Ch. 196                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(B) AN EMPLOYEE OR, WHILE RECEIVING AN ALLOWANCE UNDER THE
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR THE PENSION
SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AN EMPLOYEE'S SURVIVING
SPOUSE:

(1) MAY ENROLL AND PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM; AND

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IS SUBJECT
TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR STATE
EMPLOYEES.

(C) WHILE RECEIVING AN ALLOWANCE UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR THE PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OR A FORMER EMPLOYEE'S SURVIVING
SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT CHILD:

(1) MAY ENROLL AND PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM; AND

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IS SUBJECT
TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR
RETIREES UNDER § 48B OF THIS SUBTITLE, WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S SERVICE WITH THE
MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE BEING INCLUDED AS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE'S
STATE SERVICE.

(D) FOR EACH PARTICIPANT UNDER THIS SECTION, THE MARYLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL PAY TO THIS STATE AN EMPLOYER SHARE OF THE
COSTS OF THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE STATE SUBSIDY ALLOWED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE.

Article 73B - Pensions

1-310.

(A) FOR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE WHO IS A
MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR
THE PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THE MARYLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL:

(1) PAY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE STATE ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBER; AND

(2) DEDUCT FROM THE COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO THE MEMBER AND
PAY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

(B) THE MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES AS PROVIDED BY § 1-105 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

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