(a)      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.

      (b)      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.

      (c)      A council subject to this section shall:

            (1)      pay to the State the total costs resulting from the participation of its employees in the Program; and

            (2)      determine the extent to which the council will subsidize participation of its employees in the Program.