The Office of Policy and Management shall seek the foundation funds and federal approvals necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and sections 17a-861, 17b-252, 17b-253 and 38a-475. Each year, on January first, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall report to the General Assembly on the progress of the program. Such report shall include:

1. (1) The success in implementing the public and private partnership;
2. (2) the number of policies precertified;
3. (3) the number, age and financial circumstances of individuals purchasing precertified policies;
4. (4) the number of individuals seeking consumer information services;
5. (5) the extent and type of benefits paid under precertified policies that could count toward Medicaid resource protection;
6. (6) estimates of impact on present and future Medicaid expenditures;
7. (7) the cost effectiveness of the program; and
8. (8) a determination regarding the appropriateness of continuing the program.

See Sec. 17a-861 re outreach program.

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

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

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

(P.A. 89-352, S. 5, 6.)

History: Sec. 17-12s transferred to Sec. 17b-254 in 1995.