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(a)The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt regulations to implement this division, including, but not limited to, regulations that establish:
(1)The population and age groups that are eligible to participate in the program.
(2)The minimum level of long-term care insurance or long-term care coverage included in health care service plan contracts that must be purchased to meet the requirement of subdivision (b) of Section 22003.
(3)
(A)The amount and types of services that a long-term
care insurance policy or health care service plan contract that includes long-term care services must cover to meet the requirements of this division. The types of policies or plans shall include nursing and residential care facility coverage only, home care, community-based services,
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(a)
The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt regulations to implement this division, including, but not limited to, regulations that establish:
(1)
The population and age groups that are eligible to participate in the program.
(2)
The minimum level of long-term care insurance or long-term care coverage included in health care service plan contracts that must be purchased to meet the requirement of subdivision (b) of Section 22003.
(3)
(A)
The amount and types of services that a long-term
care insurance policy or health care service plan contract that includes long-term care services must cover to meet the requirements of this division. The types of policies or plans shall include nursing and residential care facility coverage only, home care, community-based services, and residential care facility coverage only, and comprehensive coverage.
(B)
Policies that provide only home care benefits shall include coverage for electronic or other devices intended to assist in monitoring the health and safety of an insured.
(4)
Which coordinating entities are designated and approved to deliver individual assessment and case management services to individuals at home or in a community setting, as required by subdivision (b) of Section 22006.
(b)
The State Department of Health Care Services shall also adopt regulations to implement this division, including, but not limited to, regulations that establish:
(1)
The disability criteria for eligibility for long-term care benefits as required by subdivision (c) of Section 22006.
(2)
The specific eligibility requirements for receipt of the Medi-Cal benefits provided for by the program, and those Medi-Cal benefits for which participants in the program shall be eligible.
(c)
The State Department of Social Services shall also adopt regulations to implement this division, including, but not limited to, regulations that establish:
(1)
The specific eligibility requirements for in-home supportive services benefits.
(2)
Those in-home supportive services benefits for which participants in the program shall be eligible.
(d)
The State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Social Services shall also jointly adopt regulations that provide for the following:
(1)
Continuation of benefits pursuant to Section 22008.5.
(2)
The protection of a participant’s resources pursuant to Section 22004, and the ratio of resources to long-term care benefit payments as described in subdivision (c) of Section 22004.
(e)
(1)
The departments shall adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code to implement this division. The adoption of regulations pursuant to this section in order to implement this division shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
(2)
Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law. The regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. The regulations shall not remain in effect more than
120 days unless the adopting agency complies with all of the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) as required by subdivision (c) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.