Authority: IC 12-10-16-5

Affected: IC 12-10-16

Sec. 3. "Benefit period" means a specified time frame during which a member is concurrently enrolled in both a Medicare Part D plan and the Indiana prescription drug program. The benefit period shall not exceed one (1) calendar year beginning in January with limits specified in 405 IAC 8-6-4. The benefit shall not be paid or begin until the first day of the first month in which:

1. (1) the member has an active effective date in a Medicare Part D plan; and
2. (2) the member's Medicare Part D plan recognizes the member's enrollment in the IPDP.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 8-2-3; filed Mar 29, 2006, 2:19 p.m.: 29 IR 2527; readopted filed Jun 18, 2012, 11:19 a.m.: 20120718-IR-405120201RFA; readopted filed Apr 9, 2018, 9:12 a.m.: 20180509-IR- 405180110RFA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:20 a.m.: 20241113-IR-405230817RFA)