H 3789 Session 106 (1985-1986)
H 3789 General Bill, By R.L. Helmly, M.J. Cooper and J.E. Lockemy
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
43-21-150 so as to require the Commission on Aging, with the cooperation of
the Long Term Care Council and the Department of Insurance, to develop and
implement a program to educate citizens concerning the availability of long
term care services, the lifetime risk of spending time in a nursing home, and
the coverage available for long term care services through Medicare, Medicaid,
and private insurance policies, and the limitations of this coverage, and the
availability of home equity conversion alternatives; to require the Commission
on Aging to study the costs and benefits of establishing a statewide
computer-based volunteer services credit program, and to make a report to the
General Assembly regarding this study by July 1, 1987; to amend the 1976 Code
by adding Section 38-3-320 so as to require the Department of Insurance, with
the cooperation of the Long Term Care Council, to assist insurance companies
in obtaining data from state agencies to help those companies develop pricing
structures for long term care insurance policies, review its regulations to
identify those which discourage marketing of long term care insurance policies
in this State, and ensure that purchasers of long term care insurance policies
are adequately informed concerning policy limitation and exclusions; and to
require the Commission on Consumer Affairs, with the cooperation of the
Department of Insurance, to study the development of life care communities in
this State and report its findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 1987.
04/10/86 House Introduced and read first time HJ-2303
04/10/86 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2304
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