No long-term care insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall use the terms set forth below, unless the terms are defined in the policy and the definitions satisfy the following requirements:
(a) “Medicare” shall be defined as the “Health Insurance for the Aged Act,” Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 as then constituted or later amended, or Title I, Part I of Public Law 89-97, as enacted by the 89th Congress of the United States of America and popularly known as the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, as then constituted and any later amendments or substitutes thereof, or words of similar import.
(b) “Skilled nursing care,” “intermediate care,” “home health care,” and other services shall be defined in relation to the level of skill required, the nature of the care and the setting in which care is required to be delivered.
(c) All providers of services, including, but not limited to, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and home health agencies shall be defined in relation to the services and facilities required to be available and the licensure or degree status of those providing or supervising the services. The definition may require that the provider be appropriately licensed or certified.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 947, Sec. 9.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)