Continuing education courses shall consist of four types as described in paragraphs (1)-(4) of this section:
- (1) Classroom courses may include lectures, seminars, audio, video and computer-based instruction, and teleconferences that take place in a classroom setting or a monitored environment that allow question and answer or discussion periods. Classroom courses also include programs offering classroom preparation for the national designation certification program examinations.
- (2) Self-study courses may include textbook, audio, video, computer-based instruction, or any combination of these in an independent study setting designed in such a manner as to insure that the course cannot be completed by the typical enrollee in less time than the period for which the course is certified to the department.
- (3) Any insurance course that is part of a degree curriculum of an accredited college or university so long as the course content clearly indicates a direct link to the business of insurance and/or claims processing.
- (4) National designation certification programs which are insurance related.
Source Note:The provisions of this §19.1007 adopted to be effective January 10, 1997, 22 TexReg 49.