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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="18-106" title_number="18" title_name="Long-Term Care Insurance" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A carrier shall provide to each applicant an outline of coverage and buyer’s guide.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The carrier shall deliver the outline of coverage and buyer’s guide:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in the case of solicitation by the carrier or insurance producer of the carrier, before the presentation of an application or enrollment form; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>in the case of direct response solicitation, with the application or enrollment form.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The outline of coverage shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a description of the principal benefits and coverage provided in the policy or contract;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a statement of the principal exclusions, reductions, and limitations in the policy or contract;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a statement of the renewal provisions, including any reservation in the policy or contract of a right to change the schedule of premiums;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a statement that the outline of coverage is a summary of the policy or contract issued or applied for and the policy or contract should be consulted to determine the governing contractual provisions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any expected premium increases or additional premiums to pay for automatic or optional benefit increases, including a reasonable hypothetical or graphic demonstration of the potential premiums that the applicant will need to pay at age 75 for benefit increases.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The buyer’s guide shall include information about buying a policy of long–term care insurance, including a reference to the right of the buyer to cancel a policy during the first 30 days after the policy is delivered.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A carrier shall provide an applicant with a graphic comparison, over a period of at least 20 years, of the benefit levels of a policy that increases benefits over the policy or certificate period compared to the benefit levels of a policy that does not increase benefits.</text>
  </level>
</section>
