R590-142-9. Loss of Provider Registration and Course Disapproval

(1) A provider registration, other than a nonprofit provider registration, shall lapse if a provider fails to;

(a) electronically submit a completed provider renewal form via Sircon; and

(b) pay an annual renewal fee prior to the annual renewal date.

(2) A nonprofit provider registration shall lapse if a nonprofit provider fails to electronically submit a completed provider renewal form via:

(a) Sircon; or

(b) facsimile, or as a PDF attachment to an email, using a form available through the Department's website.

(3) To reinstate a lapsed or surrendered provider registration, other than a nonprofit provider registration, a provider must:

(a) electronically submit a completed provider reinstatement form via Sircon; and

(b) pay a reinstatement fee, as identified in Rule R590-102.

(4)(a) To reinstate a lapsed or surrendered nonprofit provider registration, a nonprofit provider must electronically submit a completed provider registration form via:

(i) Sircon; or

(ii) facsimile, or as a PDF attachment to an email, using a form available through the Department's website.

(b) A nonprofit provider is not required to pay a reinstatement fee.

(5) A provider registration may be denied, suspended or revoked, an instructor prohibited from teaching a course, or a course disapproved, if the commissioner determines that:

(a) a course teaching method or course content fails to meet the standards of this rule;

(b) a registered provider reports that an individual completed a course in accordance with the standards furnished for course credit, when in fact the individual has not done so;

(c) a registered provider or instructor conducting a course instructs for less than the number of credit hours approved by the commissioner, but reports the full credits for the individual attending the course;

(d) credit for a course is not electronically reported to a designated internet site in a timely manner for an individual who satisfactorily completes a course in accordance with the standards furnished for course credit;

(e) a registered provider or instructor:

(i) lacks sufficient education or experience in the subject matter of the course;

(ii) has had a provider registration suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction;

(iii) has had an insurance license suspended or revoked;

(iv) uses course material that has been plagiarized, or has copied course material without permission; or

(v) is otherwise no longer qualified in accordance with the standards of this rule; or

(f) there is other good cause evidencing that:

(i) a provider registration should be suspended or revoked;

(ii) an instructor should be disallowed from teaching a course; or

(iii) a course should be disapproved.

(6) The commissioner may disapprove any course, whether or not it had been previously approved, if:

(a) the commissioner determines that the course of study fails to meet the qualifying standards;

(b) the commissioner determines that the course material has been plagiarized, or copied without permission; or

(c) a change of 50% or more has been made in the course content since the initial approval of the course, subject to resubmission of the course for review and subsequent approval of the course by the commissioner.

(7) A registered provider may re-apply for a course that has been disapproved upon providing satisfactory proof to the commissioner that the conditions responsible for the disapproval have been corrected.

(8) To reinstate a suspended or revoked provider registration, a provider must:

(a) submit a completed provider registration form;

(b) submit a course outline that includes information regarding the course content and the number of credit hours requested for the course;

(c) pay a reinstatement fee, as identified in Rule R590-102, except as provided in Section 8(4) of this Rule; and

(d) provide satisfactory proof to the commissioner that the conditions responsible for the suspension or revocation have been corrected.

(9) A person with a revoked provider registration may not apply for a new registration for five years from the date the registration was revoked without the express approval by the commissioner, unless otherwise specified in the revocation order.