1. A. A continuing education course shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval. The Commissioner may approve a course only if the course imparts substantive and procedural knowledge relating to the insurance field.

2. B. The Commissioner may not approve a course covering any of the following subject areas:

   1. (1) A course in office or business skills, including typing, speed reading, or the use of computers, calculators, or other machines or equipment;
   2. (2) A course in office management, client relations, or other matters aimed at improving the operation of the person's business; or
   3. (3) A course in salesmanship or product promotion, stress management, time management, psychology, motivation, or written or oral communications.
3. C. Except for a self-study course, a course submitted to the Commissioner for approval does not need to require a textbook or an examination in order to receive approval.

4. D. The Commissioner shall assign to each approved course:

   1. (1) The number of hours of continuing education that an individual taking the course may receive for successful completion of the course;
   2. (2) A designated course number that is provided on all certificates of course completion, all correspondence relating to the course, and on all forms filed with the Commissioner relating to the course;
   3. (3) A designation of “Property/Casualty”, “Life/Health”, “Long Term Care”, or “Ethics”; and
   4. (4) A course expiration date.

Authority: Insurance Article, , §§2-109, 10-115, and 10-116, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 16, 1987 (14:23 Md. R. 2424)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.17 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1997 (24:17 Md. R. 1209); adopted permanently effective November 17, 1997 (24:23 Md. R. 1609)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.30.74 to COMAR 31.03.02 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .03J adopted effective August 20, 2001 (28:16 Md. R. 1484)

Regulation .16 amended effective August 20, 2001 (28:16 Md. R. 1484)

Chapter revised effective April 10, 2006 (33:7 Md. R. 675)

Chapter revised effective February 1, 2015 (41:20 Md. R. 1114)

Regulation .02B amended effective November 6, 2017 (44:22 Md. R. 1038)

Regulation .03 amended effective November 6, 2017 (44:22 Md. R. 1038)

Regulation .03D amended effective January 1, 2020 (46:19 Md. R. 816); ); February 1, 2023 (49:15 Md. R. 739)

Regulation .03F amended effective October 1, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .03H amended effective December 14, 2020 (47:25 Md. R. 1067)

Regulation .10C amended effective January 27, 2020 (47:2 Md. R. 62)