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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch, 492
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 15-407
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
15-401.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner.
(c) "Program" means the Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care
Program.
15-402.
(a) There is a Maryland Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
(b) The purposes of the Program are to:
(1) Provide incentives for individuals to insure against the costs of
providing for their long-term care needs;
(2) Provide mechanisms for individuals to qualify for coverage of the
costs of their long-term care needs under the medical assistance program without
first being required to substantially exhaust all their resources;
(3) Assist in developing methods for increasing access to and the
affordability of a long-term care policy; and
(4) Alleviate the financial burden on the State's medical assistance
program by encouraging pursuit of private initiatives.
(c) The Program shall:
(1) Be administered by:
(i) The Department; and
(ii) The Commissioner; and
(2) Provide for the financing of long-term care services by:
(i) Private insurance; and
(ii) State medical assistance.
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