§ 27-1-28-19 — Continuing education

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
individual who holds a license under this chapter shall, every two (2)
years, satisfactorily complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of
continuing education courses and report the completion of the courses
to the commissioner.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) An individual who is licensed for less than twelve (12) months
before the end of the applicable continuing education biennium.
(2) A licensed nonresident independent adjuster who has met the
continuing education requirements of the licensed nonresident
independent adjuster's designated home state.
(3) An individual holding a current claims certification if:
(A) the claims certification is issued by a national or state
claims association whose certification program is approved by
the department for purposes of this section;
(B) the number of hours of study required to complete the
certification program described in clause (A) is not less than the
number of hours of continuing education that an individual is
required to complete every two (2) years under subsection (a);
(C) the content of the certification program described in clause
(A):
(i) includes the content of the prelicensing course of study
required by section 12(b)(5) of this chapter for the line of
authority in which the individual has applied for or obtained
licensing under this chapter; and
(ii) is made available for review and audit by the
commissioner through an electronic portal maintained by the
claims association;
(D) the claims association referred to in clause (A) is approved
as a continuing education provider in Indiana;
(E) the claims association referred to in clause (A) reports the
individual's completion of the certification program described
in clause (A) to the commissioner through an electronic portal
maintained by the commissioner; and
(F) the claims association referred to in clause (A), through an
electronic portal maintained by the claims association, provides
the commissioner access to the individual's transcript showing
the individual's completion of the certification program
described in clause (A).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.11-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.130-2020, SEC.8; P.L.32-2021, SEC.83.