Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 044 - Insurance Dept › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - REGULATION GOVERNING CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 20-8 - Programs of Study - Certification by Commissioner

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All courses shall be certified by the
				commissioner before being acceptable for continuing education credit. A course
				must be certified in advance of presentation and an approved electronic
				application for certification must be submitted to the commissioner by the
				sponsor sixty (60) days before the course. All correspondence courses or
				individual study programs must be approved and certified in accordance with
				Section
				6 before being offered to licensees for
				continuing education credit.
(b)
				Any sponsor intending to provide classes, seminars, or other forms of
				instruction as certified courses shall apply electronically on forms approved
				by the commissioner including the fees outlined in W.S. §
									
										26-4-101, and furnish for the commissioner's
				approval a subject matter outline, the presentation method, the instructor
				qualifications, and other information supporting the request for
				approval.
(c) The outline shall
				include a statement of the method used to determine whether the licensee
				satisfactorily completed the approved course. The method may be a written
				examination, a written report by the licensee, certification by the providing
				organization of the licensee's program attendance or completion, or other
				method approved by the commissioner as appropriate for the subject.
(d) Upon receiving the application, the
				commissioner will certify or deny the course or program as qualifying for
				credit and indicate the number of hours of credit awarded for approved
				subjects. The commissioner will furnish a written explanation of the reason for
				any denial of the application. Upon certification, the course will be given a
				course identification number which shall be used on all certificates of
				completion and verification forms.
(e) Program certification will be effective
				for up to two (2) years, or until any material changes are made in the program,
				after which it must be resubmitted to the commissioner. Certification may be
				resubmitted without revisions no more than three (3) times. Courses previously
				certified may be submitted by referencing the previous course certification
				number and outlining any material changes to the course.
(f) If any course has not been certified by
				the commissioner before it is presented, the course may be advertised or
				presented as "continuing education credits have been applied for" but shall not
				be represented or advertised in any manner as "approved" for continuing
				education credit. No course may be advertised as "continuing education credits
				have been applied for" until a completed application for certification has been
				submitted to the commissioner.
(g)
				Any recognized national program may be filed within sixty (60) days after it is
				given and will be approved for the number of contact hours spent, up to the
				number of hours credited for passage of the national examination. This
				exception applies only to CIC Institutes and classroom study of the following
				courses: Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC); Certified Insurance Counselor
				(CIC); Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU); Registered Health
				Underwriter (RHU); Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU); Life Underwriter Training
				Council Fellow (LUTCF); Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS); Certified
				Financial Planner (CFP); Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI);
				Registered Employee Benefits Counselor (REBC); Health Insurance Associate
				(HIA); Associate in Claims (AIC); Associate in Risk Management (ARM); Associate
				in Underwriting (AU); Certification in Long Term Care (CTLC); Registered
				Professional Liability Underwriting (RPLUS); Certified Insurance Service
				Representative (CISR), Associates in Loss Control Management (ALCM), Fraternal
				Insurance Counselor (FIC); Life Office Management Association (LOMA); and
				similar courses specifically accepted by the Department.