be outside the state treasury and which shall consist of all of the following:

149.11(2)(a)1.

1. Insurer assessments under s. 149.13.

149.11(2)(a)2.

2. Premiums paid by eligible persons.

149.11(2)(a)3.

3. Moneys received from the federal government in high risk pool grants.

149.11(2)(a)4.

4. The moneys transferred under 2005 Wisconsin Act 74, section 166 (1).

149.11(2)(a)5.

5. The earnings resulting from investments under par. (b).

149.11(2)(a)6.

6. Any other moneys received by the authority from time to time.

149.11(2)(b)

(b) The authority controls the assets of the fund.

149.11(2)(c)

(c) Moneys in the fund may be expended only for the purposes specified in par. (a).

149.11 - ANNOT.

History: 1979 c. 313; 1997 a. 27 s. 4825; Stats. 1997 s. 149.11; 2005 a. 74 ss. 41, 42, 77; 2007 a. 20.

149.11 - ANNOT.

The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts any state law that relates to employee benefit plans. General Split Corp. v. Mitchell, 523 F. Supp. 427 (1981).