A. An individual who is a beneficiary of an Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy is eligible for assistance under the state Medicaid program using asset disregard pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section 3 of the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act.
B. If the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program is discontinued, an individual who purchased an Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Program approved policy prior to the date the program was discontinued shall be eligible to receive asset disregard.
C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to extend the asset disregard to residents of the state who purchase long-term care policies in another state which has an asset disregard program that is substantially similar to the asset disregard program as established under the Oklahoma Long-Term Care Partnership Act.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 283, § 4.