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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 22.01.06.06" title_num="22" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="06" heading="Deductions from Allowance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A retiree may elect to have the Retirement Agency deduct from the retiree’s allowance and pay for the retiree:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dues for a retiree or employee organization that the Executive Director has approved to receive deductions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To the extent approved by the Executive Director, payments to the State Employees’ Credit Union of Maryland, Inc.;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>To the extent approved by the Executive Director, all or part of a premium for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Insurance offered through an employee organization; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>State-approved or locally approved insurance for retirees; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If approved by the Executive Director, charitable contributions in connection with the Maryland Charity Campaign conducted by the Secretary of State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Information Sharing with Entities Receiving Deductions.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In connection with any deductions authorized under §A of this regulation, the Retirement Agency will exchange with an entity receiving deductions information, which in the Executive Director’s sole discretion is reasonably necessary, in order to conduct and reconcile the deductions, including the retiree’s name, the retiree’s Social Security number or other identification number, and the deduction amounts.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>On request by the Retirement Agency, an entity that receives retiree deductions shall enter into a nondisclosure agreement in the format required by the Retirement Agency requiring the entity to maintain specified security procedures and practices with respect to the information it receives in connection with the deductions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>