Continuing Education Deadline Extended to Assist with Hurricane Irma Recovery
To help accelerate Hurricane Irma recovery efforts across Florida, CFO Patronis announced an extension of continuing education deadlines for licensed insurance professionals in Florida.
Continuing education deadlines are set by the licensee’s birthday month, and any licensee with a deadline in September, October or November will now have an extended deadline of December 31, 2017, to complete their continuing education requirements.
Are You Compliant with Your CE or Not
To be CE compliant requires more than just taking CE courses. Below are a few suggestions for remaining CE compliant:
- CE requirements change. You should regularly review your CE status through your MyProfile account. Your total hours have specific allocation requirements that must be met. Be sure to take all the right categories of CE courses.
- Check for late hours. Hours taken after your due date will still post on your compliance evaluation screen, but they will be noted as “Late”. Though your hours requirement may have been met, late completion of your continuing education requirement will result in penalties.
- Check prior evaluation periods. Always check previous compliance periods to make sure you are not delinquent for a prior period. Be sure to click on VIEW ENFORCEMENT NOTICE just below the Not Compliant text to check for any outstanding fines.
- Check your transcript. The same course cannot be taken with the same provider within a two-year period and receive credit. This is noted on your transcript as a duplicate course. You will need to take a different course to meet your CE requirement.
Florida Department of Insurance CE Compliance News
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