Required disclosure provisions

1. Renewability. Individual long-term care insurance policies must contain a renewability provision. Such provision must be appropriately captioned, must appear on the first page of the policy, and must clearly state the duration, where limited, of renewability and the duration of the term of coverage for which the policy is issued and for which it may be renewed. 2. Riders and endorsements. Except for riders or endorsements by which the insurer effectuates a request made in writing by the insured under an individual long-term care insurance policy, all riders or endorsements added to an individual long-term care insurance policy after date of issue or at reinstatement or renewal which reduce or eliminate benefits or coverage in the policy must require signed acceptance by the individual insured. After the date of policy issue, any rider or endorsement which increases benefits or coverage with a concomitant increase in premium during the policy term must be agreed to in writing signed by the insured, except if the increased benefits or coverage are required by law. Where a separate additional premium is charged for benefits provided in connection with riders or endorsements, such premium charge must be set forth in the policy, rider, or endorsement. 3. Payment of benefits. A long-term care insurance policy which provides for the payment of benefits based on standards described as "usual and customary", "reasonable and customary", or words of similar import must include a definition of such terms and an explanation of such terms in its accompanying outline of coverage. 4. Limitations. If a long-term care insurance policy or certificate contains any limitations with respect to preexisting conditions, such limitations must appear as a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate and be labeled as "preexisting condition limitations". 5. Other limitations or conditions on eligibility for benefits. Effective July 1, 1990, a long-term care insurance policy or certificate containing any limitations or conditions for eligibility other than those prohibited in subsection 2 of North Dakota Century Code section 26.1-45-07 must set forth a description of such limitations or conditions, including any required number of days of confinement, in a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate and must label such paragraph "limitations or conditions on eligibility for benefits". 6. Disclosure of tax consequences. With regard to life insurance policies that provide an accelerated benefit for long-term care, a disclosure statement is required at the time of application for the policy or rider and at the time the accelerated benefit payment request is submitted that receipt of these accelerated benefits may be taxable, and that assistance should be sought from a personal tax adviser. The disclosure statement must be prominently displayed on the first page of the policy or rider and any other related documents.