OAR 836-071-0220: Continuing Education; Documentation

(1) For the purpose of furnishing evidence of completion of a course for which an insurance producer claims credit, the documentation applicable to the course shall be submitted as follows: (a) For a registered course taken for academic credit, to the extent possible, the institution offering the course shall submit electronically a transcript, certificate of completion or grade or course completion report, whichever is issued by the institution offering the course, or a copy thereof. If it is not possible for the institution offering the course to submit a transcript, certificate of completion or grade or course completion report, the insurance producer shall submit the transcript, certificate of completion or grade or course completion report in accordance with directions provided on the Division of Financial Regulation website of the Department of Consumer and Business Services at dfr.oregon.gov. For purposes of this subsection, a course is taken for academic credit if it is offered by a community college or four-year college or university, and the insurance producer is given academic credit for the course by such an institution; (b) For coursework taken for the purpose of obtaining a nationally-recognized insurance industry designation, to the extent possible the entity granting the designation shall submit electronically directly to the Division of Financial Regulation, a transcript, certificate of completion or grade or course completion report, whichever is issued by the entity granting the designation; (c) For a registered course that is not offered for academic credit, the provider shall submit to the department electronically course completion information. The information must include a statement of the hours of credit, the name of the insurance producer, the date of the course, the course registration number; (d) For a course that is not offered for academic credit and is not registered when taken by an insurance producer, an insurance producer must comply with the requirements of OAR 836-071-0250. (2) The director may accept evidence of completion of a course from continuing education providers through electronic means as specified by the director.