Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A registered provider, or a state or
national professional producer, consultant, adjuster, or navigator association,
may:
(a) offer a qualified course for a
license type or line of authority on a geographically accessible basis;
and
(b) collect a reasonable fee
for funding and administration of a continuing education program, subject to
the review and approval of the commissioner.
(2) A person shall register with the
commissioner as a provider before acting as a registered provider in
Utah.
(3) Except as provided in
Subsection (4), to initially register as a provider, a person must:
(a) submit a completed provider registration
form via Sircon; and
(b) pay an
initial registration fee, as identified in Rule R590-102.
(4)
(a) To
initially register as a nonprofit provider, a person must submit a completed
provider registration form via:
(i) Sircon;
or
(ii) facsimile, or as a PDF
attachment to an email, using a form available on the department's website:
https://insurance.utah.gov.
(b) A person initially registering
as a nonprofit provider is not required to pay a registration fee.
(5) To renew a provider
registration, a provider, other than a nonprofit provider, must:
(a) submit a completed provider renewal form
via Sircon; and
(b) pay an annual
renewal fee, as identified in Rule R590-102, before the annual renewal
date.
(6)
(a) To renew a nonprofit provider
registration, a nonprofit provider must:
(i)
submit a completed provider renewal form via:
(A) Sircon; or
(B) facsimile, or as a PDF attachment to an
email using a form available on the department's website:
https://insurance.utah.gov.
(b) A nonprofit
provider is not required to pay an annual renewal fee.
(7) Before teaching a course , a registered
provider shall:
(a) submit via Sircon, before
offering the course, an outline that includes information regarding the course
content and the number of credit hours requested ;
(b) post the course offering to a designated
internet site;
(c) provide to the
commissioner the name and resume of each instructor who will be teaching the
course; and
(d) include identifying
information about any insurance license previously or currently held by each
instructor who will be teaching the course.
(8) A registered provider shall report to the
commissioner:
(a) an administrative action
taken against the registered provider in any jurisdiction; and
(b) a criminal prosecution taken against the
registered provider in any jurisdiction.
(9) The report required by Subsection (8)
shall:
(a) be filed:
(i) when submitting the initial provider
registration; and
(ii) within 30
days of the:
(A) final disposition of the
administrative action; or
(B)
initial appearance before a court; and
(b) include a copy of the complaint or other
relevant legal documents related to the action or prosecution described in
Subsection (8).
(10) The
commissioner may prohibit any person from acting as a registered provider or
instructor in Utah if the commissioner determines that:
(a) the person is not competent and
trustworthy; or
(b) the person or
course of study fails to meet the qualifying standards.
