Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/100

 PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006

120 STAT. 69

‘‘(VII) The State does not impose any requirement affecting the terms or benefits of such a policy unless the State imposes such requirement on long-term care insurance policies without regard to whether the policy is covered under the partnership or is offered in connection with such a partnership. In the case of a long-term care insurance policy which is exchanged for another such policy, subclause (I) shall be applied based on the coverage of the first such policy that was exchanged. For purposes of this clause and paragraph (5), the term ‘long-term care insurance policy’ includes a certificate issued under a group insurance contract. ‘‘(iv) With respect to a State which had a State plan amendment approved as of May 14, 1993, such a State satisfies this clause for purposes of clause (ii) if the Secretary determines that the State plan amendment provides for consumer protection standards which are no less stringent than the consumer protection standards which applied under such State plan amendment as of December 31, 2005. ‘‘(v) The regulations of the Secretary required under clause (iii)(VI) shall be promulgated after consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, issuers of long-term care insurance policies, States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans, other States, and representatives of consumers of long-term care insurance policies, and shall specify the type and format of the data and information to be reported and the frequency with which such reports are to be made. The Secretary, as appropriate, shall provide copies of the reports provided in accordance with that clause to the State involved. ‘‘(vi) The Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, issuers of long-term care insurance, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, State insurance commissioners, States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans, other States, and representatives of consumers of long-term care insurance policies, shall develop recommendations for Congress to authorize and fund a uniform minimum data set to be reported electronically by all issuers of long-term care insurance policies under qualified State longterm care insurance partnerships to a secure, centralized electronic query and report-generating mechanism that the State, the Secretary, and other Federal agencies can access.’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of clause (iii)(III), the model regulations and the requirements of the model Act specified in this paragraph are: ‘‘(i) In the case of the model regulation, the following requirements: ‘‘(I) Section 6A (relating to guaranteed renewal or noncancellability), other than paragraph (5) thereof, and the requirements of section 6B of the model Act relating to such section 6A. ‘‘(II) Section 6B (relating to prohibitions on limitations and exclusions) other than paragraph (7) thereof. ‘‘(III) Section 6C (relating to extension of benefits). ‘‘(IV) Section 6D (relating to continuation or conversion of coverage).

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