(1) REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Any entity that employs one or more nonnavigator assisters shall, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, provide the commissioner with a list of all nonnavigator assisters that it employs, supervises, or is affiliated with upon the nonnavigator assisters first becoming authorized by the exchange to provide nonnavigator assistance. Thereafter, the entity shall provide updates, if any, to the list of nonnavigator assisters on a monthly basis. No nonnavigator assister may act as a nonnavigator assister in this state until registered with the commissioner. The commissioner may refuse to register any nonnavigator assister to which any of the following applies: (a) The nonnavigator assister does not possess the requisite character, integrity, competency, and trustworthiness as determined in accordance with the criteria under the rules promulgated under s. 628.04. (b) The nonnavigator assister has committed any act that the commissioner finds would warrant the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration under this subchapter. (2) APPLICATION COUNSELORS. In addition to the requirements of this section, certified application counselors, as established by 45 CFR 155.225, shall be required to meet the training and examination requirements set forth in s. 628.92 (7). Certified application counselors may also become licensed as individual navigators. (3) ENTITY LIABILITY. An entity that employs, supervises, or is formally affiliated with a nonnavigator assister assumes legal responsibility for the acts of the nonnavigator assister that are performed in this state and that are within the scope of the nonnavigator assister’s apparent authority to act as a nonnavigator assister on behalf of that entity. (4) EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. This section does not apply to any government entity or any person acting on behalf of a government entity.
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