This part shall not apply to the following individuals:

1. (1) Individuals holding licenses for which an examination is not required;
2. (2) Company-employed adjusters and limited adjusters as defined in Limited Adjusters’ Licenses, 23 CAR pt. 28;
3. (3) Any limited or restricted license the Insurance Commissioner may exempt;
4. (4) Any individual, licensed as a resident producer prior to July 1, 2003, who is at least sixty (60) years of age;
5. (5) Any individual, licensed as a resident producer prior to July 1, 2003, who has held a license as a producer, insurance consultant, or broker for a period of at least fifteen (15) consecutive years;
6. (6) Third-party administrators who do not solicit business;
7. (7) Nonresident producers, nonresident consultants, and/or nonresident adjusters, unless the home state or designated home state does not have any comparable continuing education requirements;
8. (8) Licensed insurance consultants;
9. (9) Any producer or adjuster called to active duty in any branch of the United States military services including, but not limited to, the United States Coast Guard and Reserves, during the entire period of active duty service;

10. (10) The exceptions contained in subdivisions (a)(4) and (5) of this section are no longer applicable to:

    1. (A) Insurance producers who became resident licensees after July 1, 2003;
    2. (B) Insurance producers who have let their Arkansas producer license lapse and have become relicensed; or
    3. (C) Title insurance agents; and

11. (11)

    1. (A) Individuals (or an appointed guardian or person with an appropriately worded power of attorney) with grave or debilitating illnesses or injuries may request an extension for no more than twelve (12) months for completion of the CE hours required for a particular licensing renewal period.

    2. (B) The request must be accompanied by a:

       1. (i) Written doctor's statement confirming the medical history; and
       2. (ii) Medical estimate as to how long the individual will be unable to function normally enough to complete the requirements of this part.
    3. (C) The request from the producer must include his or her mail or electronic mail note that he or she is voluntarily waiving the private or confidential nature of the illness or injury in order to qualify for this extension.

    4. (D) With similar documentation, including a signed note from the attending physician and a privacy waiver from and signed by the patient, producers (or the relative's appointed guardian or person with an appropriately worded power of attorney) may also file for an extension due to the terminal or debilitating illness of a:

       1. (i) Grandparent;
       2. (ii) Parent;
       3. (iii) Spouse;
       4. (iv) Sibling; or
       5. (v) Child.

    5. (E) The commissioner has discretion to grant such time extensions for good cause under Arkansas Code § 23-64-304(b), but only up to one (1) year, and may deny requests from anyone failing, or who has in the past failed, to comply:

       1. (i) With Arkansas laws or rules; or
       2. (ii) Within any extended time period granted by the commissioner under this subdivision.

Codification Notes: "CE" means continuing education.