§431:9A-153  Courses.  (a)  No
continuing education course hours shall be credited for a course unless the
provider conducting the course has a valid continuing education course provider
certificate at the time the course is conducted.



(b)  In determining whether to approve a
course, the commissioner may consider whether the course:



(1)  Is a formal program of learning that contributes
directly to the professional competence of licensees;



(2)  Will enhance and improve the knowledge of
licensees with regard to the conduct of the business of insurance in the State;



(3)  Includes methods to evaluate and assess the
effectiveness of the course;



(4)  Is appropriately classified as "basic",
"intermediate", or "advanced"; and



(5)  Includes a bibliography of reference materials
and supplemental teaching aids.



(c)  The commissioner shall not grant
continuing education credit for any course work that focuses on:



(1)  Personal development;



(2)  Motivational or public speaking;



(3)  Salesmanship;



(4)  Product presentation;



(5)  Mechanical office skills, including but not
limited to typing, speed reading, use of calculators, computers, or other
office machinery; or



(6)  Other subject matter not related to the business
of insurance as determined by the commissioner.



(d)  A continuing education course provider
shall submit for approval to the commissioner a course application at least
sixty days prior to the date the course will be offered.  Course applications
shall be submitted to the commissioner for approval for new courses, renewals
of course certificates, or whenever changes are proposed in the course
material, course hours, method of presentation, or method of examination.  A
continuing education course provider shall obtain the commissioner's prior
approval for the course before advertising or soliciting for the course.



(e)  Continuing education credit hours shall be
approved in increments of not less than one credit hour.



(f)  No course shall be approved for more than
twenty credit hours.



(g)  The continuing education course
certificate shall expire:



(1)  On July 1 of the calendar year immediately
following the calendar year the application for the initial certificate was
received, if the application was received in the months of January through
June; or



(2)  On July 1 of the second calendar year following
the calendar year the application for the initial certificate was received, if
the application was received in the months of July through December.



The certificate may be renewed once for a
two-year period by application beginning on July 1 and ending on July 1 of the
second calendar year; provided that the certificate is not suspended, expired,
or revoked by the commissioner. [L 2003, c 55, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 154, §35]