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

Insurance Continuing Education in Texas

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Your Price: $15.59

3 credit hours

Price includes
CE Course :
$12.95
Roster Fee :
$2.64

* A roster fee of $0.88 per credit is required to file Insurance Continuing Education credit in Texas. That fee is collected as part of your purchase and is then used to pay for the filling of your credits.

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:126764
Approved Title:Healthcare Reform
Approved Credits
3 credits in General
Provider:InsuranceStudy.com
Provider Number:32808
Topics Covered:Life and Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Law and Legislation, Health Insurance
Program Level:Advanced

Rules for Texas Insurance Continuing Education

  • This state allows for course material to be downloaded. Please note that not all courses will have content that is suitable or available for downloading.
  • Exam is open book.
  • During examinations and interactive inquiry periods, licensees may use course materials or personal notes, but may not use another person's notes, answers, or otherwise receive assistance in answering the questions from another person.
  • Effective September 1, 2015: For all licenses issued or renewing on and after September 1, 2015, which formerly required 30 hours of continuing education (CE) during each license period, only 24 hours of CE is now required for each license period. Remember that only half (1/2) of your credits may be completed in a self-study format!
  • The state of Texas charges an additional fee of 88 cents per credit hour.