Long Term Care Partnership

This course is required to sell the New Long Term Care Partnership in Texas. This course meets the 8 hour requirement in Texas and most of the other Partnership States.

AGENT INFORMATION: An individual who obtains a current resident agent license may not perform any acts of an agent with regard to a long-term care partnership insurance policy unless the individual: 1. Holds a current Life, Accident, and Health license issued by the department 2. Has completed a eight hour long-term partnership certification course An individual who holds a current Life, Accident, and Health license issued by the department and is performing acts of an agent with regard to a long-term care insurance policy at the time of the effective date of this requirement may perform the acts of agent, provided that the individual completes a long-term care partnership certification course no later than January 01, 2009. Licensees may count a long-term partnership certification course towards completion of their continuing education requirement. Licensees that may qualify for the exemption provided under § 19.1004 (b) or (c) are not exempt from having to complete the eight hour certification course.
LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 4 HOURS: To retain your certification for long-term care partnership, an individual must complete four hours of department certified long-term care partnership continuing education in each reporting period following the reporting period in which a licensee completed the certification course. Licensees that may qualify for the exemption provided under § 19.1004 (b) or (c) are not exempt from having to complete the four hour continuing education requirement. The continuing education required by this regulation may be counted towards satisfaction of the regular Texas continuing education requirements.