04 NCAC 03M .0301. APPROVAL OF PROVIDERS AND COURSES OF STUDY; PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS; QUALIFIED WRITTEN TEST

(a)  A licensee or prospective licensee shall receive credit for participation in a program if it is presented by a provider approved as required by G.S. 53-244.070(b).  The Commissioner shall make available to the public a listing of approved providers' courses of study, and times and locations at which the qualified written test will be administered.

(b)  Approval for any prelicensing education course shall expire in accordance with NMLS&R's rules regarding expiration of approval.

(c)  The Commissioner may deny, revoke, suspend, condition, limit, or terminate approval of any provider or any individual course of study upon a finding that:

(1)           the provider has refused or failed to comply with any applicable provision of this Subchapter;

(2)           any provider officer or employee has obtained or used, or has attempted to obtain or use, in any manner or form, the qualified written test questions;

(3)           the provider has knowingly employed in connection with any program any person who has been convicted of any crime described in G.S. 53-244.060(2) or (3).

(d)           Providers shall:

(1)           Designate one person as a contact person who shall be available to the Commissioner during ordinary business hours and shall be knowledgeable and have authority to act with regard to all administrative matters concerning instructors, scheduling, advertising, recordkeeping, and supervising all programs offered by the provider.

(2)           Retain, and make available to the Commissioner upon request, the following material from each program on file at one location for a minimum of three years:

(A)          class schedules;

(B)          advertisements;

(C)          bulletins, catalogues, and other publications distributed to students;

(D)          a list of student names, with unique identifier, for each program; and

(E)           the name of the instructor. 

(3)           Refrain from the use of any words, symbols or other means which indicate that either the provider or a program has received the NMLS&R approval unless such approval has been issued and remains in effect.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 53-244.060; 53-244.070; 53-244.080; 53-244.118;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2002;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2010; July 18, 2008.