An accident and health producer in Asheville completes her biennial compliance period but is short of the required continuing education credits. What happens to her license?

Why D is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a licensee who fails to complete the required 24 ICECs per biennial compliance period — including 3 hours of ethics required by 11 NCAC 6A .0802 — has her license lapse, unless the Commissioner grants an extension for good cause and/or charges a $75 administrative fee in lieu of lapse. The consequence attaches on the first shortfall, not after repeated failures, which is why producers track CE well before the period ends.

Why the other options are wrong

• A) There is no automatic fine that preserves licensure; under G.S. 58-33-130(c) the default consequence of a CE shortfall is lapse.
• B) A 30-day automatic suspension and restoration is not the statutory remedy; the license lapses subject to the extension or $75 fee in lieu of lapse under G.S. 58-33-130(c).
• C) The first compliance shortfall triggers the lapse mechanism under G.S. 58-33-130(c); no two-strikes rule exists.

Memory hook

Miss CE, lose the license — unless good cause or $75 buys it back.

Why A is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a licensee who fails to meet the CE requirement lapses, but the Commissioner may grant an extension for good cause and/or charge a $75 administrative fee in lieu of the lapse. Waivers are limited to narrow grounds such as military service, so completing CE on time is the ordinary path to staying licensed.

Why the other options are wrong

• B) The $1,000-$5,000 forfeiture attaches to violating a cease-and-desist order under G.S. 58-63-50, and no exam retake is prescribed for CE failure.
• C) The statute provides a lapse with extension and fee alternatives, not automatic permanent revocation.
• D) Continuing education is mandatory under 11 NCAC 6A .0802; ignoring it has real consequences.

Memory hook

Miss CE, lose the license — unless good cause or seventy-five dollars saves it.

Why A is correct

Under G.S. 58-33-130(c), a licensee who fails to satisfy the continuing education requirement loses the license by lapse as the default sanction, but the Commissioner may grant an extension for good cause and/or charge a $75 administrative fee in lieu of the lapse. Waivers of the requirement itself are limited to military service or long-term physician-certified medical disability.

Why the other options are wrong

• B) There is no automatic fine that preserves the license; the default outcome is lapse, with extension or the $75 fee available as relief.
• C) Noncompliance lapses the license rather than allowing it to run indefinitely while hours are made up.
• D) Reexamination is not the remedy for a continuing education shortfall; the statute provides extension, the $75 fee, or lapse.

Memory hook

Miss CE, lose the license - unless good cause or $75 saves it.