<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:06:21:51 Assisted living centers -- Minimum benefit standards.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:21:51"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:06:21:51 Assisted living centers -- Minimum benefit standards."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:06:21:51.&nbsp;&nbsp;Assisted living centers -- Minimum benefit standards.</b> An insurer offering long-term care coverage to any person in this state must include benefits for assisted living centers. If coverage for assisted living centers is provided, the coverage must provide benefits for at least one year in daily amounts not less than half of the daily benefit for nursing facilities. If the daily benefit for assisted living centers is less than that for nursing facilities, the insurer may only deduct the pro-rata difference from the lifetime maximum.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 23 SDR 55, effective October 20, 1996.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17B-4">58-17B-4.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=58-17B-4">58-17B-4.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>