D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 26-A, § 2624
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2624.1 No insurer may offer a long-term care insurance policy unless the insurer also offers to the policyholder in addition to any other inflation protection the option to purchase a policy that provides for benefit levels to increase with benefit maximums or reasonable durations which are meaningful to account for reasonably anticipated increases in the costs of long-term care services covered by the policy. Insurers shall offer to each policyholder, at the time of purchase, the option to purchase a policy with an inflation protection feature no less favorable than one of the following:
(a) Increases benefit levels annually in such a manner that the increases are compounded annually at a rate of not less than five percent (5%);
(b) Guarantees the insured individual the right to periodically increase benefit levels without providing evidence of insurability or health status so long as the option for the previous period has not been declined. The amount of the additional benefit shall be no less than the difference between the existing policy benefit and that benefit
compounded annually at a rate of at least five percent (5%) for the period beginning with the purchase of the existing benefit and extending until the year in which the offer is made; or
(c) Covers a specified percentage of actual or reasonable charges and does not include a maximum specified indemnity amount or limit.
2624.2 If the policy is issued to a group, the offer required by subsection 2624.1 shall be made to the group policyholder; except, if the policy is issued to a group defined in section 2(4)(D) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 2000, effective May 23, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-121; D.C. Official Code § 31-3601(4)(D) (2001)), other than to a continuing care retirement community, the offer shall be made to each proposed certificateholder.
2624.3 The offer otherwise required by subsection 2624.1 shall not be required of a life insurance policy or rider containing accelerated long-term care benefits.
2624.4 An insurer shall include the following information in or with the outline of coverage:
(a) A graphic comparison of the benefit levels of a policy that increases benefits over the policy period with a policy that does not increase benefits. The graphic comparison shall show benefit levels over at least a twenty (20) year period; and
(b) Expected premium increases or additional premiums to pay for automatic or optional benefit increases.
2624.5 An insurer may use a reasonable hypothetical, or a graphic demonstration, for the purposes of making the disclosures required under subsection 2624.4.
2624.6 Inflation protection benefit increases under a policy that contains these benefits shall continue without regard to an insured's age, claim status, claim history, or the length of time the person has been insured under the policy.
2624.7 An offer of inflation protection that provides for automatic benefit increases shall include an offer of a premium that the insurer expects to remain constant. The offer shall disclose in a conspicuous manner that the premium may change in the future unless the premium is guaranteed to remain constant.
2624.8 Inflation protection as provided in this section shall be included in a long-term care insurance policy unless an insurer obtains a rejection of inflation protection signed by the policyholder as required in this subsection. The rejection may be either in the application or on a separate form. The rejection
shall be considered a part of the application and shall state: “I have reviewed the outline of coverage and the graphs that compare the benefits and premiums of this policy with and without inflation protection. Specifically, I have reviewed Plans _____, and I reject inflation protection.”
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 10902 (December 16, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 3759 (April 11, 2008).