Section 405IAC8-6-1. Assistance with Medicare prescription drug plan monthly premium

   (a) An eligible member may receive:

(1) premium assistance for the monthly premium cost of the:

(A) Medicare prescription drug plan; or

(B) Medicare-Advantage prescription drug plan.

  (b) The amount of monthly premium assistance provided by the IPDP shall not exceed the seventy dollars ($70) per month premium assistance in calendar year 2007.

  (c) The premium assistance benefit shall be paid directly to the Medicare Part D Plan in which the eligible IPDP member is enrolled.

  (d) Premium assistance provided by the IPDP will be reduced by the amount of premium assistance a member receives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  (e) The IPDP member is responsible for premiums above the maximum amount set by the state.

  (f) IPDP premium assistance:

(1) may only be applied to the prescription drug portion of a Medicare-Advantage prescription drug plan's monthly premium; and

(2) shall not pay for the medical portion of the Medicare-Advantage prescription drug plan monthly premium.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 8-6-1; filed Mar 29, 2006, 2:19 p.m.: 29 IR 2531; filed Feb 28, 2007, 2:41 p.m.: 20070328-IR-405060153FRA; readopted filed Jun 18, 2012, 11:19 a.m.: 20120718-IR-405120201RFA)