A long-term care insurance contract is any insurance contract under which the only insurance protection provided is for coverage of qualified long-term care services as defined in section 7702B of the Internal Revenue Code. Qualified long-term care services are those services required by a chronically ill individual and provided under a plan of care prescribed by a licensed health care practitioner.

Medical insurance premiums that you pay for general health care, hospitalization, or disability insurance do NOT qualify as premiums paid for a long-term care insurance contract.

No credit is allowed for payments that are deducted from, or not included in, your federal gross income for the taxable year. For example, payments that are not included in federal income are premiums paid through an employer-sponsored plan in which the payments are excluded from taxable wages (pre-taxed dollars). If you claimed a deduction for medical expenses on federal Schedule A, Line 4, or if you claimed a deduction for self-employed health insurance premiums on federal Form 1040, Line 29, you are not entitled to claim this credit. However, you may claim this credit for any premiums paid for long-term care insurance that are not deductible on your federal return because of the age limitations of the Internal Revenue Code.