Healthcare Reform: Pre-Existing Conditions, Benefit Limits, Rescission & Patient Protection Rules - FL
Insurance Continuing Education in Florida
$12.95
3 credit hours
If you take this course you may also choose to earn the following additional credit:
American College CE (PACE)
If purchased today, this course must be completed by:
May 31, 2025 (105 Days)
In this course you will be introduced to terms and concepts used in connection with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Act) signed into law on March 23, 2010, and the Regulations for its implementation. Each new term is defined in the text and included in the Glossary. The concepts are explained and, where appropriate, are demonstrated through the use of examples.
At the conclusion of each module, a quiz is presented to test your comprehension of the material in that module. A response is given to the answers you select to the quiz questions affirming the correct choice or explaining why the choice you selected was incorrect.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to
- explain the rules applicable to grandfathered health plans;
- describe the effective dates and rules governing the use of pre-existing condition exclusions in group and individual health insurance plans;
- discuss the annual and lifetime benefit limit rules applicable to essential health benefits under healthcare reform legislation;
- identify the conditions that would permit an insurer to rescind health insurance coverage and the applicable notice requirements; and
- explain the patient protection provisions of healthcare reform.
Although no specific course prerequisite is necessary for a full understanding of the material presented in this course, students should possess a solid, working knowledge of group and individual health insurance.
Exam Details
Florida insurance continuing education will require you to complete an Affidavit of Personal Responsibility as part of the final exam process. The affidavit is now completed online prior to taking the final exam.
** Your exam may be longer if Training or American College CE (PACE) credits are included with your course.
Course Details
This course has been approved as ADVANCED by the state of Florida.
Rules for Florida Insurance Continuing Education
- Course material may not be downloaded.
- Exam is closed book.
- Starting in 2022, the state of Florida's Bureau of Licensing has asked all education providers to implement course controls within their online content to ensure coursework is not rapidly skimmed through to access the final exam. In order to provide you as much autonomy within the course material, our system will implement a minimum 20% seat time within the course material prior to accessing the final exam. Example, an approved five hour course must be reviewed for at least one hour and all content viewed prior to accessing the final exam.