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TITLE 28	INSURANCE
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 3	LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
SUBCHAPTER Y	STANDARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE, NON-PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP POLICIES, ANNUITY CONTRACTS, AND LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES THAT PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS WITHIN THE POLICY
DIVISION 2	NON-PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
RULE §3.3838	Filing Requirements for Advertising
ISSUE	07/18/2008
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

A long-term care insurance policy shall not be deemed to meet the standards and requirements set forth in this subchapter unless the filing company has complied with the requirements of the following paragraphs.

(1)Each [~~Every~~] insurer or other entity providing long-term care insurance or benefits in this state shall provide to the commissioner for review a copy of any long-term care insurance advertisement, as defined in §21.102 of this title (relating to Scope of insurance advertising, certain trade practices, and solicitation), other than an institutional advertisement as defined in §21.102 of this title that only references long-term care insurance as a line of coverage offered, but which does not otherwise describe long-term care insurance or benefits [ ~~used to promote a policy which is approved under the provisions of this subchapter~~]. The copy of the advertisement shall be submitted to the commissioner no later than 60 days prior to its first use. At the expiration of the 60-day period provided by this paragraph, any advertisement filed with the commissioner shall be deemed acceptable, unless before the end of that 60-day period the commissioner has notified the entity of its nonacceptance.

(2) - (3)(No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 7, 2008

TRD-200803490

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Earliest possible date of adoption: August 17, 2008

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6327

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