Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.1263

  • Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Certificate: means a document issued by the director authorizing a person to act as a navigator or certified application counselor for the qualifications specified in the document. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Certificate holder: means a person issued a certificate under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Certified application counselor: means an individual who is certified as a certified application counselor under this chapter and is authorized by the United States department of health and human services to perform the duties described in 45 C. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Insurance: means any of the kinds of insurance described in chapter 6. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Insurance producer: means a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Navigator: means a person that receives any funding from an exchange or the federal government and is designated or selected by an exchange or the federal government to perform any of the duties described in 42 USC 18031(i)(3). See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • Qualified health plan: means that term as defined in section 1301 of the affordable care act. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) An individual applying for a navigator certificate shall file with the director the uniform application required by the director and shall declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the navigator certificate that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the individual’s knowledge and belief. An application for a navigator certificate shall not be approved unless the director finds that the individual meets all of the following criteria:
  (a) Is at least 18 years of age.
  (b) Has not committed an act listed that would be a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation of an insurance producer’s license in section 1239(1).
  (c) Has completed all required training courses under section 1262.
  (d) Has paid the fees required by the director.
  (e) Has successfully passed any required examination.
  (f) Has successfully completed a criminal history check under section 1262.
  (2) An individual applying for a certified application counselor certificate shall file with the director the uniform application required by the director and shall declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the certified application counselor certificate that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the individual’s knowledge and belief. An application for a certified application counselor certificate shall not be approved unless the director finds that the individual meets all of the following criteria:
  (a) Is at least 18 years of age.
  (b) Has not committed an act listed that would be a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation of an insurance producer‘s license in section 1239(1).
  (c) Has completed the entire United States department of health and human services training for certified application counselors, has successfully completed all testing, and has received certification as a certified application counselor from the federal government.
  (d) Has paid the fees required by the director.
  (e) Has successfully completed a criminal history check using the department of state police’s internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT).
  (3) If the United States department of health and human services discontinues the training and testing program for certified application counselors, the director shall create a training and testing program for certified application counselors regarding qualified health plan options, insurance affordability programs, eligibility, and benefit rules, and regulations governing all insurance affordability programs operated in this state.
  (4) A business entity acting as a navigator or certified application counselor shall obtain a certificate. A business entity applying for a certificate shall file with the director the uniform business entity application required by the director. An application for a certificate under this subsection shall not be approved unless the director finds that the business entity meets all of the following:
  (a) The business entity has paid the fees required by the director.
  (b) The business entity has designated an individual certificate holder responsible for the business entity’s compliance with this chapter.
  (c) The business entity has not committed an act listed in section 1239(1).
  (5) The director may require the production of any documents reasonably necessary to verify the information contained in an application.