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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 11-5 Administration of Program.">
  <section prefix="§" num="11-5" heading="Administration of Program.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Mandatory meetings: annual data.">The HIC shall meet at least 3 times per calendar year to review and discuss:<para num="(1)">the annually-accounted receipts, disbursements, and incurred but not reported reserves for each City-sponsored plan;</para>
      <para num="(2)">cost containment and efficiencies; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">data for each health benefit and other plan for active City employees, as defined in this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Arbitration requirement.">Any dispute about the meaning or application of any part or provision of this subtitle, or any disagreement about the denial benefits or premiums charged to any participant shall be subject to final and binding arbitration, if a demand for arbitration is submitted upon the joint demand of either:<para num="(1)">the exclusive employee organizations for a majority of City employees covered under &lt;cite data-path="|12"&gt;Article 12&lt;/cite&gt;.  Municipal Labor Relations of the Baltimore City Code; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">a majority of the number of exclusive employee organizations under &lt;cite data-path="|12"&gt;Article 12&lt;/cite&gt;.  Municipal Labor Relations of the Baltimore City Code.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Arbitrator qualifications.">Once a demand for arbitration is submitted, arbitration shall be conducted between the organizations and the City before an arbitrator who is:<para num="(1)">a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">selected from a list of 9 arbitrators furnished upon request by either:<para num="(i)">the Federal Mediation Conciliation Service; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the American Arbitration Association.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Arbitrator selection.">The arbitrator described in subsection (c) of this section shall be selected from the furnished list by the means of the parties alternately striking candidates from the list.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Arbitration award.">A final written arbitration award shall be:<para num="(1)">subject to review by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City upon the filing of a petition to:<para num="(i)">affirm;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">modify; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">vacate; and</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">subject to further review on appeal under the Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act.</para>
    </para>
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  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
