Ch. 196                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

8-113.

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO EMPLOYEES OF THE MARYLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE.

(B) SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER § 8-103 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, 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 HEALTH INSURANCE
OR OTHER BENEFIT OPTIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IS
SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THOSE PROVIDED UNDER
§ 8-107 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(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 HEALTH INSURANCE
BENEFIT OPTIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IS
SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THOSE PROVIDED UNDER
§ 8-108 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 COST OF THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE STATE SUBSIDY ALLOWED
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
11-203(a)(1)(xii) through (xv), respectively, of Article - State Finance and Procurement
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 11-203(a)(1)(xi)
through (xiv), respectively.

SECTION 4. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all funds in the
Service Reserve Fund on June 30, 1993, shall be paid over to the Service.

SECTION 5. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, until January 1, 1995,
the Service shall remit to the State, on a quarterly basis, sufficient funds to pay the
salaries of State employees employed by the Service.

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