Section 2-512 - Employees of qualifying not-for-profit organizations.

§ 2-512. Employees of qualifying not-for-profit organizations.
 

(a)  "Qualifying not-for-profit organization" defined.- 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)  Enrollment and participation.- 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)  Payment of costs.- 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. 
 

[1993, ch. 536; 1996, ch. 347, § 1; 1999, ch. 63; 2002, ch. 191; 2005, ch. 223.]