§ 49-4-160. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Long-term Care Partnership Program Act.” History. Code 1981, § 49-4-160 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 49/SB 465. Cross references. Long-term care insurance, § 33-42-1 et seq.

§ 49-4-161. Definitions

As used in this article, the term: “Asset disregard” means, with regard to state Medicaid benefits, the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy. “Commissioner” […]

§ 49-4-162. Program Established; Purposes; Assets to Be Disregarded With Respect to Medicaid Eligibility or Payment or Recovery by the State of Payments for Medical Services

In accordance with Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, there is established the Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program which shall be administered by the Department of Community Health, with the assistance of the Commissioner and the Department of Human Services, and which shall be for the following purposes: To provide […]

§ 49-4-163. Eligibility for Asset Disregard; Reciprocal Agreements With Other States to Extend Asset Disregard Mutually

An individual who is a beneficiary of a Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program approved policy is eligible for assistance under the state Medicaid program using asset disregard pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of Code Section 49-4-162. If the Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program is discontinued, an individual who purchased a Georgia […]

§ 49-4-164. Requirements for Selling Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Policies; Rules and Regulations; Reports

The Commissioner shall: Develop requirements to ensure that any individual who sells a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy receives training and demonstrates evidence of an understanding of such policies and how they relate to other public and private coverage of long-term care; and Not impose any requirement affecting the terms or benefits of qualified […]

§ 49-4-165. Notice to Consumers

A qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy shall contain a summary notice to the consumer in plain language on the current law pertaining to asset disregard and asset tests. The notice to the consumer under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be developed by the Commissioner of Insurance. History. Code 1981, § 49-4-165 , […]