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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 14.35.18.07" title_num="14" subtitle_num="35" chapter_num="18" heading="Employer Contribution.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An employer is not required to contribute to the qualified health plan premiums of its employees.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If an employer chooses to contribute to the qualified health plan premiums of its employees, the employer shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Select a reference plan on which the contributions will be based;?and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Make a contribution that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A fixed percentage of the premium of the reference plan, based on the coverage level selected by the qualified employee and the qualified employee’s job classification; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A dollar amount that ensures that all of the qualified employer’s employees with the same coverage level and job classification would pay the same amount if they purchased the reference plan.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A reference plan selected under this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If under the employer choice model established under Regulation .06A of this chapter, shall be a qualified plan that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Offered by the carrier or insurance holding company system selected by the qualified employer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Among the qualified plans of the carrier or insurance holding company system selected by the qualified employer; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If under the employee choice model established under Regulation .06B of this chapter, shall be a qualified plan offered by any carrier at the metal level selected by the qualified employer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>