§431:9A-153  Courses.  (a)  Nocontinuing education course hours shall be credited for a course unless theprovider conducting the course has a valid continuing education course providercertificate at the time the course is conducted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c)  The commissioner shall not grantcontinuing 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 notlimited to typing, speed reading, use of calculators, computers, or otheroffice machinery; or

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

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

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

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

(g)  The continuing education coursecertificate shall expire:

(1)  On July 1 of the calendar year immediatelyfollowing the calendar year the application for the initial certificate wasreceived, if the application was received in the months of January throughJune; or

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

The certificate may be renewed once for atwo-year period by application beginning on July 1 and ending on July 1 of thesecond 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]