R590-142-8. Registered Provider Requirements

(1) A registered provider, or a state or national professional producer, consultant, adjuster, or navigator association, may:

(a) offer a qualified course for a license type or line of authority on a geographically accessible basis; and

(b) collect a reasonable fee for funding and administration of a continuing education program, subject to the review and approval of the commissioner.

(2) A person must register with the commissioner as a provider prior to acting as a registered provider in Utah.

(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4) below, to initially register as a provider, a person must:

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

(b) pay an initial registration fee, as identified in Rule R590-102.

(4)(a) To initially register as a nonprofit provider, a person 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 person initially registering as a nonprofit provider is not required to pay a registration fee.

(5) To renew a provider registration, a provider, other than a nonprofit provider, must:

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

(b) pay an annual renewal fee, as identified in Rule R590-102, prior to the annual renewal date.

(6)(a) To renew a nonprofit provider registration, a nonprofit provider must:

(i) 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.

(b) A nonprofit provider is not required to pay an annual renewal fee.

(7) Prior to a course offered by a registered provider being taught, a registered provider shall:

(a) electronically submit via Sircon, a course outline that includes information regarding the course content and the number of credit hours requested for the course prior to offering the course;

(b) post the course offering to a designated internet site;

(c) provide the commissioner with the name and resume of the instructor or instructors who will be teaching the course; and

(d) include identifying information as to any insurance license previously or currently held by the instructor or instructors who will be teaching the course.

(8) A registered provider shall report to the commissioner:

(a) an administrative action taken against the registered provider in any jurisdiction; and

(b) a criminal prosecution taken against the registered provider in any jurisdiction.

(9) The report required by Subsection (8) shall:

(a) be filed:

(i) at the time of submitting the initial provider registration; and

(ii) within 30 days of the:

(A) final disposition of the administrative action; or

(B) initial appearance before a court; and

(b) include a copy of the complaint or other relevant legal documents related to the action or prosecution described in Subsection (8).

(10) The commissioner may prohibit any person from acting as a registered provider or instructor in Utah if the commissioner determines that:

(a) the person is not competent and trustworthy; or

(b) the person or course of study fails to meet the qualifying standards.