Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.3941

  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
  • Long-term care insurance: means an individual or group insurance policy, certificate, or rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for at least 12 consecutive months for each covered person on an expense-incurred, indemnity, prepaid, or other basis for 1 or more necessary or medically necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, personal, or custodial care services provided in a setting, including an assisted living facility operating legally in this state, but not including an acute care unit of a hospital. See Michigan Laws 500.3901
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   Every insurer providing long-term care insurance coverage in this state shall file with the commissioner for review a copy of any written, radio, or television advertisement for long-term care insurance intended for use in this state at least 45 days before the date the insurer desires to use the advertising. The filing shall include a sample or photocopy of all applicable long-term care policies and related forms and the approval status of the policies and forms. In addition, all advertisements shall be retained by the insurer or other entity for at least 3 years from the date the advertisement was first used.