Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 19 - LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS › Subchapter K - CONTINUING EDUCATION, ADJUSTER PRELICENSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND CERTIFICATION COURSES › Section 19.1017 - Adjuster Prelicensing Education Course Content and Examination Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Certified
				  adjuster prelicensing education courses shall provide students with instruction
				  sufficient to take and pass the course's final examination for the adjuster's
				  license designation as specified in this section. The course must meet the
				  minimum 40-hour prelicensing education requirement to qualify for
				  certification.
(b) All adjuster
				  prelicensing examinations for compliance with the Insurance Code §
										4101.056(a)(4)
				  may be written or computer-based and shall be designed to test applicants on
				  the materials as specified in this section for the appropriate license
				  designation and shall meet the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) - (7) of
				  this subsection:
(1) All lines adjuster. The
				  student shall complete a 150-question examination in less than 180 minutes over
				  the subjects and in the question percentages as set forth in §
											19.1018(a)
				  of this title (relating to Adjuster Prelicensing Examination Topics).
(2) Property, casualty, and surety adjuster.
				  The student shall complete a 150-question examination in less than 180 minutes
				  over the subjects and in the question percentages as set forth in §
											19.1018(b)
				  of this title.
(3) Workers'
				  compensation adjuster. The student shall complete a 60-question examination in
				  less than 90 minutes over the subjects and in the question percentages as set
				  forth in §
											19.1018(c)
				  of this title.
(4) At least 70% of
				  the examination questions must be based on the application level or higher. The
				  remainder of questions may be based at the knowledge level. Examination
				  questions shall not be the same or substantially the same questions the student
				  previously encountered in the course materials or review examinations and
				  cannot be designed such that the correct answer is obvious by its content. The
				  examination questions shall be multiple choice questions stemming from an
				  inquiry with at least four appropriate potential responses and for which "all
				  of the above" or "none of the above" is not an appropriate option.
(5) The specific examination questions may
				  not be made available to the student until the test is administered. Security
				  measures shall be in place to maintain the integrity of the examination and
				  ensure that the enrolled student is the individual who took the
				  examination.
(6) Providers must
				  include and maintain the examination results in the student's record for four
				  years. Providers and instructors shall not give any person answers to the
				  examination questions at any time before, during, or after the
				  course.
(7) An authorized staff
				  member or a computer program shall grade the examinations.