Authority: IC 27-19-1-4; IC 27-19-4-1; IC 27-19-4-11

Affected: IC 27-19-4-11

Sec. 2. (a) To qualify as a navigator precertification education program for purposes of IC 27-19-4-11 and this article, a program shall meet all of the following criteria:

1. (1) The navigator precertification education program shall be conducted or developed by an:

   1. (A) insurance trade association;
   2. (B) accredited college or university;
   3. (C) educational organization; or
   4. (D) application organization;
2. that is approved by the commissioner under this rule.
3. (2) Instruction shall be provided by an instructor who is approved under this rule and who meets the qualifications established under section 3 of this rule.
4. (3) The navigator precertification education program must designate a program director who meets the qualifications for approval under section 5 of this rule and is responsible for the program's compliance with the requirements in this rule and IC 27-19-4.

5. (4) The navigator precertification education program shall provide instruction regarding each of the following:

   1. (A) The functions of a health benefit exchange and public health insurance programs.
   2. (B) The duties and responsibilities of a navigator.
   3. (C) The insurance laws of Indiana that apply to the functions of a navigator with respect to a health benefit exchange, including rules related to public health insurance programs.
   4. (D) The obligations of a navigator related to confidentiality and security of information and conflicts of interest.

(b) Current course materials for a precertification education program that is approved under this section shall be submitted to the commissioner upon request, but not less frequently than once every two (2) years.

(c) A program shall prepare and submit a certification of course completion to the department for each individual who completes the program's approved navigator precertification education in a manner determined by the commissioner.

(d) A program shall provide each individual who completes precertification education with a certificate of course completion form, as provided by the department or an authorized agent of the department, no later than ten (10) days following the completion of the course.

(e) For two (2) years following precertification education, the program shall provide a duplicate certificate of completion upon the request of an individual who completed the precertification education. The certificate must be provided within ten (10) days of the request.

(Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 4-8-2; filed Jun 10, 2016, 1:21 p.m.: 20160706-IR-760150033FRA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2022, 11:39 a.m.: 20221228-IR-760220302RFA)