Wisconsin § 40.51 - Health care coverage.

§ 40.51. Health care coverage.

40.51(1) (1) The procedures and provisions pertaining to enrollment, premium transmitted and coverage of eligible employees for health care benefits shall be established by contract or rule except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter. 40.51(2) (2) Except as provided in subs. (10) , (10m) , (11) and (16) , any eligible employee may become covered by group health insurance by electing coverage within 30 days of being hired, to be effective as of the first day of the month that first occurs during the 30-day period, or by electing coverage prior to becoming eligible for employer contribution towards the premium cost as provided in s. 40.05 (4) (a) to be effective upon becoming eligible for employer contributions. An eligible employee who is not insured, but who is eligible for an employer contribution under s. 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. , may elect coverage prior to becoming eligible for an employer contribution under s. 40.05 (4) (ag) 2. , with the coverage to be effective upon becoming eligible for the increase in the employer contribution. Any employee who does not so elect at one of these times, or who subsequently cancels the insurance, shall not thereafter become insured unless the employee furnishes evidence of insurability satisfactory to the insurer, at the employee’s own expense or obtains coverage subject to contractual waiting periods. The method to be used shall be specified in the health insurance contract. 40.51(2m) (2m) 40.51(2m)(a) (a) In addition to the restriction under par. (b) , neither a domestic partner of an eligible employee nor a stepchild of a current domestic partnership may be covered under a group health insurance plan under this subchapter. 40.51(2m)(b) (b) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in a dissolved domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6 months have elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership. 40.51(3) (3) The health insurance contract shall establish provisions by which an insured employee or dependents may continue group coverage or convert group coverage to a nongroup policy which, at a minimum, comply with s.