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Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-220 - Insurance continuing education required-Resident licensees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Except as
				provided in WAC
				284-17-222
				or waived in accordance with WAC
				284-17-254,
				all individual residents licensed to transact life, disability, personal lines,
				property, casualty or variable life and variable annuity products lines of
				authority must meet the continuing education requirements of this
				chapter.
(2) All individual
				residents licensed as independent adjuster, public adjuster, or crop adjuster
				must meet the continuing education requirements of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-220, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 08-07-102 (Matter No. R
					 2007-16), §
											284-17-220, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08; 06-23-105 (Matter No. R 2006-07), §
											284-17-220, filed 11/16/06,
					 effective 12/17/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-220, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 98-11-090 (Matter No. R
					 98-9), §
											284-17-220, filed 5/20/98,
					 effective 6/20/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150 and
					 48.85.030. 97-19-007, §
											284-17-220, filed 9/4/97,
					 effective 10/5/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.20.450,
					 48.85.030 and
					 48.85.040. 96-17-029 (Matter No. R
					 95-16), §
											284-17-220, filed 8/13/96,
					 effective 9/13/96. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.01.030,
					 48.02.060(3),
					 48.14.010,
					 48.17.150(2),
					 48.17.160(1)(5)
					 and 48.17.500(3). 94-14-033 (Order R 94-14), §
											284-17-220, filed 6/28/94,
					 effective 7/29/94. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060. 89-19-037 (Order R 89-10), §
											284-17-220, filed 9/15/89,
					 effective 10/16/89. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 81-18-049 (Order R
					 81-5), §
											284-17-220, filed 8/31/81.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.17.150 as amended by 1979 ex.s. c 269
					 §§ 7,10. 80-04-042 (Order R 80-3), §
											284-17-220, filed
					 3/20/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-222 - Continuing insurance education exemptions

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Individuals holding only limited credit insurance, travel
				  insurance, or surety licenses are exempt from the continuing insurance
				  education requirements of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-222, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 08-07-102 (Matter No. R
					 2007-16), §
											284-17-222, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-222, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-224 - Insurance continuing education-Required credit hours-Producers and adjusters

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Timely completion of this state's continuing insurance
				  education requirement is a prerequisite for renewal or reinstatement of a
				  license. Before applying for renewal or reinstatement of a license, except as
				  provided in WAC
				  284-17-222
				  or waived in accordance with WAC
				  284-17-254,
				  all resident producers licensed for personal lines, life, disability, property,
				  casualty or variable life and variable annuity product lines of authority and
				  all resident licensed adjusters must complete twenty-four credit hours of
				  approved insurance continuing education. The twenty-four hours of education
				  must include three credit hours of ethics education during every license
				  continuation period.
(1) Courses must
				be completed within the twenty-four month period prior to the:
(a) Expiration date of the license;
(b) Date of late renewal; or
(c) Date of the request for
				reinstatement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-226 - Required proof of completion of a course-Certificate of completion

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The insurance education provider must issue a certificate of
				  completion to each licensee within ten days after completion of the
				  course.
The certificate of completion must be in the commissioner's
				  designated format, completed in its entirety, and include all of the
				  information prescribed by the commissioner. A certificate of completion form is
				  available to insurance education providers by request.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-226, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-226, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-244

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-244, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-244, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-246

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-246, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-246, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-250 - Repeating an insurance continuing education course

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A continuing insurance education course with the same course
				  number may be completed for credit only once every license renewal
				  period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-250, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-250, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.01.030,
					 48.02.060(3),
					 48.14.010, 48.17.150(2),
					 48.17.160(1)(5)
					 and 48.17.500(3). 94-14-033 (Order R 94-14), §
											284-17-250, filed 6/28/94,
					 effective 7/29/94. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060. 89-19-037 (Order R 89-10), §
											284-17-250, filed 9/15/89,
					 effective 10/16/89. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 81-18-049 (Order R
					 81-5), §
											284-17-250, filed 8/31/81.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.17.150 as amended by 1979 ex.s. c 269
					 §§ 7,10. 80-04-042 (Order R 80-3), §
											284-17-250, filed
					 3/20/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-252 - No carry-over of excess continuing education credits

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Credit hours earned during any license continuation period in
				  excess of the continuing insurance education requirement cannot be carried over
				  to the next license renewal period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-252, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-252, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-254 - Waiver of the insurance continuing education requirements

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Licensees may request a waiver of the continuing insurance
				  education requirement. Requests must be sent to the commissioner prior to the
				  time of renewal of the license and must specify in detail the reason why a
				  waiver is merited.
(1)
Medical
				waiver.
If the request for a waiver is based on the medical condition of
				the licensee, the request must be accompanied by a statement from the treating
				provider describing the illness or injury and explaining why the medical
				condition prevents the licensee from completing insurance education.
(2)
Military waiver.
If the
				request for a waiver is based on activation to military service, the request
				must be accompanied by a copy of the licensee's "Letter of Mobilization."
(a) The licensee must designate a
				representative (including the name and address of the individual given
				power-of-attorney by the licensee), by name and address, to whom the license
				renewal notice or other correspondence can be sent during the licensee's active
				military service.
(i) The address of the
				designee may be a mailing address or may be an e-mail address.
(ii) It is the obligation of the licensee to
				notify the commissioner of any change to the identity or contact information of
				the designee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-256 - Approved credits for insurance education instructors

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Instructors who teach an entire approved continuing
				  education course will receive the same number of approved credit hours as a
				  licensee completing the course. If two or more instructors partially present
				  the same course, they can receive credit if they attend the entire
				  presentation. Credit hours for the same course may be used only once per
				  license renewal period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-256, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-256, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-262 - Certification by insurer of completion of long-term care insurance education

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Beginning January 1, 2009:
(1)Each insurer that has long-term care
				insurance policies approved for sale in this state must certify annually that
				all of its insurance producers engaged in the sale, solicitation or negotiation
				of long-term care insurance coverage in this state have:
(a) Completed the eight-hour, one-time
				long-term care education and training course required by
				RCW
				 48.83.130(2)(a)(i) prior to
				selling, soliciting, or negotiating the company's long-term care insurance
				coverage in this state; and
(b) If
				due, completed the required four-hour long-term care continuing education
				requirement imposed by
				RCW
				 48.83.130(2)(b).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-264 - Reciprocity-Application of long-term care credits to continuing education requirement

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All insurance producers who sell, solicit, negotiate, or
				  otherwise transact long-term care insurance are subject to the eight-hour,
				  one-time long-term care training and the four-hour long-term care continuing
				  education requirements of
				  RCW
				   48.83.130.
(1)Successful completion of training that
				meets the requirements of
				RCW
				 48.83.130 in this or any other state by a
				resident insurance producer will satisfy the long-term care training
				requirements of this state.
(2)Resident insurance producers who complete
				long-term care insurance courses approved in this state to fulfill the required
				long-term care training may count those course credits toward fulfillment of
				their Washington continuing education requirement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.83.070,
					 48.83.110,
					 48.83.120,
					 48.83.130(1), and
					 48.83.140(4)(a).
					 08-24-019 (Matter No. R 2008-09), §
											284-17-264, filed 11/24/08,
					 effective 12/25/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-264, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › LICENSEES › Section 284-17-265 - Sales of annuities-Producer training

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(1) A person may
				not sell, solicit, or negotiate the sale of an annuity product unless he or she
				is licensed as a producer with the life insurance line of authority and has
				successfully completed the annuity suitability training, which includes the
				best interest standards, that meets the requirements of this section.
(2)
(a)
				After January 1, 2024, before selling, soliciting, or negotiating the sale of
				annuity products, all producers must complete a one-time, four credit annuity
				suitability training course, which includes the best interest standards,
				approved by the commissioner and provided by a state approved insurance
				education provider, that meets the requirements in this section.
(b) If a person has completed an annuity
				suitability training course before January 1, 2024, but that course did not
				include the best interest standards, then the person must complete either the
				four credit course in (a) of this section, or an additional one-hour (or
				credit) course, approved by the commissioner and provided by a state approved
				insurance education provider, which meets the requirements in this section,
				within six months after January 1, 2024.
(c) Persons who obtain a life insurance line
				of authority on or after January 1, 2024, may not sell, solicit, or negotiate
				the sale of an annuity product until the annuity suitability training course,
				with best interest standards, has been completed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-270 - Insurance continuing education providers and continuing education program coordinators-Standards and approval

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An individual, business entity, or organization that seeks
				  to become a continuing education provider must meet the requirements of
				  RCW
				   48.17.563 and submit the proper application
				  for approval to act as a continuing insurance education provider.
(1) At the time of submitting the provider
				application, the applicant must also submit an application for course and
				credit approval.
(2) If the
				applicant meets the requirements of
				chapters
				48.17 RCW and 284-17 WAC
				and the commissioner approves the applicant's first course, the applicant may
				be approved as a provider for continuing education courses. The application
				forms can be found on the commissioner's web site at
www.insurance.wa.gov.
(3)The applicant must name a continuing
				education program coordinator on the provider application.
(4)Approval of the continuing education
				program coordinator:
(a) The applicant must
				fully disclose to the commissioner any regulatory or legal action related to
				the honesty, integrity, or professional or occupational activities of the
				applicant and the continuing education program coordinator.
(b) If the applicant or continuing education
				program coordinator has had an occupational or professional license revoked in
				any state, or has been convicted of a crime, the commissioner may decline the
				application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-272 - Responsibilities of an approved continuing insurance education provider

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(1) In addition to
				meeting the relevant requirements of this chapter and any other applicable law
				or rule, an approved continuing education provider must:
(a)Provide the name and contact information
				of the continuing education program coordinator for the provider.
(b) The provider's continuing education
				program coordinator will be responsible for monitoring the provider's
				compliance with the continuing education insurance laws and rules of this
				state.
(c)If the provider's
				continuing education program coordinator changes, the provider must notify the
				commissioner's office within thirty days of the change.
(d) For classroom or webinar courses, the
				continuing education provider will use instructors who are competent, to teach
				and have work experience and education in the topic(s) of
				instruction.
(e)For self-study
				courses, the continuing education provider will use course developers who have
				work experience or education related to the subject matter.
(f) The continuing education provider must
				instruct licensees to review the entire course before viewing or completing the
				exam.
(g)The continuing education
				provider will confirm that the instructor is using the approved course outline
				and materials and is presenting the materials in a competent manner and for the
				amount of time required based on the credit hours that the commissioner has
				approved for the course.
(h) The
				continuing education provider will submit the electronic notice of subsequent
				presentation to the commissioner at least ten days prior to presenting an
				approved classroom course or webi-nar course.
(i) For a classroom course, the notice must
				include the continuing education provider number, course number, date, time,
				and location address.
(ii) For a
				webinar course, the notice must include the continuing education provider
				number, course number, date, time, and log-in information.
(iii) The notice is required for classroom
				courses presented in the state of Washington and for all webinars offered to
				Washington insurance licensees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-273 - Continuing insurance education attendance register

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A continuing education provider must use an attendance
				  register in the format required by the commissioner to document attendance for
				  a classroom or webinar course. The attendance register must include the
				  following:
(1) Continuing education
				provider's name and provider number;
(2) Course title and course number;
(3) Location of the classroom or instructor's
				location for a webinar;
(4)
				Signature of the instructor or monitor for a classroom course;
(5) For a classroom course, the attendee's:
(a) Name and phone number;
(b) Washington license number;
(c) Arrival time;
(d) Signature; and
(e) Departure time with the attendee's
				initials.
An attendance register form for a classroom course is
				  available on the insurance commissioner's web site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-274

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-274, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-274, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-276 - Continuing insurance education provider numbers

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A continuing insurance education provider will be assigned a
				  provider number by the commissioner. That number must be included on all
				  correspondence related to continuing insurance education and on all
				  certificates of completion.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-276, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-276, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-277 - Insurance continuing education records

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Insurance continuing education providers must maintain
				  education records and make them available to the commissioner upon request.
				  Records include:
(1) Provider
				application, program director application, course application, and instructor
				or content developer resume that the continuing education provider submitted to
				the commissioner to request course and credit approval;
(2)Course outline, study material, polling
				questions and exam that the continuing education provider submitted to the
				commissioner for approval;
(3)Instructor lesson plan for each approved
				classroom course or webinar course;
(4) Each licensee's registration, payment,
				attendance, participation and completion documentation;
(5) The ten-day notice of subsequent
				presentation for each classroom course presented in Washington and all webi-nar
				courses;
(6) The attendance
				register for each classroom course and webinar course;
(7) Start and exit time, chat history, and
				polling responses for each licensee attending a webinar course;
(8)Completed self-study course exam for each
				licensee completing a self-study course; and
(9) A copy of the completed certificate of
				completion issued to each licensee for an approved continuing education
				course.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-278 - Approval of an insurance continuing education course

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(1) An application for approval of a
				continuing insurance education course or a new instruction method of a
				previously approved course must be submitted electronically or via email to the
				commissioner's education mailbox no fewer than twenty days prior to the first
				date the course is offered for credit.
(a) If
				the continuing education provider does not know the first date the course will
				be offered at the time the provider submits the application, then if the
				commissioner approves the course, the provider cannot offer the course until
				twenty days after the commissioner receives the course application;
(b) The provider can advertise a course after
				the approval date, but cannot offer the course until the effective
				date;
(c) The commissioner will not
				process a new course application submitted by a provider until after the
				commissioner has sent the provider's continuing education course renewal
				notice. The provider must immediately submit the continuing education course
				renewal request for processing. After the commissioner processes the provider's
				course renewal request, the commissioner will continue reviewing the provider's
				new course application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-279 - Denial, cancellation or nonrenewal of an insurance continuing education course

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(1) The
				commissioner may deny, cancel or not renew courses if:
(a)The commissioner determines that the
				course content is outdated or the facts and figures in the course are likely to
				mislead producers;
(b)The
				commissioner determines that the course misrepresents insurance laws and
				regulations or is likely to mislead producers;
(c) The commissioner determines that the
				course does not meet the requirements of WAC
				284-17-278(2) and
				(3);
(d)The commissioner determines that the
				subject matter is an ineligible topic as specified in WAC
				284-17-278(4);
(e)The commissioner determines that credit
				hours were calculated based on a method that the commissioner no longer
				uses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-281 - Insurance continuing education course attendance requirements

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(1) For classroom
				courses:
(a) Attendance is based on
				personally identifiable information including government-issued photo
				identification and signature, with student participation and live interaction
				with the instructor;
(b) The
				continuing education provider must use a monitor in addition to the instructor
				if the classroom exceeds twenty attendees;
(c) The presentation is the amount of time
				devoted to the actual course instruction and does not include breaks, reviewing
				class rules, and introducing speakers;
(d) To verify course completion, licensees
				must attend the entire presentation and sign the attendance register at the
				beginning and end of the presentation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-282 - Insurance continuing education course numbers

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The course number issued by the commissioner at the time of
				  approval of the continuing education course must be included on all
				  correspondence related to the course and must be included on all certificates
				  of completion for that course.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-282, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-282, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-284 - Insurance designation courses

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(1) An approved continuing education provider
				can submit a request for course and credit approval of a designation program
				course if the course is directly and specifically related to insurance, or if
				part of the course is directly and specifically related to insurance. With the
				request, the provider must submit the documents specified in WAC
				284-17-278 and must include:
(a)The name of the designation program with a
				description of the program requirements; and
(b) If the continuing education provider does
				not use multiple choice examination questions, the provider must give an
				explanation of the testing method with samples of the exam questions;
(c)The continuing education provider must
				indicate the number of exam questions and the score that the licensee will need
				to achieve in order to pass the exam.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-286 - Insurance continuing education course credit hours

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(1) The commissioner will determine the
				number of credit hours assigned to a continuing education course . The
				commissioner will consider:
(a)The
				presentation minutes for a classroom course or webinar course;
(b) The word count and course difficulty
				level of the study material for a self-study course; and
(c)Course difficulty level based on whether
				the course is designed for inexperienced or experienced licensees and the
				complexity of the materials.
(i) Basic: A
				course designed for entry-level licensees or licensees new to the subject
				matter. Significant course time is devoted to building familiarity with
				appropriate terminology, definitions and concepts of the subject matter. The
				course is characterized as "an introduction to" or "the fundamentals of" the
				subject matter rather than application of the subject matter to client specific
				situations.
(ii) Intermediate: A
				course designed for licensees who have existing competence in the subject area
				and who seek to further develop and apply their skills. A minimal part of the
				course is used to review terms, definitions and concepts considered to be basic
				level subject matter. Course time is devoted to the application of the subject
				matter to client-specific situations through nonsophisticated case studies,
				problem-solving and calculations.
(iii) Advanced: A course designed for
				licensees who have extensive knowledge and a high level of competence in the
				subject matter and already specialize in the subject matter and related field
				of practice. No part of the course is used to review terms, definitions and
				concepts considered to be basic level subject matter. The course is designed to
				provide analysis of more sophisticated or complex issues concerning the subject
				matter. Significant course time is devoted to the application of the subject
				matter to client specific situations through complex case studies, problem
				solving or calculations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-292 - Certificates of completion of insurance continuing education courses-Form

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The form of certificate of course completion required by the
				  commissioner is available to continuing education providers by contacting the
				  commissioner's office. The certificate and signature may be in electronic
				  format.
(1) The certificate must
				indicate that it is a Washington approved insurance continuing education
				course; and
(2) The certificate
				must include the following:
(a) Licensee's
				name and Washington license number;
(b) Course title and number;
(c) Date of course completion;
(d) Total number of credit hours and ethics
				credit hours if included;
(e)
				Continuing education provider's name and number; and
(f) Signature of the authorized designee of
				the provider and date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-294 - Renewal-Insurance continuing education provider

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(1) A continuing education provider's
				authority is continuous so long as the provider has one or more active courses
				that the commissioner has approved.
(2)If the continuing education provider does
				not have an active course for twelve consecutive months, the commissioner will
				cancel the provider's authority.
(3)If the commissioner cancels a continuing
				education provider's authority, the provider can reapply for approval to act as
				a continuing education provider.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-294, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-294, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-297 - Continuing education providers may not make substantive changes to approved insurance continuing education courses

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A course approval is no longer valid if the continuing
				  education provider has made any change in the course curriculum, including the
				  instruction method, after the commissioner approved the course. The provider
				  must submit a new course per WAC
				  284-17-278. However, updates to
				  facts and figures in the course are not considered substantive
				  changes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-299 - Audit of insurance continuing education providers, courses and records

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(1) The insurance
				commissioner will notify a continuing education provider about a request for
				continuing education records by sending a written request to the provider's
				continuing education program coordinator at the e-mail address on record for
				the provider.
(2) If the
				commissioner requests continuing education records for an audit, the continuing
				education provider must make the records available to the commissioner within
				thirty days from the date on the written request. If the commissioner grants a
				written extension, then the records are due by the date indicated on the
				extension.
(3)Upon the
				commissioner's request in order to resolve a consumer inquiry, the continuing
				education provider must give course attendance and completion information and
				other course documents to the commissioner within fifteen days of the written
				request. If the commissioner grants a written extension, then the records are
				due by the date indicated on the extension.
(4) The insurance commissioner may conduct
				unannounced audits of classroom and webinar courses that are approved for
				continuing education credit. The commissioner will monitor the presentation for
				the purpose of confirming compliance with continuing education
				regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-302 - Actions by an insurance continuing education provider that may result in a fine

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The following actions by a continuing education provider or
				  any of its employees, designees, or instructors may result in a fine:
(1)Advertising or offering a course for
				credit without the commissioner granting prior approval of the course,
				including advertising that indicates the continuing education provider has
				submitted the course for credit approval;
(2)Failing to follow the approved course
				outline;
(3) Issuing a Washington
				insurance continuing education completion certificate for a course that the
				commissioner has not approved for continuing education credits;
(4) Misrepresentation in advertising of
				insurance continuing education;
(5) Making substantive changes to an approved
				course and offering the course for credit without the commissioner's prior
				approval of the changes;
(6)
				Changing the approved course instruction method without the commissioner's
				prior approval of the course;
(7)Offering a course that has erroneous facts
				and figures or that could reasonably be expected to mislead
				producers;
(8) Submitting rosters
				with erroneous information or issuing erroneous certificates;
(9)Issuing a certificate of completion to a
				person who did not complete the course in accordance with chapter 284-17
				WAC;
(10)Submitting a roster for a
				person who did not complete the course in accordance with chapter 284-17
				WAC;
(11)Submitting a roster for a
				person who:
(a)Did not sign the classroom
				attendance register;
(b)Did not
				indicate their arrival time or departure time on the attendance register;
				or
(c) Indicated an arrival time
				after the class started or a departure time before the class ended.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-303 - Advertising a continuing education course

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(1) A continuing education provider cannot
				advertise a course submitted for continuing education credit prior to the
				commissioner approving the course. A provider may not advertise a course before
				obtaining the commissioner's approval for the course, even if the provider
				indicates that the provider has submitted the course to the commissioner and
				credit approval is pending.
(2) If
				the commissioner approves the course, the commissioner will send a course
				approval notice to the provider's registered e-mail address. A provider cannot
				present a course until the effective date.
(3) A continuing education course
				advertisement must include all of the following:
(a)The continuing education provider's
				name;
(b)The course
				title;
(c)A brief description of
				the course subject matter;
(d)The
				number of approved continuing education credit hours;
(e)If a classroom course, the location where
				the course will be presented;
(f)If
				a classroom or webinar course, the date and time the course will be presented;
				and
(g)The total cost of the
				course.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-304 - Revocation or suspension of approval of an insurance continuing education provider-Probation-Reinstatement

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(1) The commissioner's approval of a person,
				organization or business entity to act as a continuing education provider may
				be suspended or revoked or the provider may be placed on probation by the
				commissioner if:
(a) The continuing education
				provider or any of its employees, instructors or designees involved in
				continuing education is found to have violated any provision of
				Titles
				48 RCW or 284 WAC;
(b) The commissioner finds that disciplinary
				action against a continuing education provider is appropriate based on the
				facts and circumstances of the violation;
(c) The continuing education provider has not
				notified the commissioner of a change to their contact information and the
				commissioner is unable to contact the provider at the mailing address, phone
				number or e-mail address last submitted by the provider;
(d) Within thirty days after the date of the
				commissioner's written request, the continuing education provider fails to
				supply continuing education records requested for an audit and has not received
				a written extension from the commissioner;
(e) Within fifteen days after the date of the
				commissioner's written request, the continuing education provider fails to
				supply continuing education records requested to resolve a consumer inquiry and
				has not received a written extension from the commissioner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-306 - Grounds for revocation or suspension of approval of an insurance continuing education course

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(1) Approval of
				a continuing education course may be suspended or revoked if the commissioner
				concludes that any of the following has occurred:
(a) The continuing education provider
				significantly changes the content of an approved course without notice to and
				prior approval from the commissioner;
(b)A continuing education provider issues a
				certificate of completion to a person who did not complete the
				course;
(c)A continuing education
				provider changes the approved instruction method without the prior approval of
				the commissioner;
(d)The
				commissioner finds that the actual instruction of the course is inadequate;
				or
(e) Within fifteen days after
				the date of the commissioner's request, the continuing education provider fails
				to supply continuing education course attendance or completion records, course
				materials, or other records requested to resolve a consumer inquiry.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-310

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-310, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-310, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060. 89-19-037 (Order R 89-10), §
											284-17-310, filed 9/15/89,
					 effective 10/16/89; 82-10-016 (Order R 82-2), §
											284-17-310, filed 4/28/82.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060 and
					 48.17.150. 81-18-049 (Order R
					 81-5), §
											284-17-310, filed 8/31/81.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.17.150 as amended by 1979 ex.s. c 269
					 §§ 7,10. 80-04-042 (Order R 80-3), §
											284-17-310, filed
					 3/20/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS › Section 284-17-312 - NAIC Uniform Continuing Education Reciprocity Agreement

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Washington participates in the NAIC Uniform Continuing
				  Education Reciprocity Agreement. Generally, a continuing insurance education
				  course approved by a participating state will be accepted by this state by
				  submitting the NAIC Uniform Continuing Education Reciprocity Course filing form
				  and any required attachments.
(1) An
				insurance education provider must be qualified as an approved provider in this
				state.
(2) A standard course filing
				form, available on the commissioner's web site or through the NAIC, will be
				acceptable for reciprocity filings.
(3) Participation in the NAIC Uniform
				Continuing Education Reciprocity Agreement does not change this state's
				standards for insurance education providers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-312, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  48.02.060,
					 48.17.150,
					 48.17.563,
					 48.85.040. 05-07-091 (Matter No. R
					 2004-04), §
											284-17-312, filed 3/17/05,
					 effective 4/17/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the › Chapter 284-17 - Licensing requirements and procedures › RENEWALS, APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS › Section 284-17-422 - Reciprocity for nonresident insurance producers holding licenses for lines of authority in the home state that are not issued in this state

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If an otherwise qualified applicant for a nonresident
				  insurance producer's license holds a license in his or her home state that is
				  not among the recognized lines of authority in this state, the commissioner
				  will issue a nonresident license that is substantially equivalent to the
				  license issued by the person's home state insurance regulator.
The nonresident licensee's authority to transact insurance in
				  this state is limited to the scope of the license granted by the licensee's
				  home state.
For example nonresident insurance producers holding a limited
				  line crop insurance license in their home states will be issued Washington
				  insurance producer licenses with a property line of
				  authority.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 48.02.060,
					 48.17.005. 09-02-073 (Matter No. R
					 2008-06), §
											284-17-422, filed 1/6/09,
					 effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 48.02.060. 08-17-063 (Matter No. R 2008-03),
					 §
											284-17-422, filed 8/18/08,
					 effective 9/18/08.