Special product certification

Long Term Care Partnership Certification

Course certification requirements

The course certification must be at least 8 hours in length and cover each of the subjects described below. For TDI approval, submit your course application with a Sircon Education Provider account.

Course certification subjects

Course subjects for a long-term care partnership certification course outline must include topics that address:

1. Long-term care insurance;
2. Long-term care services and providers;
3. Qualified state long-term care insurance partnership programs, which must include:
   1. State and federal requirements;
   2. The relationship between qualified state long-term care insurance partnership programs and other public and private coverage of long-term care services, including Medicaid;
   3. Available long-term care services and providers; and
   4. Changes or improvements in long-term care services or providers.
4. Alternatives to the purchase of private long-term care insurance;
5. The effects of inflation on benefits and the importance of inflation protection;
6. Consumer suitability standards and guidelines;
7. Medicaid eligibility criteria and requirements, including financial eligibility criteria and requirements; and
8. Asset disregard under qualified state long-term care insurance partnership programs, including the interaction between asset disregard and Medicaid rules.

Medicare-Related Products

Course certification requirements

The certification course must be at least 8 hours in length and cover each of the subjects described below. For TDI approval, submit your course application with a Sircon Education Provider account.

Course certification subjects

Course subjects for a Medicare-related product certification course outline must include topics that address:

1. Topics related specifically to Medicare-related products;
2. State and federal laws and rules related to Medicare-related products;
3. Prohibited sales practices regarding Medicare-related products;
4. Topics related to the suitability of sales of Medicare-related products; and
5. Fraudulent and unfair trade practices regarding the sale of Medicare-related products.

Small Employer Health Benefits Plan

Course certification requirements

The certification course must be at least 8 hours in length and cover each of the subjects described below. For TDI approval, submit your course application with a Sircon Education Provider account.

Required course certification subjects

1. Topics related specifically to small employer health benefit plans;
2. State and federal laws and rules related to employer health benefit plans;
3. Anti-rebating and prohibited sales practices regarding employer health benefit plans;
4. Federal programs and other alternatives related to small employer health benefit plans; and
5. Fraudulent and unfair trade practices regarding small employer health benefit plans.