Texas Department of Insurance proposes requirements on ACA navigators
The Texas Department of Insurance on Tuesday proposed new state requirements of background checks and 40 hours of additional training for the “navigators” who help consumers sign up for health coverage under the new online marketplace created under the federal health law.
Navigators would have to register with the state and pay a $50 fee. They also would have to show they — or the organization that hired them — could make financial restitution to Texans harmed by their potential “wrongful acts.”
The state-mandated training would cover ethics, privacy and Texas Medicaid eligibility rules. In a one-hour written exam, navigator applicants would have to correctly answer at least 35 of 50 multiple-choice questions.
“In Texas, we are being vigilant about safeguarding privacy and keeping personal information out of the wrong hands,” said Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber.
More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/rathgeber-feds-rules-on-navigators-too-lax-need-tweaks.html/ .
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