The director of the department of social services shall request the federal approvals necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 660.546 to 660.557. Each year on January first, the director of the department of social services shall report in writing to the general assembly on the progress of the program. Such report will include, but not be limited to:

1. (1) The success in implementing the provisions of sections 660.546 to 660.557;
2. (2) The number of policies precertified pursuant to sections 660.546 to 660.557;
3. (3) The number of individuals filing consumer complaints with respect to precertified policies;
4. (4) The extent and type of benefits paid, in the aggregate, under such policies that could count toward Medicaid resource protection;
5. (5) Estimates of impact on present and future Medicaid expenditures;
6. (6) The cost effectiveness of the program; and
7. (7) A recommendation regarding the appropriateness of continuing the program.

(L. 1990 H.B. 998 § 14)