33-17-243. Producer exchange training -- continuing education -- certification for exchange sales. (1) A producer may not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance through an exchange on or after October 1, 2013, without first completing the initial producer exchange training and certification program provided for in this section and subsequently completing continuing education in every 24-month period, as prescribed and approved by the commissioner.
     (2) The continuing education required under this section must be counted toward the total number of hours required in 33-17-1203.
     (3) The producer exchange training and certification program and the continuing education courses required in this section must consist of topics related to health insurance offered within an exchange, including but not limited to:
     (a) the levels of coverage provided in an exchange;
     (b) the eligibility requirements for individuals to purchase insurance through an exchange;
     (c) the eligibility requirements for employers to make insurance available to their employees through a small business health options program;
     (d) the individual eligibility requirements for medicaid and the healthy Montana kids plan, as provided in Title 53; and
     (e) the use of enrollment forms used in an exchange.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 245, L. 2013.