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(a) The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, the public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the municipalities, and the retirement systems are hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of the employees or the pension of the retired ex-employees, as may correspond who have voluntarily availed themselves of complementary health plans which offer medical, surgical and hospitalization benefits in cases of catastrophic diseases such as cancer and heart diseases and who so request in writing from the agency or retirement system they belong to, the necessary amount to pay the total subscription cost of said plans.(b) The premiums to be deducted from the employees and retired ex-employees of the agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the retirement systems, as herein authorized, shall be placed by the Secretary of the Treasury at the disposal of the corresponding insurance companies. The premiums deducted from the employees of the public corporations and municipalities shall be placed by them at the disposal of the corresponding insurance companies. History —May 30, 1972, No. 45, p. 102, §§ 1, 2; May 10, 1974, No. 36, Part 1, p.

blic corporations and municipalities shall be placed by them at the disposal of the corresponding insurance companies. History —May 30, 1972, No. 45, p. 102, §§ 1, 2; May 10, 1974, No. 36, Part 1, p. 182, §§ 2, 3; June 22, 1975, No. 44, p. 105, § 2, eff. 30 days after June 22, 1975.