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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 14. Insurance
Agency 7. State Corporation Commission, Health Benefits Exchange Division
Chapter 10. Rules Governing the Certified Application Counselor Program
10/8/2024

14VAC7-10-50. Certification of application counselors.

A. A CDO may certify an individual staff member or volunteer to perform the duties of a certified application counselor only if the individual staff member or volunteer:

1. Completes exchange-approved training regarding qualified health plan and qualified dental plan options, insurance affordability programs, eligibility, and benefits rules and regulations governing all insurance affordability programs operated in Virginia, as implemented in Virginia, and completes and achieves a passing score on all exchange-approved certification examinations, prior to functioning as a certified application counselor;

2. Discloses to the CDO and potential applicants any relationships the certified application counselor or sponsoring agency has with any qualified health plan, qualified dental plan, insurance affordability program, or other potential conflicts of interest;

3. Complies with the exchange's privacy and security standards adopted consistent with 45 CFR 155.260 and applicable authentication and data security standards;

4. Agrees to act in the best interest of the applicants assisted;

5. Provides, either directly or through an appropriate referral to a navigator or non-navigator assistance personnel authorized under 45 CFR 155.205(d) and (e) or 45 CFR 155.210 or to the exchange call center, information in a manner that is accessible to individuals with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC § 12101 et seq.) and § 504 of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Act (29 USC § 794); and

6. Enters into an agreement with the CDO regarding compliance with the standards specified in 45 CFR 155.225(d), (f), and (g).

B. The CDO may recertify a certified application counselor on at least an annual basis after the certified application counselor has successfully completed recertification training as required by the exchange.

C. A CDO shall withdraw certification from or refuse to recertify an individual certified application counselor upon a finding of noncompliance with the requirements for certification or any failure to perform required duties in accordance with this chapter.

D. A CDO that does not renew or is no longer designated by the exchange shall result in all application counselors certified by that CDO to become decertified.

Statutory Authority

§§ 12.1-13, 38.2-223, and 38.2-6515 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2021.

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