Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 2-512

      (a)      In this section, "qualifying not-for-profit organization" means an organization that:

            (1)      (i)      receives State funds from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that cover more than one-third of the organization's operating expenses; and

                  (ii)      is:

                        1.      described in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

                        2.      exempt from income tax under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;

            (2)      is the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.; or

            (3)      is the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center.

      (b)      The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the enrollment and participation of employees of a qualifying not-for-profit organization to participate in the Program as a satellite organization.

      (c)      A qualifying not-for-profit organization that participates in the Program as a satellite organization shall:

            (1)      pay to the State:

                  (i)      a premium in the amount determined by the Secretary; and

                  (ii)      any costs, as determined by the Secretary, for the administration of this Program; and

            (2)      determine the extent to which the organization will subsidize participation by its employees in the Program.