Minnesota Administrative Rules

7411.7600 REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL AND OPERATION.

Subpart 1.

Certificate of approval.

No accident prevention course is approved for purposes of an automobile insurance premium reduction if the course provider does not have a certificate of approval issued by the commissioner under part 7411.7500, subpart 1.

Subp. 2.

Operation responsibility.

The operation of each accident prevention program, including course content, methods of instruction, and general conduct of the course, is the responsibility of the designated course administrator.

Subp. 3.

Course length restrictions.

The course of study may not be less than a total of eight hours, with no more than four hours of instruction required in a 24-hour period.

Subp. 4.

Subjects.

The curriculum of the course must include periods of instruction in the following subject areas:

A.

orientation and administration;

B.

driver fitness, including emotions, frustrations, attitudes, temporary disabilities, vision, hearing, chronic illness, drugs, and alcohol; and

C.

driving strategies, including factors affecting perception, identification, and prediction of traffic situations; evaluation of traffic hazards; decision making; and defensive driving.

Subp. 5.

Workshops.

Each administrator or an instructor designated by the administrator shall attend any workshop set up by the sponsor to develop curricula, to share ideas, or to discuss methods of improvement of the course of instruction.

Subp. 6.

Record keeping.

The administrator of each accident prevention course shall keep attendance records and shall report to the sponsor whether each individual enrolled has satisfactorily completed or failed to complete the course.

Subp. 7.

Certificate of completion.

The administrator shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who satisfactorily completes the accident prevention course.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 65B.28

History:

9 SR 2383

Published Electronically:

April 14, 2004