The Office of Policy and Management shall establish an outreach program to educate consumers as to:

1. (1) The need for long-term care;
2. (2) mechanisms for financing such care;
3. (3) the availability of long-term care insurance; and
4. (4) the asset protection provided under sections 17b-252 to 17b-254, inclusive, and 38a-475. The Office of Policy and Management shall provide public information to assist individuals in choosing appropriate insurance coverage.

See Sec. 17b-252 re overview of program.

See Sec. 17b-253 re amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan, and regulations re determining eligibility of applicants for Medicaid and coverage requirements for long-term care benefits.

See Sec. 17b-254 re foundation funds and federal approval and report to General Assembly.

See Sec. 38a-475 re precertification of long-term care insurance policies.

(P.A. 89-352, S. 4, 6; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 13-125, S. 8; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 307; P.A. 18-169, S. 31; P.A. 19-157, S. 59; P.A. 23-204, S. 290.)

History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department on aging, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-307 transferred to Sec. 17b-251 in 1995; P.A. 13-125 replaced references to Department of Social Services with references to Department on Aging, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced references to Department on Aging with references to Department of Social Services, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-169 replaced “Department of Social Services” with “Department of Rehabilitation Services”, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-157 replaced “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”; Sec. 17b-251 transferred to Sec. 17a-861 in 2023; P.A. 23-204 replaced Department of Aging and Disability Services with Office of Policy and Management.