28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.1005 - Provider Registration, Instructor, and Speaker Criteria
(a) A provider applicant seeking initial
registration or renewal registration from the department as a continuing
education provider, adjuster prelicensing education provider, or certification
course provider shall submit to the department or its designee, an application
on forms provided by the department and all applicable fees as set forth in §
19.1012 of this title (relating to
Forms and Fees). The department may require the following items in order to
approve or disapprove a provider's registration request:
(1) The name, physical address, and mailing
address of the provider applicant;
(2) The name of the provider applicant's
designated authorized provider representative;
(3) A description of the provider's student
record system including a description of the methods for documenting
attendance;
(4) The method used by
the provider for evaluating instructors;
(5) If the provider applicant is a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity not
otherwise licensed or regulated by the department, the provider applicant must
furnish:
(A) the name of its state of
incorporation, domicile, or residence; and
(B) if required to pay franchise taxes, a
certificate of good standing from the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts;
(6) All names
used by the provider applicant to provide insurance related education courses
in this state;
(7) A statement as
to whether or not the provider applicant has had any certification or approval
for a professional continuing education course, prelicensing education course,
or a certification course revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, whether
by agreement or as ordered in an administrative or judicial proceeding, by a
court, financial or insurance regulator, or other agency of this state, another
state, or the United States;
(8) A
statement certifying that the provider shall comply with all provider and
course requirements set forth in this subchapter; and
(9) Other information as specified by the
department.
(b)
Providers shall have a single registration and may, but are not required to,
certify and offer continuing education courses, adjuster prelicensing education
courses, and certification courses.
(c) Providers shall certify that course
instructors are experienced and qualified in the subject to be taught, and
certify that the instructors meet at least one of the following instructor
criteria:
(1) has been in the practice of
teaching insurance courses for at least the last three years and has the
knowledge and experience in the subject the instructor will teach;
(2) has been properly licensed as a licensee
subject to continuing education under the Insurance Code or similar statutes of
another state or jurisdiction for at least five years;
(3) is the holder of a national designation
certification recognized by the department which relates directly to the
subject the instructor shall teach; or
(4) has been engaged in a recognized
profession that is pertinent to the subject areas to be taught, including, but
not limited to: licensed or certified medical professionals, Certified Public
Accountants, and members of a state bar.
(d) Providers shall maintain as a part of the
providers' records a written statement from each instructor certifying that the
instructor is qualified as an instructor, the basis of qualification, and that
the instructor shall comply with all course requirements as outlined in these
sections.
(e) All provider
registrations are valid for two years at which time the registration shall
expire. Providers shall timely renew their registrations whether or not a
notice of expiration is sent by the department. The provider may submit a
registration renewal application up to 90 days in advance of the expiration
date. Providers that are already registered upon the effective date of these
sections shall provide the required registration information at the request of
the department.
(f) Providers may
use speakers only in conjunction with one-time-event continuing education
courses. Providers may not use speakers in conjunction with other continuing
education courses, adjuster prelicensing courses, or certification courses
unless the speaker qualifies as an instructor.
(g) Providers shall maintain all information
described or required under this section for a period of not less than four
years.
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