(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the partnership for long-term care program and to implement this subchapter.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall:
(1) provide for dollar-for-dollar asset disregard and asset protection for purchasers of an approved plan; and
(2) count benefits paid under the approved plan toward the dollar-for-dollar asset disregard to the extent the benefits are provided for covered services under the approved plan.