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§ 10-109. Examinations--Life and health insurance and annuities

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Regulation of Insurance Professions
Subtitle 1. Insurance Producers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Insurance, § 10-109
§ 10-109. Examinations--Life and health insurance and annuities
Application of section
(a) An individual applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license for life insurance, health insurance, annuities, nonprofit health service plans, dental plan organizations, or health maintenance organizations is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.
Written examination to determine competence of individual applicant
(b)(1) Each individual applicant must pass a personal written examination to determine:
(i) the competence of the applicant as to life insurance, health insurance, or annuities or to any subdivision of them, including contracts for nonprofit health service plans, vision plans, dental plan organizations, and health maintenance organizations; and
(ii) the familiarity of the applicant with the applicable laws of the State.
(2) Each examination must be graded within 30 days after the date of the examination.
Failed examinations
(c) An individual applicant who fails an examination may not take another examination until at least 4 days after the date of the last examination that the applicant failed.
Regulations relating to written examinations
(d) The Commissioner shall adopt reasonable regulations that specify:
(1) the scope, type, conduct, and grading of the written examinations;
(2) the frequency, times, and places in the State where the written examinations will be held; and
(3) subject to § 10-105(e) of this subtitle, the educational requirements for an individual applicant to be eligible to take a written examination.

Credits

Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 370, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 656, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2008, c. 440, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 441, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 505, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 178.
MD Code, Insurance, § 10-109, MD INSURANCE § 10-109
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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