Section 760IAC1-50-5. Requirements for self-study continuing education courses

   (a) In addition to the requirements in section 4 of this rule, self-study courses are subject to the following requirements:

(1) A producer enrolled in a self-study course, including a computer-based course, shall take a written or computer-based examination at the conclusion of the self-study course. The written or computer-based examination must comply with the following requirements:

(A) Examination questions shall be multiple choice.

(B) Questions shall be selected at random from a bank of questions.

(C) At least three (3) different versions of the examination shall be used on a random basis.

(D) The examination for a course approved for eight (8) hours of credit or less shall consist of at least twenty-five (25) questions.

(E) The examination for a course approved for greater than eight (8) hours of credit shall consist of at least fifty (50) questions.

(F) The examination for a course approved for greater than twelve (12) hours of credit shall consist of at least seventy-five (75) questions.

(G) The written examination shall be sealed in an opaque envelope. The testing protocol and affidavit requirements of subdivision (4) shall be written on the outside of the envelope.

(H) The examination shall be graded by the provider.

(I) A computer-based examination may not include prompts designed to aid the student in answering examination questions.

(2) A producer must correctly answer seventy percent (70%) of the examination questions in order to pass the self-study course.

(3) A producer must pass a self-study examination to receive any continuing education credit hours for the self-study course.

(4) When taking the self-study examination, the producer shall do all of the following:

(A) Sign an affidavit, supplied by the provider, that states the producer did not use outside help, such as an open textbook or another individual, in taking the examination.

(B) A second producer must sign the affidavit verifying that the second producer witnessed the first producer's examination and no outside help was used. A producer who takes the examination at a testing center that administers tests for professional designations may have a representative of the testing center sign the affidavit rather than a licensed producer.

(C) The signed affidavit must be returned to the provider.

The provider shall retain the original affidavit for four (4) years.

(5) The provider shall grade the examination and mail the results to the producer no later than thirteen (13) days after the date upon which the producer mailed the completed examination to the provider.

(6) A computer-based course that includes a computer-based examination must be designed to prevent the student from skipping the education materials before taking the examination.

  (b) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in disciplinary action by the department under IC 27-1-15.6-12. (Department of Insurance; 760 IAC 1-50-5; filed Feb 23, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1826; filed Nov 4, 1999, 10:12 a.m.: 23 IR 574; filed Dec 12, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27 IR 1569; filed Jan 5, 2005, 9:33 a.m.: 28 IR 1483; readopted filed Nov 24, 2010, 9:17 a.m.: 20101222-IR-760100633RFA)