<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cb000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:18:06"><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000000">20:06:18:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">.  </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">Course approval</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> Upon receipt of the information required in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:18:05"><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000002">20:06:18:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">, the director shall </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">approve or deny the course</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">. Based on the number of contact hours, the director shall assign the number of CEC hours awarded for an approved course and </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">any</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> line of insurance for which it qualifies. Forty-five days after filing, a course </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> considered approved for the number of CEC hours requested in the </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">provider</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">'s course filing unless it has been formally approved or disapproved by the director within that period. The director may</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> at any time after notice and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">for </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">cause shown, withdraw a course approval. Licensees who attend a course prior to the time approval is withdrawn will receive CEC hours. </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> course may </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">not </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">be established for less than one </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">CEC </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">hour. Courses submitted for approval must consist of a minimum of one hour of course instruction. Courses conducted in conjunction with other meetings must have a separate continuing education course component. The director may audit continuing education offerings or other related insurance education offerings with or without notice to the </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">provider</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cb000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">    </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> 12 SDR 106, effective December 30, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 208, effective June 3, 1990</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">; 51 SDR 142, effective July 3, 2025</span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">    </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-117"><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000002">58-30-117</span></a><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">    </span><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-117"><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000002">58-30-117</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-30-118"><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0-000002">58-30-118</span></a><span class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s508b284d-0cb4-4ca4-a476-3c807f7c37cb000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>