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Cal. Insurance Code § 10232.1

Cal. Insurance Code § 10232.1

California · California Insurance Code · Status: effective · Effective 2019-01-01

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Cal. Insurance Code § 10232.1, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/879952
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(a) Every policy that is intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract as provided by Public Law 104-191 shall be identified as such by prominently displaying and printing on page one of the policy form and the outline of coverage and in the application the following words: “This contract for long-term care insurance is intended to be a federally qualified long-term care insurance contract and may qualify you for federal and state tax benefits.” Every policy that is not intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract as provided by Public Law 104-191 shall be identified as such by prominently displaying and printing on page one of the policy form and the outline of coverage and in the application the following words: “This contract for long-term care insurance is not intended to be a federally qualified long-term care insurance contract.” (b) Any policy or certificate in which benefits are limited to the provision of institutional care shall be called a “nursing facility and residential care facility only” policy or certificate and the words “Nursing Facility and Residential Care Facility Only” shall be prominently displayed on page one of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve alternative wording if it is more descriptive of the benefits. (c) Any policy or certificate in which benefits are limited to the provision of home care services, including community-based services, shall be called a “home care only” policy or certificate and the words “Home Care Only” shall be prominently displayed on page one of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve alternative wording if it is more descriptive of the benefits. (d) Any policy, certificate, or rider in which benefits are limited to the provision of all care settings, except nursing facility care, and that is offered under the California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program established by Section 22000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be called a home care, community-based services, and residential care facility only policy, certificate, or rider and the words “Home Care, Community-Based Services, and Residential Care Facility Only” shall be prominently displayed on the first page of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve an alternative version of those words if the alternative version is more descriptive of the benefits provided. (e) Only those policies or certificates providing benefits for both institutional care and home care may be called “comprehensive long-term care” insurance.