A. In accordance with Section 6021 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171) and any applicable provision relating to the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program, any policy intended to meet the requirements under such Program must meet the following criteria for inflation protection coverage:
1. For a person who is less than sixty-one (61) years of age as of the date of purchase of the Partnership policy, such policy provides annual inflation protection of at least three percent (3%) per year compounded annually or a rate, compounded annually, that is based upon changes in the consumer price index;
2. For a person who is at least sixty-one (61) years of age but less than seventy-six (76) years of age as of the date of purchase of the Partnership policy, such policy provides annual inflation protection of at least three percent (3%) simple or a rate that is based on the annual consumer price index;
3. For a person who is at least seventy-six (76) years of age as of the date of purchase of the Partnership policy, such policy may provide inflation protection.
B. Persons who purchase a Partnership policy that meets the inflation protection criteria in subsection A of this section may adjust their inflation protection as they age. Their policies will maintain Partnership status as long as the inflation protection continues to meet the minimum requirements for their attained age.
C. For the purposes of this section, "consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all urban consumers as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the United States Department of Labor. The Insurance Commissioner may approve an alternative index to be used in place of the consumer price index or alternative inflation protection programs developed by the insurer if the Commissioner deems that such programs would meet the intent of this section.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 99, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
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