Program established.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to pay deleted text begin private deleted text end new text begin the cost of new text end health plan premiums new text begin and cost sharing for prescriptions, including co-payments, deductibles, and coinsurance new text end for persons who have contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to enable them to continue coverage under new text begin or enroll in new text end a group or individual health plan. If a person is determined to be eligible under subdivision 2, the commissioner shall pay the deleted text begin portion of the group plan premium for which the individual is responsible, if the individual is responsible for at least 50 percent of the cost of the premium, or pay the individual plan premium deleted text end new text begin health insurance premiums and prescription cost sharing, including co-payments and deductibles required under section 256B.0631 new text end . The commissioner shall not pay for that portion of a premium that is attributable to other family members or dependents new text begin or is paid by the individual's employer new text end .