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specific conditions benefits paid policies contain provisions similar outlined additional services may received day primary services affecting primary services benefit amounts maximum benefit amounts pay additional services shown schedule benefits comment term primary services defined policy covered primary services listed schedule benefits include nursing care hospice facility care assisted living facility care respite care care community care separate maximum benefit amounts shown additional services policy states availing additional services day primary services impact benefit amount primary services fact measured differently kinds additional services available coverage policy needs assessment benefits informal caregiver training benefits discussed needs assessment benefits provisions sample long term care insurance policy clearly state specific conditions benefits paid policies contain provisions similar outlined eligible benefits receive extra charge needs assessment care management organization selected direct payment may select care management organization conduct needs assessment pay covered service actual charges incur maximum benefit amount needs assessment shown schedule benefits need satisfy elimination period benefit payable receipt service count satisfying elimination period payment benefit reduce total lifetime benefit comment needs assessment defined policy services provided care advisor assess needs long term care services develop work develop options long term care discuss long term care options representative care management organization organization usually licensed full time administrator maintains written records full time nurse social worker provides care advisory services care advisory services provided needs assessment plus assistance implementation long term care service plan note maximum benefit amount applied insurance company selects care management organization needs assessment select care management organization maximum benefit amount applies informal caregiver training benefits provisions sample long term care insurance policy clearly state specific conditions benefits paid policies contain provisions similar outlined pay maximum benefit amount informal caregiver training shown schedule benefits actual charges incur train nformal caregiver perform maintenance personal care services training take place hospital nursing hospice facility assisted living facility possible return cared person received training pay training paid terms policy care foryou need satisfy elimination period benefit payable receipt service count satisfying elimination period payment benefi reduce total lifetime benefit comment informal caregiver person provides maintenance personal care formal caregiver members insured immediate family qualify informal caregivers friends relatives may serve informal caregivers note training covered training paid policy benefits providing services kind benefit available training perform services 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The provisions in the sample long term care insurance policy clearly state the specific conditions under which benefits will be paid Most policies contain provisions similar to those outlined below Additional Services may be received on the same day as Primary Services without affecting the Primary Services benefit amounts The Maximum Benefit Amounts We will pay for Additional Services are shown on the Schedule of Benefits page COMMENT The term Primary Services is not actually defined in the Policy but the covered Primary Services are listed on the Schedule of Benefits page They include Nursing Home Care Hospice Facility Care Assisted Living Facility Care Respite Care and Home Care and Community Care Separate Maximum Benefit Amounts are shown on that page for each of the Additional Services As the policy states availing yourself of Additional Services on the same day you make use of Primary Services does not have any impact on the benefit amount for the Primary Services In fact they are measured differently Two kinds of Additional Services are available for coverage under the Policy Needs Assessment Benefits and Informal Caregiver Training Benefits These are discussed below Needs Assessment Benefits The provisions in the sample long term care insurance policy clearly state the specific conditions under which benefits will be paid Most policies contain provisions similar to those outlined below After You become eligible for Benefits You can receive at no extra charge one Needs Assessment from a Care Management Organization selected by Us and to whom We make direct payment Or You may select a Care Management Organization to conduct one Needs Assessment and We will pay as a Covered Service the actual charges You incur up to the Maximum Benefit Amount for Needs Assessment shown on the Schedule of Benefits page You do not need to satisfy the Elimination Period for this Benefit to be payable Receipt of this service will not count toward satisfying the Elimination Period Payment of this Benefit will not reduce Your Total Lifetime Benefit COMMENT Needs Assessment is defined in the policy as the services provided by a Care Advisor to assess your needs for long term care services develop or work with others to develop options for your long term care and discuss the long term care options with you or your Representative A Care Management Organization is an organization usually but not always licensed that has a full time administrator maintains written records has at least one full time Nurse and Social Worker and provides Care Advisory Services Care Advisory Services are those provided in the Needs Assessment plus assistance with the implementation of a long term care service plan Note that no Maximum Benefit Amount is applied if the insurance company selects the Care Management Organization for the Needs Assessment If however you select the Care Management Organization the Maximum Benefit Amount applies Informal Caregiver Training Benefits The provisions in the sample long term care insurance policy clearly state the specific conditions under which benefits will be paid Most policies contain provisions similar to those outlined below We will pay up to the Maximum Benefit Amount for Informal Caregiver Training shown on the Schedule of Benefits page for the actual charges You incur to train an nformal Caregiver to perform Maintenance or Personal Care services for You in Your Home This training can take place while You are at Home or in a Hospital Nursing Home Hospice facility or Assisted Living Facility to make it possible for You to return Home and be cared for by the person who received the training We will not pay for training someone who will be paid under the terms of this Policy to care forYou You do not need to satisfy the Elimination Period for this Benefit to be payable Receipt of this service will not count toward satisfying the Elimination Period Payment of this Benefi will reduce Your Total Lifetime Benefit COMMENT An Informal Caregiver is a person who provides Maintenance or Personal Care but not as a Formal Caregiver Members of the Insured s Immediate Family qualify as Informal Caregivers Friends and other relatives also may serve as Informal Caregivers Note that this training is covered only if the training is not for someone who will be paid policy benefits for providing services of any kind This benefit is not available for training to perform services that are compensable under this policy Note that unlike Needs Assessment payment of this benefit will reduce your Total Lifetime Benefit Both of these Additional Services Needs Assessment Benefits Informal Caregiver Training Benefits have their own lifetime Maximum Benefit Amounts It is not a daily benefit The lifetime Maximum Benefit Amount for each is usually somewhere between and Insurance Claim Denied or Delayed Click here for a FREE Case Evaluation or call View Related Sample Long Term Care Policy and Provisions Articles View the Next FAQ 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