WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                              Ch. 10

(III)    A TEACHER, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 73B, § 3-101 OR § 5-101 OF
THE CODE;

(IV)    A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, WHILE A MEMBER OF THE
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE 7 OF ARTICLE 73B
OF THE CODE;

(V)     AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MEDICAL SYSTEM CORPORATION, AS
DEFINED IN § 13-1B-01 OR § 13-1C-01 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE, WHILE A MEMBER
OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR THE
PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND UNDER TITLE 10,
SUBTITLE 1 OF ARTICLE 73B OF THE CODE;

(VI)    A STATE POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 73B, § 6-101
OF THE CODE; OR

(VII)    A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 73B,
§ 8-101 OF THE CODE.

(B)      WHO MAY ENROLL.

(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.

(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.

(C)      STATE SUBSIDY.

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