As used in this Act: "Agency" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
"Asset disregard" means, with respect to qualification for State Medicaid benefits, the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on the behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
"Medicaid" means the federal medical assistance program established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
"Qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy" means a policy that meets all of the following requirements:
"State plan amendment" means a State Medicaid plan amendment made to the federal Department of Health and Human Services that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on the behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy.
215 ILCS 132/10