Section 21.53.040 - Prior hospital or institutional care conditions prohibited(a) A long-term care insurance policy may not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if the policy conditions eligibility (1) on a prior hospitalization requirement;(2) on the receipt of a higher level of institutional care, when care is provided in an institutional setting;(3) for noninstitutional benefits on a prior institutional stay of more than 30 days for which benefits are paid;(4) on admission to an institutional care facility for the same or a related condition within a period of less than 30 days after discharge from the institution, if the policy provides benefits only following institutionalization; or(5) for a benefit, other than a waiver of premium, postconfinement, postacute care, or recuperative benefit, on a prior institutionalization.(b) A long-term care insurance policy containing a postconfinement, postacute care, or recuperative benefit must clearly label the limitations or conditions, including any required number of days of confinement, "Limitations or Conditions on Eligibility for Benefits" in a separate paragraph of the policy.Amended by SLA 2011, ch. 23,sec. 67, eff. 7/1/2011.