Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana long term care program is established to do the following:
(1) Provide incentives for individuals to insure against the costs of providing for their long term care needs.
(2) Provide a mechanism for individuals to qualify for coverage of the costs of their long term care needs under the Medicaid program without first being required to substantially exhaust all their resources.
(3) Assist in developing methods for increasing access to and the affordability of a long term care policy.
(4) Provide counseling services to individuals in planning for their long term care needs.
(5) Alleviate the financial burden on the state's medical assistance program by encouraging the pursuit of private initiatives.
(b) The office of Medicaid policy and planning and the department of insurance shall administer the program. The department of insurance may contract with a local office of aging services, an area agency on aging, or other nonprofit organization to provide counseling services under the program. The department of insurance shall develop and coordinate a plan to provide counseling services under the program.
As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.53.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 39.6. Long Term Care Program
12-15-39.6-0.5. Asset Disregard; Date for Discontinuing Long Term Care Program
12-15-39.6-1. "Long Term Care" Defined
12-15-39.6-2. "Long Term Care Facility" Defined
12-15-39.6-3. "Long Term Care Insurance" Defined
12-15-39.6-4. "Health Maintenance Organization" Defined
12-15-39.6-5. "Qualified Long Term Care Policy" Defined
12-15-39.6-6. Establishment and Administration of Program
12-15-39.6-7. Information on Long Term Care Insurance; Availability; Assistance
12-15-39.6-9. Policy Provisions
12-15-39.6-10. Asset Disregard Adjustment
12-15-39.6-11. Application of Asset Disregard to Determination of Individual's Assets
12-15-39.6-12. Discontinuation of Program
12-15-39.6-13. Reciprocal Agreements to Extend Asset Disregard
12-15-39.6-15. Asset Disregard for Long Term Care Policyholders