cover long-term care services and supports. The department shall
consult with other departments of the Commonwealth on the design
and implementation of the ongoing public awareness campaign. The
department shall also consider the concerns of area agencies on
aging and the entities identified by them under subsection (c).
Educational materials shall include:
(1) A description of the LIFE program.
(2) A statement that an eligible individual has the
option to enroll in the LIFE program or a managed care
organization under the Community Health Choices Program.
(3) Contact information for LIFE providers.
(a.1) Department training.--The department shall continue to
provide training to the Independent Enrollment Broker on the
LIFE program through the Independent Enrollment Broker LIFE
module to better educate the Independent Enrollment Broker.
(a.2) Report.--At the end of each quarter, the department
shall issue a report that tracks by county, the enrollment of
eligible individuals in long-term care service programs,
including a managed care organization or a LIFE program. This
report shall be published on the department's publicly
accessible Internet website.
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(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Eligible individual." An individual, 55 years of age or
older, who is a resident of this Commonwealth and who requires
or is likely to require long-term services or supports in order
to remain living in the community and not in a nursing facility.
"Independent Enrollment Broker." A contracted Statewide
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