Maryland Health - General Section 15-404

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

** SPECIAL NOTE: NOT IN EFFECT - CONTINGENCY - CHAPTER 442 - 1996 **

      (a)      To qualify under the Program, a long-term care policy shall:

            (1)      Satisfy the requirements of Title 18 of the Insurance Article;

            (2)      Alert the purchaser to the availability of consumer information and public education provided by the Commissioner under § 15-406 of this subtitle;

            (3)      Provide for the keeping of records and an explanation of benefit reports on insurance payments which count toward Medicaid resource exclusion; and

            (4)      Provide the management information and reports necessary to document the extent of resource protection offered and to evaluate the Program.

      (b)      The Department may not approve a long-term care policy if the policy requires prior hospitalization or a prior stay in a nursing home as a condition of providing benefits.