Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 3 CCR 702-4-4-4-4 - DefinitionsA. "Long-Term Care Partnership Policy" (LTCP Policy) means a long-term care insurance policy that meets all of the requirements of Section 5 of this regulation.B. "Inflation protection benefit" means a feature that increases benefits annually, and which meets or exceeds the following criteria:1. For individuals under the age of 61, the policy must provide annual compound inflation protection. Annual compound inflation protection includes: annual inflation protection based upon a fixed percentage; or a policy that covers at least 80% of actual or reasonable charges and does not include a maximum specified daily indemnity amount or limit; or inflation protection based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Guaranteed/future purchase option is not acceptable.2. For individuals ages 61 through 75, some level of inflation protection. Policies with an annual inflation protection benefit that meets or exceeds the requirements of B1 above or which contain simple inflation protection based on a fixed percentage are acceptable. Guaranteed/future purchase option is not acceptable.3. For individuals ages 76 and older, inflation protection is optional.4. A policy that qualified as a LTCP Policy at time of issue will not lose that status solely because of changes to its inflation protection benefit that occur on or after the effective date of this regulation, provided that the inflation protection benefit meets the minimum requirements established for certain ages, as described in this regulation.C. "Consumer Price Index" (CPI) means the consumer price index for all urban customers, U.S. city average, and all items, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.D. "Federal Long-Term Care Partnership (LTCP) Program" means the LTCP Program as authorized under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, (Section 6021), which amended Section 1917(b) of the Federal Social Security Act to provide for Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Programs.E. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.F. "Commissioner" means the Colorado Commissioner of Insurance.37 CR 11, June 10, 2014, effective 7/1/201437 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/2014Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. 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