S.D. Admin. R. 20:06:18:05

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 20:06:18:05 - Guidelines for filing for course approval

Responsibilities of the provider or sponsor include seeking course approval, monitoring an agent's attendance, supervising the course, and certifying a licensee's successful completion of the course. The provider must maintain a record of all continuing education offered for two years. The provider or sponsor shall electronically apply to the director for course approval at least 45 days in advance of the scheduled date of the course. The 45 days are calculated from the postmark date. In addition to the application fee pursuant to SDCL 58-2-29, the request for course approval must include the following information:

(1) The name, provider identification number, telephone and facsimile numbers, and address of the provider, including e-mail and website addresses if available;

(2) The name of the sponsoring organization, if there is one in addition to the provider. The sponsor may be a national professional association, local or state chapters or affiliates of a national professional organization, an insurance company, or other similar organizations;

(3) The course title;

(4) The locations of the course including addresses and phone numbers, unless the course is a self-study course;

(5) The dates of course offering;

(6) The difficulty classification of the course;

(7) The number of CEC hours requested, including the number of course contact or classroom hours and/or the number of self-study hours;

(8) A topic outline. Topic outlines must list and summarize each topic covered in the course. The instructor's outline may also be included. A list of topics covered, with no other details, is not an acceptable topic outline. If substantial changes have been made in a course that has received prior approval, the content of the course must be refiled with the director;

(9) The names and qualifications of instructors;

(10) Identity of any other state the course has been approved in and the number of credit hours awarded;

(11) Whether a course is part of a national or professional designation program; and

(12) The contact person or coordinator of the proposed offering.

The provider or sponsor shall submit electronically the location and date of a previously approved course at least 14 days in advance of the course if, at the time of initial filing, all dates and locations had not been determined. The 14 days are calculated from the postmark date.

Course approval will expire five years from date of initial approval.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:06:18:05

12 SDR 106, effective 12/30/1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986; 15 SDR 143, effective 3/29/1989; 19 SDR 160, effective 4/27/1993; 25 SDR 13, effective 8/9/1998; 34 SDR 200, effective 1/28/2008; 36 SDR 127, adopted February 8, 2010, effective 5/1/2010; 43 SDR 181, effective 7/7/2017

General Authority: SDCL 58-30-117.

Law Implemented: SDCL 58-30-117, 58-30-118.