The Long-Term Care Partnership Program is established. The program shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with federal requirements on state long-term care partnership programs. In order to implement the program, the department shall file a state plan amendment with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to the requirements set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1396p(b), as such section existed on March 1, 2006.