North Carolina HB 737: DHHS Shall Seek TBI Medicaid Waiver.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025

SESSION LAW 2025-45
HOUSE BILL 737

*H737-v-5*
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE TRAINING COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE
PRODUCER LICENSURE, TO CLARIFY THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CAP ON
INSURANCE REFERRAL FEES PAID TO NONLICENSED PERSONS, TO MAINTAIN
NAIC ACCREDITATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE BY
IMPLEMENTING GROUP CAPITAL CALCULATION AND LIQUIDITY STRESS TEST
REQUIREMENTS, TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA PROFESSIONAL
EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION ACT, TO REVISE THE INSURANCE GUARANTY
ASSOCIATION ACT, TO CLARIFY INSURANCE REBATE PERMITTED TRADE
PRACTICES, TO CLARIFY THE LAWS RELATING TO THE EXCHANGE OF
BUSINESS BETWEEN INSURANCE PRODUCERS, TO REQUIRE DRIVERS SUBJECT
TO THE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER PREMIUM SURCHARGE TO MAINTAIN OR
BENEFIT FROM CONTINUOUS LIABILITY COVERAGE, TO PLACE
RESTRICTIONS ON RESIDENTIAL LEASES REQUIRING RENTERS INSURANCE,
TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
CONCERNING THE CALCULATION OF UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
AND INSURANCE RATEMAKING LAWS IN S.L. 2023-133, AS AMENDED BY S.L.
2024-29, TO AUTHORIZE SALESMEN TO REGISTER WITH MULTIPLE DEALERS
UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL, AND TO AUTHORIZE POLICY
CANCELLATION UPON CHARGEBACK OF A CREDIT CARD PREMIUM
PAYMENT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. ELIMINATE TRAINING COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE
PRODUCER LICENSURE
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 58-33-30 reads as rewritten:
"§ 58-33-30. License requirements.
The Commissioner shall not issue or continue any license of an insurance producer, limited
representative, adjuster, or motor vehicle damage appraiser except as follows:
...
(d) Education and Training. –
(1) Each applicant must have had special education, training, or
experience of sufficient duration and extent reasonably to satisfy the
Commissioner that the applicant possesses the competence necessary
to fulfill the responsibilities of comply with all education, training, or
experience requirements of this Chapter to be licensed as an insurance
producer, limited representative, adjuster, or motor vehicle damage
appraiser. The Commissioner shall not require an individual who
applies for an insurance producer license in this State to complete any
specific amount of instruction or any specific course of instruction.
(2) All individual applicants for licensing as insurance producers under
G.S. 58-33-26(c1)(1), (2), (4), (6), or (7) shall furnish evidence

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satisfactory to the Commissioner of successful completion of at least
20 hours of instruction for each license, which shall in all cases include
the general principles of insurance and any other topics relevant to the
license that the Commissioner establishes by administrative rules. Any
applicant who submits satisfactory evidence of having successfully
completed a producer training course that has been approved by the
Commissioner and that is offered by or under the auspices of a
property, casualty, life or accident and health or sickness insurance
company admitted to do business in this State or a professional
insurance association shall be deemed to have satisfied the educational
requirements of this subdivision.
(3) Each resident applicant for a Medicare supplement and long-term care
insurance license shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the
Commissioner of successful completion of 10 hours of instruction,
which shall in all cases include the principles of Medicare supplement
and long-term care insurance and federal and North Carolina law
relating to such insurance. A resident applicant who submits
satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed a producer
training course that has been approved by the Commissioner and that
is offered by or under the auspices of a licensed life or health insurer
or a professional insurance association satisfies the educational
requirements of this subdivision.
(e) Examination. –
...
(5) The Commissioner shall collect in advance the examination and
registration fees provided in G.S. 58-33-125 and in subsection
subdivision (4) of this section. subsection. The Commissioner shall
make or cause to be made available to all applicants, for a reasonable
fee to offset the costs of production, materials that he considers
necessary for the applicants' proper preparation for examinations. The
Commissioner may contract directly with publishers and other
suppliers for the production of the preparatory materials, and contracts
so let by the Commissioner shall not be subject to Article 3 of Chapter
143 of the General Statutes. However, the Commissioner shall: (i)
submit all proposed contracts for supplies, materials, printing,
equipment, and contractual services that exceed one million dollars
($1,000,000) authorized by this subdivision to the Attorney General or
the Attorney General's designee for review as provided in
G.S. 114-8.3; and (ii) include in all contracts to be awarded by the
Commissioner under this subdivision a standard clause w