(a) Subject to approval of the Insurance Commissioner, the courses or programs of instruction or parts thereof which shall be deemed to meet the commissioner's standards for continuing education required hereunder shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) American College Courses (CLU, ChFC);

(2) Life Underwriters Training Council (LUTC);

(3) Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC);

(4) Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU);

(5) Insurance Institute of America (IAA);

(6) Certified Health Consultant (CHC);

(7) Registered Health Underwriter (RHU);

(8) An insurance-related course or program of instruction taught by an accredited college, university, or other educational institution in this state having a comprehensive course of instruction approved and certified by the commissioner; and

(9) A course or program of instruction developed or sponsored by any authorized insurer, recognized agents' association, or insurance trade association, including meetings dedicated to the instruction of agents' education concerning matters of insurance or insurance law.

(b) A person teaching any approved course or program of instruction shall be allowed credit for the same number of educational hours as would be granted a person taking and successfully completing the course, program, or meeting.

(c) For courses, meetings, or programs not personally attended, but taken by correspondence, a proctored written exam shall be required with proof of passing the correspondence course accompanied by an affidavit from the proctor in form and substance as may be prescribed by the commissioner before credit may be considered for educational hours for that correspondence course.

(d) Subject to approval by the commissioner, the active annual membership of the licensed agent or broker in local, regional, state, or national professional insurance organizations or associations may be approved for up to two (2) annual hours of instruction. These hours shall be credited upon timely filing with the commissioner or his or her designee appropriate written evidence acceptable to the commissioner of active membership in the organization or association.