§9008 Administrative Functions

Summary

The Office of Personnel Management must write the rules needed to run the long-term care program. It must hold regular, coordinated enrollment, promotion, and education efforts with the insurance carriers. For certain eligible people named in another part of the law, the Office must make those special rules after talking with the appropriate Secretary. The Office must also give each applicant clear information to help them decide. That includes the main benefits and how they compare to other long-term care options; example costs and how inflation will affect benefits; rights to cancel and get full or partial refunds; an estimate of how many people might stop paying for coverage; how and when premiums can be raised; the premium history for each qualified carrier for the last 10 years; projected future premiums if costs rise; and how long-term care insurance compares to other ways to save, like tax-qualified retirement plans or other investments.