§5080. Applicability
This chapter applies to long-term care policies and certificates issued or delivered in this State on or after January 1, 2000. Policies and certificates issued prior to January 1, 2000 and remaining in effect on that date are subject to the requirements of chapter 68. Those policies and any certificates issued pursuant to those policies prior to January 1, 2000 continue in effect subsequent to the enactment of this chapter. [PL 1999, c. 292, §2 (NEW).]
All certificates of coverage issued or delivered to residents of this State after January 1, 2000 must meet the requirements of this chapter and any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, except that long-term care policies or certificates issued pursuant to a provision included in a policy approved in accordance with chapter 68 giving a policyholder or certificate holder a right to purchase or increase coverage at a later date may be issued with benefits consistent with chapter 68 after January 1, 2000. [PL 1999, c. 292, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 292, §2 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE
Chapter 68-A: LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
24-A §5073. Extraterritorial jurisdiction; group long-term care insurance
24-A §5074. Disclosure standards for long-term care insurance
24-A §5075. Required provisions; prohibitions; loss ratio standards for long-term care insurance
24-A §5075-A. Certification by superintendent
24-A §5076. Incontestability period
24-A §5077. Nonforfeiture benefits
24-A §5081. Producer training requirements
24-A §5082. Long-term Care Partnership Program; availability of qualified policies