- I am exempt from
continuing education - doesn't that make me exempt
from long-term care education?
- No. Long-term care education is required of all individuals
who are writing long-term care insurance. There is no exemption.
- Am I exempt from long-term
care education if I am not writing partnership long-term care?
- No. Anyone who is writing long-term care must take
the 8 hours of long-term care education.
- How many hours am I required
to take to complete my long-term care education?
- You must complete 8 hours of long-term care education,
then an additional 4 hours of long-term care education every 24
months.
- Where do I find the courses
for long-term care?
- Since the insurance company for which you write or will
write long-term care is responsible to ensure their agents meet the
long-term
care education, you must contact your insurer to find the course which
the company has approved and when the course is available. If you
write long-term
care for different companies, there may be different courses approved
by each company. Check with each company for which you write or will
write long-term care coverage.
- I am a new agent - when am I
required to complete long-term care education?
- You are required to complete the long-term care
continuing education requirement before you can write long-term
care business.
- I have been licensed and have
been writing long-term care business - when am I required to complete
the continuing education for long-term care?
- An agent who has
previously been licensed and selling long-term care business has until
July 1, 2009.
- Will I get continuing
education credit for taking this long-term care course?
- No, not unless the course the
insurance company has chosen has been approved by the Department for
continuing education..
- What information must be covered by the course?
- Topics related to long-term
care insurance, long-term care services, and the long-term care
partnership program. See Rule 13 section 16B(2) for more specific
information.
- Who is responsible for reporting the compliance
of the company's producers for long-term care?
- It is the responsibility of the insurance company to report
the compliance of the company's agents to the Commissioner.
- Nonresidents - Will the
course I took on long-term care in my home state count for Arkansas?
- The satisfaction of these training requirements in any
state shall be deemed to satisfy the training requirements in Arkansas.
However, the nonresident will be required to understand and comply with
Arkansas laws and rules.
For more
information regarding long-term care, please consult Rule 13.
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