Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-6. Establishment and administration of program
(1) Provide incentives for individuals to insure against the costs of providing for their long term care needs.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-6
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- long term care: means the provision of the following services in a setting other than an acute care wing of a hospital to enable individuals whose functional capacities are chronically impaired to be maintained at their maximum level of health and well-being:
Indiana Code 12-15-39.6-1
(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.