Montana § 33-22-1115 Prior Hospitalization Or Institutionalization

Montana Statutes

§ 33-22-1115 — Prior Hospitalization Or Institutionalization

Montana § 33-22-1115

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 22DISABILITY INSURANCE

Part 11Long-Term Care Insurance Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-22-1115 (2026).

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33-22-1115 . Prior hospitalization or institutionalization.

(1)A long-term care insurance policy may not be delivered or issued for delivery in Montana if the policy conditions eligibility for a benefit:

(a)on a prior hospitalization requirement;

(b)provided in an institutional care setting on the receipt of a higher level of institutional care; or

(c)other than waiver of premium, postconfinement benefits, postacute care benefits, or recuperative benefits, on a prior institutionalization requirement.

(2)A long-term care insurance policy containing a limitation or condition for eligibility other than those prohibited in subsection (1) must clearly label, in a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate entitled "Limitations or Conditions on Eligibility for Benefits", the limitation

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33-22-1115 . Prior hospitalization or institutionalization. (1) A long-term care insurance policy may not be delivered or issued for delivery in Montana if the policy conditions eligibility for a benefit:
(a) on a prior hospitalization requirement;
(b) provided in an institutional care setting on the receipt of a higher level of institutional care; or
(c) other than waiver of premium, postconfinement benefits, postacute care benefits, or recuperative benefits, on a prior institutionalization requirement.
(2) A long-term care insurance policy containing a limitation or condition for eligibility other than those prohibited in subsection (1) must clearly label, in a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate entitled "Limitations or Conditions on Eligibility for Benefits", the limitations or conditions, including any required number of days of confinement.
(3) A long-term care insurance policy that contains a benefit advertised, marketed, or offered as a home health care benefit may not condition receipt of a benefit on a prior institutionalization requirement.
(4) A long-term care insurance policy 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.
(5) A long-term care insurance policy that provides benefits only following institutionalization may not condition the benefits upon admission to a facility for the same or a related condition within a period of less than 30 days after discharge from the institution.