(b) A premarital education course offers instruction involving marital issues which may include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. (1) Conflict management;
2. (2) Communication skills;
3. (3) Managing finances;
4. (4) Child and parenting responsibilities;
5. (5) Extended family roles; and
6. (6) Key components of a successful marriage.

(d) Premarital education courses may be performed by the following:

1. (1) A professional counselor or marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to article thirty-one, chapter thirty of this code;
2. (2) A social worker licensed pursuant to article thirty, chapter thirty of this code;
3. (3) A psychiatrist who is licensed as a physician pursuant to article three, chapter thirty of this code;
4. (4) A psychologist who is licensed pursuant to article twenty-one, chapter thirty of this code; or
5. (5) An active member of the clergy or his or her designee, including retired clergy, provided that a designee is trained in skills-based and research-based marriage preparation curricula premarital education.

(e) The premarital education course curricula must meet the requirements of this section and provide a skills-based and research-based curricula of the following:

1. (1) The National Healthy Marriage Resource Center;
2. (2) A church, spiritual assembly, or religious organization; or
3. (3) Other substantially similar resource.