NAC683A.335. Requirements for approval of courses.

     1. Any person who requests approval for a course for continuing education shall furnish to the Commissioner or to a designated representative thereof at least 60 days before the beginning of the course:

     (a) An outline of the subject matter;

     (b) The method of presentation;

     (c) The qualifications of the instructor;

     (d) The number of classroom hours or, if for a correspondence course, a self-study course or an on-line computer course, the equivalent of classroom hours, and a written procedure for conducting a supervised final examination;

     (e) Any applicable fees established and required by the Commissioner; and

     (f) Any other information required by the Commissioner or a designated representative.

     2. Submission of the information required by subsection 1 must be on an application approved by the Commissioner.

     3. The course must be designed to increase the knowledge and understanding of the licensee of:

     (a) Principles and coverage of insurance;

     (b) Applicable laws, rules and regulations concerning insurance;

     (c) Recent changes in coverages; and

     (d) The duties, ethics and responsibilities of the licensee.

     4. The Commissioner or a designated representative will not approve a course that:

     (a) Is provided by a producer of insurance or an agency licensed to sell insurance in this State unless the producer of insurance or agency is a trade association of the insurance industry; or

     (b) Teaches:

          (1) Prelicensing training;

          (2) Motivation or psychology;

          (3) Marketing;

          (4) Prospecting;

          (5) Recruiting;

          (6) Sales;

          (7) Computer applications that are unrelated to insurance;

          (8) Skills for communication; or

          (9) The management of personnel or of an office.

Ê The provisions of this subsection do not limit the authority of the Commissioner or a designated representative to refuse to approve a course for noncompliance with any other provision of NAC 683A.318 to 683A.370, inclusive.

     5. The Commissioner or a designated representative will not approve a course if the total number of classroom hours is less than 1 hour. One hour of credit will be awarded for each 50 minutes of instruction, or the equivalent in self-study approved pursuant to NAC 683A.211.

     6. The Commissioner or a designated representative will grant or deny approval of each course in writing within 60 days after receiving the information required pursuant to subsection 1.

     7. Any material change in the content of a course approved by the Commissioner or a designated representative must be submitted for approval before presentation of the course.

     8. A course that has been approved by the Commissioner or a designated representative is not required to be approved for any subsequent presentation of the course, except that the provider of the course shall submit a notice to the Commissioner or a designated representative, not later than 30 days before the course is offered, that includes the following information:

     (a) The name and number of the course;

     (b) The name of the instructor of the course;

     (c) The place where the course will be offered; and

     (d) The date and time when the course will be offered.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance, eff. 3-7-90; A 2-15-95; R152-99, 1-28-2000; R172-01, 7-5-2002; R170-03, 2-12-2004)