31A-22-1407. Restricted conditional terms.
(1) A long-term care insurance policy may not contain a provision that conditions eligibility: for any benefits on a prior hospitalization requirement; for benefits provided in an institutional care setting on the receipt of a higher level of institutional care; or for any benefits on a prior institutionalization requirement except for eligibility for: waiver of premium; post confinement; post-acute care; or recuperative benefits.
(2) A long-term care insurance policy containing post confinement, post-acute care, or recuperative benefits shall clearly label the limitations or conditions, including any required number of days of confinement in a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate that is entitled "Limitations or Conditions on Eligibility for Benefits."
(3) A long-term care insurance policy or rider that conditions eligibility of noninstitutional benefits on the prior receipt of institutional care may not require a prior institutional stay of more than 30 days.