WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 190

under which certain retired State employees and their surviving spouses and
dependent children are entitled to a State subsidy; and generally relating to benefits
available to retired State employees, and participate in the State Employees Health
Insurance Program; and generally relating to the eligibility of retired State
employees for participation in the State Employees Health Insurance Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Personnel and Pensions
Section 8-108(b) and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter______(S.B. 50) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1993)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

8-108.

(b) (1) A retiree may enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit
options established under the Program if the retiree:

(i) ended State service with at least 10 years of creditable service and
within 5 years before the age at which a vested retirement allowance normally would
begin;

(ii) ended State service with at least 16 years of creditable service;

(iii) ended State service on or before June 30, 1984; [or]

(iv) retired directly from State service with a State retirement
allowance on or after July 1, 1984, and had at least 5 years of creditable service; OR

(V) RECEIVED AN ORDINARY DISABILITY RETIREMENT

ALLOWANCE AND WAS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1992.

(V) RETIRED DIRECTLY FROM STATE SERVICE WITH A STATE
DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1984.

(2) (i) The surviving spouse or dependent child of a deceased retiree who
was eligible to enroll may enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit options
established under the Program as long as the spouse or child is receiving an allowance
under Article 73B of the Code.

(ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to a deceased
retiree's spouse or dependent child who receives an option 1 or option 4 benefit under
Article 73B of the Code.

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