(a) Requirement of reportingAny person who pays long-term care benefits shall make a return, according to the forms or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth—
(1)
the aggregate amount of such benefits paid by such person to any individual during any calendar year,
(b) Statements to be furnished to persons with respect to whom information is requiredEvery person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—
(1)
the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person making the payments, and
(2)
the aggregate amount of long-term care benefits paid to the individual which are required to be shown on such return.
The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the individual on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made.
(c) Long-term care benefitsFor purposes of this section, the term “long-term care benefit” means—
(Added Pub. L. 104–191, title III, § 323(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2062; amended Pub. L. 105–34, title XVI, § 1602(d)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1094.)