The department of administration shall spend public monies appropriated to procure long-term care coverage for full-time officers and employees of this state and its departments and agencies. The department of administration by rule shall adopt standards for and designate qualifying long-term plans and the eligibility of officers and employees to participate in those plans. Any long-term plan designated as a qualifying plan by the department of administration shall be open for enrollment to all permanent full-time state employees.
A.R.S. § 38-657