Section 3 AAC 23.100 - Continuing education as a qualification for license renewal(a) In order to renew a license under AS 21.27.380, a licensee must satisfy the continuing education requirements under 3 AAC 23.100 - 3 AAC 23.208 unless the licensee is exempt under AS 21.27.020(f) or seeks (1) renewal of a temporary license under AS 21.27.390;(2) renewal of a limited lines license under AS 21.27.150; or(3) a temporary license under AS 14.43.148 or AS 25.27.244.(b) In order to qualify for license renewal, a licensee who has held a license for a full two-year period must have 24 continuing education credit hours, of which at least three credit hours must include the topic of insurance ethics. A person holding a license issued by the director under AS 21.27 for more than one class of authority is not required to complete a greater number of credit hours than is required of a person holding a license for one class of authority. For purposes of this subsection, an expiration or a lapse in licensure or cancellation or suspension of a license will be considered part of a full two-year license period. Credit hours acquired by a licensee that conform with 3 AAC 23.100- 3 AAC 23.208 may be applied to the continuing education requirement for license renewal. Credit hours will be allowed only within the renewal period in which the course is completed, unless the credit hours are carry-over credit hours permitted under AS 21.27.020(f).(c) A licensee may earn credit hours only if a licensee completes continuing education courses that meet the criteria under 3 AAC 23.105 - 3 AAC 23.208.(d) If a licensee fails to meet the continuing education requirements in (b) of this section because of reasonable cause or excusable neglect, the licensee may submit a written request for an extension of time to the director before the licensee's renewal date. The director may request the continuing education advisory committee appointed under AS 21.27.020(g) to review the request and recommend to the director whether an extension of time should be granted for the licensee to comply with (b) of this section. The director will notify the licensee by certified mail of the director's decision to grant or deny an extension of time.(e) If a licensee fails to comply with the credit hour requirements in (b) of this section, the director will consider the licensee no longer qualified under AS 21.27.020 and the license expires or lapses, unless the licensee is granted an extension of time to comply with the continuing education requirements under (d) of this section. An expired or lapsed license may be reinstated and renewed under AS 21.27.380. In addition to any other requirements to reinstate an expired or lapsed license, a licensee must complete the continuing education credit hour requirements.Eff. 9/26/96, Register 139; am 7/25/2008, Register 187; am 1/1/2014, Register 208, January 2014Authority:AS 21.06.090
AS 21.27.020
AS 21.27.150
AS 21.27.380
AS 21.27.390