83-17-257 - Certification of attendance and completion of prelicensing and continuing educational programs; exceptions.
§ 83-17-257. Certification of attendance and completion of prelicensing and continuing educational programs; exceptions.
[Effective until November 1, 2009, this section will read as follows:]
(1) Applications for original licenses shall be accompanied by a signed statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance, listing the courses that were taken in compliance with this section or a certificate of attendance signed by the educational provider.
(2) Each licensee shall submit annually certificates of attendance signed by the continuing educational provider setting forth the program in which he has participated during the reporting period. Each licensee shall maintain a record of each continuing education certificate for a period of no less than five (5) years.
(3) The responsibility for establishing whether a particular course or other program for which credit is claimed is acceptable and meets the continuing educational requirements as set forth in this section rests solely on the licensee.
[Effective from and after November 1, 2009, this section will read as follows:]
(1) Educational providers shall submit proof of each attendee's successful completion of approved prelicensing and continuing educational programs to the Commissioner of Insurance in an electronic format approved by the commissioner within thirty (30) days of the course completion.
(2) The commissioner may grant exceptions to the requirements of this section for reasonable and just causes.
(3) The responsibility for establishing whether a particular course or other program for which credit is claimed is acceptable and meets the continuing educational requirements as set forth in this section rests solely on the licensee.
Sources: Laws, 1999, ch. 487, § 4; Laws, 2009, ch. 448, § 12, eff from and after Nov. 1, 2009.