Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 031 - BUREAU OF INSURANCE › Chapter 542 - EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS › Section 031-542-6 - Standards for Credit Hour Allowance

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Classroom setting.
Courses given in a classroom setting shall qualify
				for one credit hour for each 50 minutes of instruction, up to a maximum of 24
				hours. Registration periods, breaks, meal periods, social hours, and other
				similar periods shall not be counted as instructional time. Credit may not be
				given, unless attendance is verified by the instructor. A student attending
				part of a course may only receive credit for the number of hours actually
				attended. At the Superintendent's discretion, a remote participation course
				offered through such media as interactive video or the Internet may be approved
				under this Subsection, if the Superintendent determines that attendance and
				participation can and will be verified in a manner equivalent to a classroom
				setting. At the Superintendent's discretion, an instructor teaching an approved
				classroom course may earn credit on the same basis as a student attending the
				course.
B.
Multiple
				sessions.
For conferences, conventions, and other educational programs
				with multiple distinct sessions which may be attended separately, each session
				must be submitted for approval as a separate classroom setting
				course.
C.
Reduced credit
				courses.
Rating seminars and other courses with a mixture of
				qualifying and non-qualifying content may in the Superintendent's discretion be
				approved for credit at a reduced rate reflecting the proportion of qualifying
				content.
D.
Home
				study.
Home study courses in which successful completion is
				demonstrated by passing an examination may be approved for the number of credit
				hours the Superintendent determines would be appropriate for the equivalent
				material if given in a classroom setting, up to a maximum of 16 hours, or a
				maximum of 24 hours if the course has a closed book examination that is
				proctored in a manner adequate to ensure the integrity of the testing process.
				Vendors using proctored examinations shall submit their procedures for
				proctoring as part of their application materials. Home study and classroom
				instruction may not be combined for credit in a single course.
E.
Review sessions.
If
				optional review sessions are included in connection with a course, the vendor
				must give written notice to students that the review session is optional and
				that no credit will be given for participation in a review session. A review
				session may not be conducted in a manner that gives students who attend the
				review course an unfair advantage in taking the examination, and examinations
				may not be distributed to students until any review session they are eligible
				to attend is finished.
F.
Length of course.
Course credit may not includefractional hours. The
				credit hours for a course shall be rounded down to the next whole number of
				hours, if a fractional credit hour would otherwise be assigned.