Sec. 21.53.040. - Prior hospital or institutional care conditions prohibited. - Alaska Statutes

(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; or

(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.

(b) A long-term care insurance policy may contain a limitation or condition on eligibility for benefits, not prohibited in (a) of this section, if the limitation or condition is clearly set out in a separate paragraph of the policy or certificate.