Section 4515.100 Education Responsibilities of the Applicant for the Navigator, In-Person Counselor or Certified Application Counselor Certification or Renewal

TITLE 50: INSURANCE

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

SUBCHAPTER ww: HEALTH CARE SERVICE PLANS

PART 4515 NAVIGATOR, IN-PERSON COUNSELOR AND CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION

SECTION 4515.100 EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE APPLICANT FOR THE NAVIGATOR, IN-PERSON COUNSELOR OR CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION OR RENEWAL

Section 4515.100  Education

Responsibilities of the Applicant for the Navigator, In-Person Counselor or

Certified Application Counselor Certification or Renewal

a)         Before receiving approval for a Navigator,

In-Person Counselor or Certified Application Counselor certification, the

applicant must complete approved training courses prescribed by the Director.

Initial courses for Navigators, In-Person Counselors and Certified Application

Counselors will be provided online.  An applicant for a Navigator, In-Person

Counselor or Certified Application Counselor must complete the Director's

prescribed training courses within 12 months prior to certification.

b)         Each Navigator, In-Person Counselor, or

Certified Application Counselor must complete the approved training courses

prescribed by the Director to satisfy continuing education requirements before

requesting a renewal of certification.  The training courses will be provided

online.

c)         Each Navigator, In-Person Counselor or

Certified Application Counselor must retain the certificate of completion from

each course or training curriculum completed for 3 years from the date of

completion.  Courses initiated or completed before the original issue or most

recent renewal date of the Navigator, In-Person Counselor or Certified

Application Counselor certificate cannot be used to meet continuing education

requirements

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Certified Application Counselor must retain the certificate of completion from

each course or training curriculum completed for 3 years from the date of

completion.  Courses initiated or completed before the original issue or most

recent renewal date of the Navigator, In-Person Counselor or Certified

Application Counselor certificate cannot be used to meet continuing education

requirements.

d)         For certificates to perform Navigator or

Certified Application Counselor activities in a State-based Exchange on the

Federal Platform or a Federally-facilitated Exchange, an applicant or

certificate holder must use the online federal training curriculum to satisfy

their pre-certification and continuing education requirements.  Applicants and

certificate holders must register for the Marketplace Learning Management

System (MLMS) application at https://portal.cms.gov and must successfully

complete the HHS-approved training modules prescribed in MLMS for the applicable

certification.

e)         For certificates to perform Navigator,

Certified Application Counselor or In-Person Counselor activities in a

State-based Exchange, an applicant or certificate holder must register for the

Get Covered Illinois Learning Management System (GCILMS) application at

https://getcovered.illinois.gov and must successfully complete the

Director-approved training modules prescribed in GCILMS for the applicable

certification as further specified in Section 4515.110.