Healthcare Reform: Pre-Existing Conditions, Benefit Limits, Rescission & Patient Protection Rules - MN

Insurance Continuing Education in Minnesota

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$12.95

3 credit hours

If purchased today, this course must be completed by:
March 28, 2025 (365 Days)

Description

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

Need Proctor?No
Question Count:25
Passing Grade:70%
Attempts to Pass:Unlimited
Note: If you choose to request additional credit types while taking this course, the number of exam questions and proctor rules may change to meet those credits' requirements.

Course Details

Course Number:1008695
Approved Title:Healthcare Reform
Approved Credits
3 credits in General - Distance Learning
Provider:InsuranceStudy.com
Provider Number:8545
Topics Covered:Life and Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Law and Legislation, Health Insurance
Program Level:Advanced

Rules for Minnesota Insurance Continuing Education

  • Courses approved for online learning will have material that may not be downloaded. Correspondence courses will have materials available as PDF and/or a physical textbook.
  • Exam is closed book.
  • License education credit will not be awarded for taking a course after it loses its status as an approved course.
  • For Online interactive courses there is no proctor required. For Correspondence courses, this state requires a proctor. Correspondence courses will display that a proctor is required on the details page of the course and also upon entering the learning platform you will see "Proctor Required" on the bottom right of your navigation screen.
  • If required - Who May Proctor Your Exam: the exam must be proctored by a DISINTERESTED THIRD PARTY WITH NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.