Sec. 9. (a) An insurer or other person who issues a qualified long term care policy under this chapter must at a minimum offer to each policyholder or prospective policyholder a policy that provides both:

(1) long term care facility coverage; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-9

  • long term care: means the provision of the following services in a setting other than an acute care wing of a hospital to enable individuals whose functional capacities are chronically impaired to be maintained at their maximum level of health and well-being:

    Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-1

  • long term care facility: means a facility licensed under IC 16-28. See Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-2
  • qualified long term care policy: means an insurance policy that:

    Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-5

(2) home and community care coverage.

     (b) An insurer or other person who complies with subsection (a) may also elect to offer a qualified long term care policy that provides only long term care facility coverage.

As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.53.