State RegulationsFL specificDifficulty 2/5
A Florida long-term care policy conditions eligibility for benefits on prior institutionalization. Under Fla. Stat. 627.9407(5)(b)2., any required prior hospital or nursing facility stay may not exceed:
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Why A is correct
Under Fla. Stat. 627.9407(5)(b)2., when a Florida long-term care policy conditions eligibility for benefits on prior institutionalization, the required prior hospital or nursing facility stay may not exceed 30 days. This stops insurers from demanding a lengthy facility confinement as a gate to benefits and keeps any institutionalization precondition short and realistic for policyowners.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) 14 days relates to the Buyer's Guide delivery condition for ordinary life policies, not to any LTC institutionalization precondition.
- C) 6 months is the preexisting condition lookback and exclusion limit, far longer than the allowed prior-stay requirement.
- D) 21 days is the annuity free-look refund period and has no application to LTC benefit preconditions.
Memory hook
Gate to LTC benefits: prior stay capped at 30 days.