WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                               Ch. 6

(4) ANY OTHER DEDUCTION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALLOWS
BY REGULATION, IN THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OR RETIREES.

(B) LOCAL MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS.

(1)      A RETIREE WHO PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAL INSURANCE OFFERED
THROUGH A COUNTY MAY ELECT TO HAVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DEDUCT
FROM THE RETIREE'S ALLOWANCE AND PAY TO THE COUNTY ALL OR PART OF THE
PREMIUM FOR LOCALLY APPROVED MEDICAL INSURANCE.

(2)      EXCEPT FOR PAYMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, THE STATE SYSTEM OR ANY UNIT OF THE STATE IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE OFFERED THROUGH A
COUNTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is in part new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 73B, §§ 2-412(a) and the first and second
sentences of (b), 3-409(a), (b), (c), and the first and second sentences of (d),
4-412(a) and the first and second sentences of (b), 5-411(a), (c), and the first
and second sentences of (b), 6-408, 7-408, 8-407, and 10-223 and in part new
language added to reflect the application of this section to the Judges'
Retirement System. Although the former law did not provide for deductions
from retirees' allowances under the Judges' Retirement System, in practice
the State Retirement Agency treats this system the same as other systems
covered by this section.

In subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the reference to the "Board of
Trustees" is substituted for the references to the individual systems for clarity
and to reflect the consolidation in this subtitle of formerly separate, but
similar, provisions.

In subsection (a) of this section, the general term "allowance" is substituted
for the former specific term "annuity", which appeared in former Art. 73B, §
6-408, applicable to the State Police Retirement System, for consistency.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference to insurance "offered
through" an employee organization is substituted for the former reference
"authorized" by an employee organization for clarity. Similarly, in subsections
(a) and (b)(1) of this section, the former references to "payment to the
carrier" are deleted as implicit in the reference to insurance offered "through"
the subdivision.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the specific references to health care
programs sponsored by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in former
Art. 73B, §§ 3-409(d) and 5-411(c) are deleted in light of the general
reference to medical insurance offered through a county, which is defined to
include Baltimore City. See § 20-101 of this article. Although former Art. 73B,
§§ 3-409(d) and 5-411(c) did not specifically state that neither the retirement
system nor any State agency is responsible for the payment of the retiree's

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