Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69B - Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services › Chapter 69B-228 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 69B-228.160 - Prohibited Practices

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A provider,
				school official, supervising instructor or instructor shall not:
(a) Fail to notify the Department within 30
				days of a change in personal or business name, ownership or contact
				information.
(b) Fail to notify the
				Department in writing within 30 days after pleading guilty or nolo contendere
				to, or being convicted or found guilty of, any felony or crime punishable by
				imprisonment of 1 year or more under the laws of the United States or of any
				state thereof, or under the law of any other country or territory without
				regard to whether the judgment of conviction has been entered by the court
				having jurisdiction of the case pursuant to Section
				 626.621(11),
				F.S.
(c) Fail to submit to the
				Department a copy of the order, consent order, or other relevant legal
				documents within 30 days after the final disposition of an administrative
				action taken against the provider, school official, instructor or an employee
				of the provider by a governmental agency or other regulatory agency in this
				state or any other state or jurisdiction relating to the business of insurance,
				education, the sale of securities, or an activity involving fraud, dishonesty,
				trustworthiness, or breach of fiduciary duty.
(d) Offer a continuing education course
				before the provider has been approved by the Department.
(e) Offer a continuing education course
				before the course has been approved by the Department.
(f) Teach or instruct any material during the
				course offering within the time alloted for continuing education credit other
				than what has been approved by the Department.
(g) Submit a course offering application less
				than 5 calendar days before the first date of class.
(h) Allow the instruction of a classroom
				course by a instructor who is not registered with the Department and qualified
				to teach on the subject matter.
(i)
				Award credit for a course that was offered prior to the approval date of the
				course application by the Department.
(j) Issue certificates of completion to, or
				report on a roster, students who did not attend or complete the entire
				continuing education course.
(k)
				Advertise a course in any manner as an approved insurance continuing education
				course unless course approval has been granted, in writing, by the
				Department.
(l) Advertise a course
				with the words "approval pending" or similar misleading language.
(m) Advertise the guaranteed passing of an
				approved continuing education course examination.
(n) Omit required information on a course
				advertisement.
(o) Fail to issue a
				certificate of completion to any student who has satisfactorily completed the
				course within 30 days following completion of the course.
(p) Fail to submit the required student
				information on the Attendance Roster Detail Form within 21 days following the
				completion date of the course.
(q)
				Make any change to an approved course offering prior to Department
				approval.
(r) Make any
				misrepresentation, omission or concealment regarding any information requested
				by or document provided to the Department.
(s) Conduct a class for less than the total
				approved hours.
(t) Fail to
				maintain required records for at least 5 years.
(u) Allow any individual to perform any
				duties of a school official who is not approved as such by the
				Department.
(v) Offer or teach a
				course without the written consent of the approved provider.
(w) Provide answers to or offer assistance on
				any continuing education related examination.
(x) Solicit or receive, directly or
				indirectly, information from a person regarding that person's, or another
				person's, MyProfile login information, or any other login information that is
				related to any database located, operated or administered on or through the
				Department's website.
(y) Violate
				any provision of this rule chapter.