Claims Denial Reporting Form Long-Term Care Insurance
For the State of _______________________________
For the Reporting Year of ______________________
Company Name: ______________________________ Due: June 30 annually
Company Address: ______________________________________________
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Company NAIC Number: __________________________________________
Contact Person: ___________________ Telephone Number: ________________
Line of Business: Individual Group
Instructions
The purpose of this form is to report all long-term care claim denials under in-force long-term care insurance policies. Indicate the manner of reporting by checking one of the boxes below:
[] Per Claimant - Counts each individual who makes one or a series of claim requests.
[] Per Transaction - Counts each claim payment request.
"Denied" means a claim that is not paid for any reason other than for claims not paid for failure to meet the waiting period or because of an applicable pre-existing condition. It does not include a request for payment that is in excess of the applicable contractual limits.
In-force Data
State Data | Nationwide Data1 | ||
1 | Total Number of In-force Policies [Certificates] as of December 31st |
Claims and Denial Data
State Data | Nationwide Data1 | ||
1 | Total Number of Long-Term Care Claims Reported | ||
2 | Total Number of Long-Term Care Claims Denied/Not Paid | ||
3 | Number of Claims Not Paid Due to Preexisting Condition Exclusion | ||
4 | Number of Claims Not Paid Due to Waiting (Elimination) Period Not Met | ||
5 | Net Number of Long-Term Care Claims Denied for Reporting Purposes (line 2 minus line 3 minus line 4) | ||
6 | Percentage of Long-Term Care Claims Denied of Those Reported (line 5 divided by line 1) | ||
7 | Number of Long-Term Care Claims Denied Due to: | ||
8 | Long-Term Care Services Not Covered Under the policy2 | ||
9 | Provider/Facility Not Qualified Under the Policy3 | ||
10 | Benefit Eligibility Criteria Not Met4 | ||
11 | Other |
1. The nationwide data may be viewed as a more representative and credible indicator where the data for claims reported and denied for your state are small in number.
2. Example - Home health care claim filed under a nursing home only policy.
3. Example - A facility that does not meet the minimum level of care requirements or the licensing requirements as outlined in the policy.
4. Examples - A benefit trigger not met, certification by a licensed health care practitioner not provided, no plan of care.
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