Section 4515.110  State-Provided Education Course Curriculum

a)         Applicants and certificate holders seeking to satisfy initial or continuing education requirements for the applicable certification through GCILMS must demonstrate successful completion of Director-prescribed courses to increase their knowledge and understanding of private and public insurance principles, QHP options, applicable laws and regulations governing insurance affordability programs, eligibility, and benefits, Marketplace and Medicaid policies and operations, and outreach and education skills. Consistent with 45 CFR 155.210, 155.215, and 155.225, the curriculum for Navigators and In-Person Counselors will, and the curriculum for Certified Application Counselors may, contain modules covering topics that include, but are not limited to:

1)         the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations;

2)         eligibility and enrollment rules and procedures;

3)         the range of QHP options and affordability programs; and

4)         privacy and security of personally identifiable information applicable under 45 CFR 155.260 (Sep. 6, 2016) (no later editions or amendments).

b)         Each course in GCILMS will:

1)         require an examination at its end;

2)         allow the student to go back and review any unit at any time before, but not during, the examination; and

3)         require each student to affirm that the student, and only that same student, completed the course.

c)         No credit will be given for a course if the student does not demonstrate successful completion of the examination.

(Source:  Section repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 422, effective December 21, 2018; new Section added at 49 Ill. Reg. 12657, effective September 26, 2025)