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HR 3381 104th Congress House

Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives and Consumer Protection Act of 1996

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide tax incentives for the purchase of long-term care insurance and to establish … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide tax incentives for the purchase of long-term care insurance and to establish consumer protection standards for such insurance.

Introduced: May 1, 1996 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 6, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 3, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 1, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E683-684)
May 1, 1996
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Tax-Related Provisions

Title II: Federal Standards for Private Long-Term Care

Insurance Contracts

Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives and Consumer Protection Act of 1996 - Title I: Tax-Related Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to, as a general rule, treat: (1) a qualified long-term care insurance contract as an accident and health insurance contract; (2) amounts received under a qualified long-term care insurance contract as amounts received for personal injuries and sickness; (3) any plan of an employer providing coverage under a qualified long-term care insurance contract as an accident and health plan; (4) amounts paid for a qualified long-term care insurance contract providing specified benefits as payments made for insurance for purposes of the medical expense deduction; and (5) a qualified long-term care insurance contract as a guaranteed renewable contract. Defines a qualified long-term care insurance contract.

Title II: Federal Standards for Private Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new Title XXI, Federal Standards for Private Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, under such title, to review, approve, and periodically reapprove State programs that certify long-term care insurance as meeting standards established under the new title.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3381: Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives and Consumer Protection Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3381/
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