Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-55-25

  • Long-term care insurance: includes :

    a. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-55-20

  • Policy: means any policy, contract, certificate, subscriber agreement, rider, or endorsement delivered or issued for delivery in this State by an insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health, hospital or medical service corporation, prepaid health plan, health maintenance organization, or any similar organization. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-55-20
  • 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, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

No group long-term care insurance coverage may be offered to a resident of this State under a group policy issued in another state to a group described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-55-20(3)d, unless the Commissioner or the insurance regulator of the other state having statutory and regulatory long-term care insurance requirements substantially similar to those adopted in this State has made a determination that such requirements have been met. (1987, c. 331; 1991, c. 720, s. 44.)