(1) Subject to available appropriations, the commissioner may provide technical assistance to any cooperative that:

(a) Makes coverage available to employer members and covered individuals statewide to the extent possible;

(b) Requires that employer members not self-insure for any benefits included in the cooperative's basic or standard health benefit plans;

(c) Sets maximum employer member contributions to any plan for a covered individual at an amount not to exceed one hundred percent of the cost of the lowest-priced coverage for that employee's family composition for any particular plan package, with employee members paying the difference between the premium of the selected plan and the employer contribution;

(d) Establishes rules that specify that employer members shall take no action to limit their employees' choice of plans offered through the cooperative or to encourage or discourage employees from making particular choices of plans offered through the cooperative;

(e) Contracts with as many carriers as is allowed by the market and the cooperative's quality, access, and information reporting requirements;

(f) Develops and implements a marketing plan to publicize the cooperative to potential members and develops and implements methods for informing the public about the cooperative and its services;

(g) Develops specific plans to expand health care coverage and to expand access to health care in this state; and

(h) Gives each covered individual the opportunity to choose among carriers that contract with the cooperative.