WAC 182-513-1455 What happens to protected assets under a LTC partnership policy after death.

WAC 182-513-1455 What happens to protected assets under a LTC partnership policy after death.

Effective February 20, 2017

Assets designated as protected prior to death are not subject to estate recovery for medical or long-term care (LTC) services paid on your behalf under chapter 182-527 WAC as long as the following requirements are met:

1. A personal representative who asserts an asset is protected under this section has the initial burden of providing proof under chapter 182-527 WAC.
2. A personal representative must provide verification from the LTC insurance company of the dollar amount paid out by the LTC partnership policy.
3. If the LTC partnership policy paid out more than was previously designated, the personal representative has the right to assert that additional assets should be protected based on the increased protection. The personal representative must use the DSHS LTCP asset designation form and send it to the office of financial recovery.
4. The amount of protection available to you at death through the estate recovery process is decreased by the FMV of any protected assets that were transferred prior to death.