Section 230-RICR-20-50-2.8 - Approved Providers and Course SubmissionsA. Continuing Education Course Providers1. Each Continuing Education Course Provider shall register with the Department on a form and in a manner designated by the Department.2. Once registered the Provider may submit courses for approval as described below. The provider is responsible for keeping all information on file with the Department current.3. There is a one hundred-dollar ($100) initial fee and an annual fifty-dollar ($50) renewal fee for this registration.4. All Continuing Education Course Providers shall renew their registration each year no later than January 1 regardless of when the initial registration was made. If the Provider fails to renew within thirty (30) days it will have to apply as a new Provider. Any courses approved for a provider that has failed to renew will have that approval terminated by virtue of the fact that the Provider has not renewed.5. Continuing Education Course Providers shall submit course rosters electronically in accordance with instructions received by the Department and pay a fee of one-dollar ($1) per credit hour for each insurance producer who completes the course within ten (10) days of completion of the course. Failure to file the roster electronically shall be grounds to revoke the Providers ability to offer courses in Rhode Island.B. Rhode Island Approved Courses 1. Providers shall submit an application for course approval on a form and in a manner designated by the Department.2. In addition to the application and course materials, Providers must remit a nonrefundable fee of sixty dollars ($60) for each course submitted.3. Courses approved for Rhode Island shall be assigned a unique course number that is valid for a period of two (2) years. If the course is resubmitted after the two-year period, such course shall be reassigned a new course number.4. The provider must submit all course material, for both new submissions and renewals, at least ninety (90) days prior to the proposed effective date of the course.C. Courses Approved in Reciprocal States 1. If a course has been approved in the Provider's home state, the Provider should submit an application for reciprocal approval in a manner and on a form approved by the Department.2. In addition to the application and reciprocal state approval, the Provider must remit a nonrefundable fee of sixty dollars ($60) for each course submitted.D. Courses submitted by Providers located in Non-Reciprocal States 1. If a course is submitted by a Provider located in a state that is not reciprocal with Rhode Island, the course will be subject to full review and will be charged an additional fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) per course.E. Courses Available for Continuing Education Credit for Producers 1. Courses are effective for two (2) years from the date the course is approved.2. Courses must be resubmitted for approval, with updates, in order for the course to be offered after the two (2) year period. A resubmitted course will be subject to the course submission fee and will be assigned a new course number if approved. Courses will not be automatically renewed.3. Currently registered Continuing Education Course Providers are eligible to submit courses to the Department for approval. Failure to renew registration as a Continuing Education Course Provider will result in the removal of the courses submitted by that provider from the valid course list.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-50-2.8