The Legislature finds that in order to alleviate the financial burden on the state’s Medicaid program, the state must encourage better access to and utilization of affordable long-term care insurance that will pay for some or all of the cost of long-term care services.
As used in this article: “Long-term care facility” means a facility required to be licensed under Section 43-11-1 et seq. “Long-term care insurance” means the same as in 26 USCS Section 7702B. “Long-term care services” means the following necessary services that originate in a setting other than an acute care hospital and that are provided […]
The Mississippi Long-Term Care Partnership Program is created within the Division of Medicaid. The Division of Medicaid in cooperation with the Insurance Commissioner shall submit applications to the United States Department of Health and Human Services necessary to obtain approval to: Establish a process for precertification of long-term care insurance policies that meets all the […]
If this article is repealed, any Medicaid asset protection afforded under Section 43-13-605 shall remain effective for the life of the individual receiving long-term care services under this article.
