Section 405IAC8-6-3. Assistance with Medicare prescription drug plan monthly premium only

   (a) An eligible member may receive assistance for the monthly premium cost of the Medicare prescription drug plan or Medicare-Advantage prescription drug plan in which the member is enrolled. Premium assistance shall be available provided the IPDP member enrolls in a Medicare Part D plan that has contracted with the state to provide such benefits.

  (b) The amount of premium assistance provided by the IPDP shall not exceed 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 shall be reduced by the amount of premium assistance a member receives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  (e) The IPDP member shall be responsible for any premium amount above the maximum dollar amount determined 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 8-6-3; filed Mar 29, 2006, 2:19 p.m.: 29 IR 2532; filed Feb 28, 2007, 2:41 p.m.: 20070328-IR-405060153FRA; readopted filed Jun 18, 2012, 11:19 a.m.: 20120718-IR-405120201RFA)