This section applies to the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the Mid-Shore Regional Council. An employee of a council subject to this section may enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the Program with the approval of the council. A council subject to this section shall: pay to the State the total costs resulting from the participation of its employees in the Program; and determine the extent to which the council will subsidize participation of its employees in the Program.