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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 31.14.03.08" title_num="31" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="03" heading="Required Provision of Information Regarding A Partnership Policy.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §C of this regulation, at the request of the insured or a representative of the Department on behalf of an insured, a carrier shall provide a completed Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary in the form set forth in §D of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The completed Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary required by §A of this regulation shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provided within 14 days after the date the carrier receives the request from the insured or the representative of the Department on behalf of the insured; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Given to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The insured, if the request for the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary was received from the insured; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The insured and the representative of the Department, if the request for the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary was received from a representative of the Department on behalf of the insured.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A carrier may develop its own partnership policy summary to provide the information found in the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary form in §D of this regulation, if the carrier's policy summary includes all of the information and content found in the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary form in §D of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The format and required text of the Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policy Summary referred to in §A of this regulation shall read as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="1.">
      <text>Name of insured __________________________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="2.">
      <text>Insured's Social Security # ______________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="3.">
      <text>Insured's Date of Birth __________________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="4.">
      <text>Policy/certificate number _______________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="5.">
      <text>Effective date of coverage ______________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="6.">
      <text>The policy/certificate was issued in the state of: _______________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="7.">
      <text>Issue age of the insured at the time the coverage was issued _______________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="8.">
      <text>The policy/certificate was issued ? With ? Without inflation coverage</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="9.">
      <text>The inflation coverage is:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="10.">
      <text>The inflation coverage is currently in effect [ ] Yes  [ ] No</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="11.">
      <text>If the answer to item 10 is no, the date inflation coverage ceased:__________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="12.">
      <text>The policy meets the standards of a tax qualified long-term care insurance policy [ ] Yes  [ ] No</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="13.">
      <text>The cumulative dollar amount of long-term care insurance benefits paid: $__________</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="14.">
      <text>The total dollar amount of long-term care insurance benefits remaining available under the policy $ __________ as of the date this form was completed __________.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="15.">
      <text>The name, phone number, and email address of the person completing this form</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A carrier shall provide to the Department within 45 days after issuance of a partnership policy, the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name of the insured;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Insured's Social Security number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Insured's date of birth; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Policy or certificate number.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A carrier shall provide reports to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with federal regulations developed, including any information that is deemed appropriate according to federal requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>