Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 37 - INSURANCE Part
Part XI - Rules
Chapter 7 - Rule Number 10-Continuing Education
Section XI-717 - Measurement of Credit Hours

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-717

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Credit hours for continuing education programs shall be determined by the commissioner in compliance with the provisions of this Rule.

B. Credit for continuing education programs shall be given in full hours only.

1. The number of credit hours for programs other than self-study shall be equivalent to the actual number of hours in the classroom instruction or participation. Each hourly period must include at least 50 minutes of continuous instruction or participation. For this purpose, a one-day program will be granted eight hours credit if the total lapsed time is approximately eight hours and the total time of instruction is at least 400 minutes.

2. The number of credit hours for self-study programs shall be determined by the commissioner upon considering the following:
a. the complexity of the material covered in the program;

b. the word count of the total program;

c. statistical data on the length of time spent by participants in the program;

d. the run time of any videos, animation or interactive exercises which are mandatory for completion of the program.

C. University or college upper division credit or noncredit programs shall be evaluated as follows.

1. Each semester system credit hour shall not exceed eight hours toward the requirement.

2. Each quarter system credit hour shall not exceed four hours.

D. The number of continuing education credit hours will be limited to a maximum of eight hours per day of instruction. The maximum number of continuing education credit hours that will be approved for any single program will be 24 credit hours.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 22:11, R.S. 22:1547, R.S. 22:1573, R.S. 22:1673, R.S. 22:1678, R.S. 22:1702, R.S. 22:1708, R.S. 22:1808.4 and the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

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