LMS Compliance Integration
How to Connect Your LMS to Compliance Requirements So Course Completions Actually Count
Most regulated industries require employee training: HIPAA for healthcare, bloodborne pathogens for construction, alcohol service for restaurants, infection control for childcare, anti-money-laundering for finance, sexual harassment prevention universally. The training is typically delivered through a Learning Management System (LMS) — HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias, Absorb, Docebo, or another platform. The LMS tracks who completed which courses when. But there’s a disconnect: course completion in the LMS doesn’t automatically mean compliance with the regulatory requirement the course was designed to satisfy. The mapping from course-to-requirement is rarely explicit, completions in the LMS don’t flow to credential management systems by default, and as a result organizations frequently have employees who completed required training but whose compliance records show the requirement as still unmet (or vice versa: employees whose compliance records show requirements met without supporting LMS evidence). This guide covers the LMS-to-compliance mapping problem, why course completion doesn’t equal compliance satisfaction by default, the framework for mapping LMS courses to specific regulatory requirements, integration patterns with major LMS platforms, and how CredentialCamp’s LMS integration delivers course-completion-to-compliance mapping that closes the loop.
⚡ Key Takeaway
Course completion in the LMS doesn’t automatically satisfy the regulatory requirements the course was designed to address — there’s a mapping step that most organizations never make explicit. HIPAA training course completion in the LMS doesn’t automatically update a compliance record showing HIPAA training current. Bloodborne pathogens course completion doesn’t automatically close the annual OSHA training requirement. The disconnect produces compliance gaps in two directions: employees who completed required training but whose compliance records still show requirements unmet (training was done but not credited), and employees whose compliance records show requirements met without supporting LMS evidence (manual entries without backup documentation). LMS integration with explicit course-to-requirement mapping closes the loop: when an employee completes the HIPAA training course in HealthStream, CredentialCamp recognizes that this completion satisfies the annual HIPAA training requirement, updates the compliance record, and resets the next-due date. The mapping must be explicit: which specific course satisfies which specific regulatory requirement, with the relationship documented and maintained as courses and regulations evolve. CredentialCamp’s LMS integration supports HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias, and other leading platforms — pulling course completions, applying mapping logic, and updating compliance records automatically.
Major LMS Platforms
HealthStream, Workday, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias
Course-to-Requirement Mapping
Explicit, documented, maintained
Auto-Updated Compliance
Completions close the regulatory loop
The Hidden Gap Between LMS Completion and Compliance
Most regulated industries require some form of mandatory employee training, and the training is typically delivered through a Learning Management System (LMS). Healthcare uses HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Relias, MedHub, and many others for clinical and compliance training. Construction uses ClickSafety, Builder Trend, ToolboxApp, and others for safety training. Restaurants use 360 Training, Learn2Serve, Servsafe, and various proprietary platforms. Financial services uses NICE Actimize Training, Workday Learning, and others for AML and compliance training. Childcare uses ProSolutions Training, CDA Council training, and various state-approved platforms. The LMS landscape is broad. In every case, the LMS does what it’s designed to do: deliver training content, track completion, issue certificates, maintain records of who completed what when. From the LMS’s perspective, an employee completing the HIPAA training course is a successful outcome — the system records the completion, generates a certificate, and the employee moves on. The hidden gap is between course completion and compliance satisfaction. The fact that an employee completed the HIPAA training course in the LMS doesn’t automatically update a compliance record showing the employee’s annual HIPAA training requirement as satisfied. The compliance record might be maintained in a separate credential management system, a spreadsheet, an HRIS module, or some other location entirely — and unless something connects the LMS to that other system, the completion sits in the LMS while the compliance record sits stale. Some organizations bridge this manually: a compliance coordinator periodically pulls completion reports from the LMS and updates the credential system. The manual workflow is slow, error-prone, and rarely real-time. The mapping problem compounds. Even if the LMS-to-credential-system connection exists, the relationship between specific LMS courses and specific regulatory requirements isn’t always explicit. Which course satisfies HIPAA training? The ‘HIPAA Privacy Refresher 2025’ course? The ‘HIPAA for Clinical Staff’ course? The ‘Annual Privacy Training’ course? Multiple courses may address HIPAA training, and the mapping from ’employee completed any of these courses’ to ‘HIPAA training requirement satisfied’ must be explicit. Which course satisfies bloodborne pathogens? Which courses satisfy OSHA’s hazard communication standard? Which course satisfies anti-money-laundering training under the Bank Secrecy Act? The mapping must be maintained as courses are updated (new versions, new providers, content changes) and as regulations evolve (rule changes, new requirements, retirement of old requirements). Without explicit mapping, organizations end up with compliance gaps in two directions. Employees who completed training but whose compliance records show requirements unmet: the training happened in the LMS but never got credited in the compliance system. Audit findings result — even though the employee actually has the training. Employees whose compliance records show requirements met without LMS evidence: manual entries in the compliance system without backup documentation. Audit findings result — the auditor wants to see the underlying training completion, not just a checkbox in a spreadsheet. The infrastructure that fixes this: LMS integration with explicit course-to-requirement mapping. When an employee completes the HIPAA training course in HealthStream, the integration recognizes that this specific completion satisfies the annual HIPAA training requirement for that employee, updates the compliance record, and resets the next-due date based on the requirement’s cycle (annual for HIPAA). The mapping is maintained as a configuration that connects LMS course identifiers to regulatory requirement identifiers, updated as courses and regulations evolve. The result: course completion actually closes the compliance loop it was designed to close, compliance records reflect LMS evidence rather than manual entries, and audit defense is much stronger because the underlying training documentation is always linked to the compliance record. CredentialCamp’s LMS integration delivers this for healthcare, construction, restaurant, security, transportation, and many other regulated industries — pulling course completions from HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias, and other leading LMS platforms, applying explicit mapping logic, and updating compliance records automatically.Why Course Completion Doesn’t Equal Compliance
Two Separate Systems
LMS tracks course completions. Credential management tracks compliance requirements. Without integration, they don’t talk to each other. Manual reconciliation is slow and error-prone.Multiple Courses, One Requirement
A single regulatory requirement may be satisfied by any of several LMS courses (different providers, different versions, different formats). The mapping must specify which courses count.One Course, Multiple Requirements
Conversely, a single comprehensive course may satisfy multiple regulatory requirements simultaneously. Completion should update all applicable compliance records, not just one.Cycle Calculations
Compliance requirements have cycles (annual HIPAA, biennial sexual harassment, 3-year forklift refresh). Course completion updates the current requirement and resets the next-due date based on the cycle.Jurisdictional Variations
A course may satisfy a federal requirement and some state requirements but not others. Multi-state operators need jurisdiction-aware mapping.Role-Specific Requirements
Some requirements apply to specific roles only. The mapping must account for which employees are subject to which requirements based on their role.Common LMS-Trained Regulatory Requirements
HIPAA (Healthcare)
Annual HIPAA Privacy and Security training for all workforce members of HIPAA-covered entities. Typical courses: HealthStream HIPAA modules, Workday Learning HIPAA training, role-specific HIPAA refreshers.Bloodborne Pathogens
Annual training under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 for employees with reasonably anticipated exposure. Healthcare and EMS workers, certain construction roles, others.Sexual Harassment Prevention
Required by federal Title VII and many state regulations. California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Delaware, Washington, and others have specific state requirements with specific content and frequency rules.Anti-Money-Laundering (Finance)
Required by the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN regulations, and various state requirements. Annual or per-cycle depending on role and institution.OSHA Safety Training
Many OSHA standards require subject-specific training: HazCom (Hazard Communication), Confined Space, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and others. Refresh cycles vary by standard.Infection Control (Healthcare/Childcare)
Required by Joint Commission, CMS, state health departments, and childcare licensing. Annual training typical. Content varies by setting.Fire and Emergency Response
Required by life safety code, Joint Commission, and many state regulations. Periodic training plus drills.Mandatory Reporter Training
Required for many roles working with children or vulnerable populations. State-specific requirements vary substantially.Major LMS Platforms
HealthStream
Dominant LMS in healthcare. Hospital systems use HealthStream for clinical training, regulatory compliance training, and continuing education tracking. Comprehensive content library.Workday Learning
Workday’s LMS module integrated with Workday HCM. Used across industries where Workday is the HRIS. Tight integration with Workday’s employee data model.Cornerstone OnDemand
Enterprise LMS used across many industries. Robust content library, comprehensive tracking, support for complex compliance training requirements.Litmos
Mid-market LMS focused on training delivery. Widely used across customer-facing industries, retail, hospitality, and others.Relias
Healthcare-focused LMS particularly prominent in long-term care, behavioral health, and post-acute settings. Specialized content for healthcare regulatory training.Absorb LMS
Cloud LMS used across industries. Configurable for compliance training delivery and tracking.Docebo
Cloud LMS with AI capabilities. Used in many industries for compliance and skills training.Industry-Specific Platforms
Many industries have specialized LMS platforms: 360 Training, Learn2Serve (restaurants/alcohol service), ClickSafety, Builder Trend (construction), ProSolutions (childcare), and many more.LMS Integration Patterns
API-Based Real-Time
Direct API integration pulls course completions in near-real-time. Best for platforms with robust APIs (Workday Learning, modern HealthStream, Cornerstone).Scheduled Batch Sync
For platforms without real-time APIs, scheduled batch sync (every few hours or daily) pulls completion reports and processes them. Slight lag but operationally effective.AICC/SCORM Reporting
For courses delivered via AICC or SCORM standards, completion data can flow through these standards into compliance systems.Single Sign-On (SSO)
SSO integration ties LMS and compliance system user accounts together, ensuring completions are credited to the right employee.Completion Report Import
For platforms with limited API capabilities, periodic export of completion reports and import into the compliance system. Less ideal but functional.Assignment Push-Back
Compliance system can push training assignments back to the LMS — employee needs annual HIPAA refresher, system assigns the course in the LMS automatically.LMS Compliance Integration Framework
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Inventory Regulatory Requirements
Document the compliance training requirements applicable to the organization: HIPAA, BBP, OSHA standards, sexual harassment prevention, AML, infection control, etc. Each requirement’s cycle and applicability. -
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Inventory LMS Courses
List all LMS courses that may satisfy compliance requirements. Include course identifiers, content versions, and provider. -
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Map Courses to Requirements
Build the explicit mapping: course X satisfies requirement Y. Document the mapping with regulatory citations. Maintain as courses and regulations evolve. -
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Configure LMS Integration
Set up the technical integration with the LMS — API connections, SSO, sync frequency, completion event handling. Test with sample course completions. -
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Set Up Assignment Workflows
When new hires or role changes require training, automatic assignment in the LMS based on role-location requirements matrix. Pulls completions back to compliance records. -
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Configure Compliance Dashboard Updates
When completions flow in, compliance records update automatically. Next-due dates calculated from cycle. Compliance dashboard reflects current training status in real time. -
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Set Up Reminder Workflows
Approaching requirement due dates trigger reminders to employees and managers. Reminders fire on multi-stage schedules (typically 90, 60, 30, 14, 7 days before due). -
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Establish Mapping Governance
As courses are updated and regulations change, the mapping must be maintained. Quarterly review cadence; documentation of changes; communication to compliance and HR teams.
How CredentialCamp Helps
CredentialCamp delivers a purpose-built credential management platform that solves this problem directly through AI-powered scanning, automated reminders, HRIS and LMS integration, multi-location visibility, and audit-ready compliance reporting.AI-Powered Certificate Scanning
Upload any certificate or license — PDF, JPEG, scan from phone — and the AI extracts employee name, credential type, issuing authority, issue date, and expiration date automatically. No transcription, no typos, no missed dates. Bulk upload supports onboarding entire teams in minutes.Automated Reminder System
Configurable email and SMS reminders fire automatically at intervals you set — 90, 60, 30, 14, 7 days before expiration — to employees and managers, with no manual calendar management. Reminders escalate automatically if not acted upon.5-State Compliance Tracking
Every credential tracked across five states: Up to Date, Expiring Soon, Expired, Missing, and Pending Verification. Real-time dashboards show status by employee, role, and location — not just binary valid/expired snapshots.HRIS & Scheduling Integration
Native integration with Workday, ADP, UKG, and other leading HRIS platforms. New hires get role-required credentials assigned automatically. Role changes update requirements automatically. Terminations close tracking cleanly.LMS Integration & Mapping
Pull course completions from your LMS and map them to the specific regulatory requirements they satisfy — so a completed course actually closes the compliance loop it was designed to close.Multi-Location Management
See compliance status across every location with role-based access. Corporate compliance leaders see the portfolio view; site managers see their location; employees see their own credentials.Compliance Reports & Analytics
Audit-ready reporting produces full credential history — every employee, every certification, every renewal, every supporting document — on demand. Trend analytics show compliance patterns by location and role.Universal Learner ID
Every employee gets a Universal Learner ID (ULID) that travels with them across roles and organizations. For multi-employer industries, employees maintain a credential wallet without re-uploading documents at every transition.Connect LMS Completions to Compliance
CredentialCamp’s LMS integration pulls course completions from HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias, and other leading platforms — applying explicit course-to-requirement mapping so course completions actually close the compliance loop.Frequently Asked Questions
Because LMS systems and compliance management systems are typically separate, with no automatic bridge between them. The LMS does what it’s designed to do — deliver training, track completion, issue certificates, maintain learner records. From the LMS’s perspective, a learner completing a course is a successful outcome; the system records the completion and moves on. The compliance management system (whether that’s CredentialCamp, an HRIS module, a spreadsheet, or any other tool) tracks regulatory requirements — which employees need which compliance trainings on which cycles. Without integration, the two systems don’t share data. Course completion sits in the LMS while the compliance record sits stale. Beyond the technical disconnect, there’s a mapping problem: even if the LMS-to-compliance connection exists, the relationship between specific courses and specific regulatory requirements isn’t always explicit. Which course satisfies HIPAA training? The ‘HIPAA Privacy Refresher 2025’ course, the ‘HIPAA for Clinical Staff’ course, or the ‘Annual Privacy Training’ course? Multiple courses may address the same requirement; the mapping from ’employee completed any of these courses’ to ‘HIPAA training requirement satisfied’ must be explicit. Without explicit mapping, organizations frequently have: employees who completed required training but whose compliance records still show requirements unmet (training happened in the LMS but never got credited); employees whose compliance records show requirements met without LMS evidence (manual entries without backup documentation). Both produce audit findings. The fix is LMS integration with explicit course-to-requirement mapping: when an employee completes a specific course that’s mapped to a specific compliance requirement, the integration recognizes the relationship and updates the compliance record automatically. CredentialCamp’s LMS integration delivers this for HealthStream, Workday Learning, Cornerstone, Litmos, Relias, and other leading platforms.
Through an explicit configuration that documents which courses satisfy which requirements, maintained as courses and regulations evolve. The process: inventory regulatory requirements applicable to the organization — HIPAA training (annual), bloodborne pathogens training (annual), sexual harassment prevention (cycle varies by state), anti-money-laundering training (typically annual), OSHA standards-specific training (cycles vary), infection control (typically annual), mandatory reporter training (varies by role and state), and others. Each requirement has its cycle (how often it must be refreshed), applicability (which roles, which jurisdictions), and content scope (what topics must be covered). Inventory LMS courses that may satisfy each requirement: course identifiers, content versions, provider names, content scope descriptions. Build the mapping: course X satisfies requirement Y. Document with regulatory citations — for example, ‘HealthStream HIPAA Annual Refresher 2025’ satisfies the annual HIPAA Privacy training requirement under 45 CFR §164.530(b)(1). Maintain the mapping as both sides change: when LMS courses are updated (new versions, content changes, retirement of old courses), the mapping must be updated; when regulations change (new rules, content requirement changes, retirement of old requirements), the mapping must be updated. Many-to-many relationships are common: a single requirement may be satisfied by multiple courses (different providers, different versions); a single comprehensive course may satisfy multiple requirements (one course covering both HIPAA Privacy and HIPAA Security training, for example). The mapping must handle these. Role-specific applicability adds another dimension: an annual HIPAA training requirement applies to all workforce members of HIPAA-covered entities, but a specialized ‘HIPAA for Researchers’ training applies only to research staff. The mapping must specify role applicability. Jurisdictional variation similarly: California sexual harassment training requirements differ from New York or Connecticut requirements. Multi-state employers may need different courses to satisfy state-specific requirements. CredentialCamp’s mapping configuration supports many-to-many course-to-requirement relationships, role and jurisdiction-aware applicability, and ongoing maintenance as content and regulations evolve.
Through platform-specific integration patterns appropriate for each LMS’s capabilities. Modern LMS platforms with robust APIs (Workday Learning, current HealthStream, Cornerstone, modern Litmos, Absorb, Docebo) support real-time or near-real-time integration via direct API calls — course completion events flow to CredentialCamp within minutes of completion. Mid-tier LMS platforms with limited APIs typically support scheduled batch sync — CredentialCamp pulls completion reports every few hours or daily, processes them, and updates compliance records. The lag is operational but doesn’t break the workflow. Legacy LMS platforms with limited API capabilities may require periodic export of completion reports and import into CredentialCamp via flat files (CSV, Excel). Less ideal but functional. Industry-specific platforms (Relias for healthcare, 360 Training / Learn2Serve for restaurants, ClickSafety for construction, ProSolutions for childcare, and others) have their own integration patterns; CredentialCamp’s implementation team works with each platform’s specific capabilities. Standards-based integration: for courses delivered via AICC or SCORM standards, completion data can flow through these standards. Single Sign-On (SSO) integration: ensures that learners in the LMS map to employees in CredentialCamp consistently — without SSO, name-matching between systems can produce false-positives or missed credits. Push-back capability: in addition to pulling completion data, CredentialCamp can push training assignments back to the LMS when role-location requirements identify needed training. The employee sees the assignment in their LMS dashboard alongside their other training. The result: regardless of which LMS the organization uses, CredentialCamp can establish an integration appropriate to that platform’s capabilities. CredentialCamp’s customer base spans many industries with many LMS platforms in use, and the integration patterns have been validated across many production deployments.
Role-based training assignment ensures that the right employees get assigned the right training automatically based on their role and location, without manual assignment workflows. Without role-based assignment, training assignment is typically manual: a compliance coordinator or manager identifies that an employee needs specific training, assigns the course in the LMS, monitors completion, and verifies update of the compliance record. The manual workflow is slow, frequently missed, and depends on the assignor knowing the requirements applicable to each role. With role-based assignment integrated between CredentialCamp and the LMS: a role-location requirements matrix documents required training for each role at each location. When a new hire syncs from the HRIS to CredentialCamp, their required training is identified from the matrix. The integration assigns the corresponding courses in the LMS automatically. The employee sees the assignments in their LMS dashboard with deadlines based on the requirement cycles (annual training due within 30 days of hire, for example). As courses are completed in the LMS, completions flow back to CredentialCamp and update compliance records. When an employee’s role changes, the integration reassesses required training based on the new role and assigns additional courses if needed. When an employee transfers between locations (particularly between states with different regulatory requirements), jurisdiction-specific training requirements update. The combined workflow: role determines training; LMS delivers training; completion updates compliance — all automatic. The manual assignment work that previously consumed substantial coordinator time is eliminated. The compliance posture tightens because training assignments happen reliably rather than ad hoc. The employee experience improves because requirements are clear and surfaced through the systems they already use. CredentialCamp’s LMS integration supports push-back training assignment with the major LMS platforms it integrates with.
Through cycle-aware compliance tracking that knows the requirement’s cycle, calculates next-due dates automatically, and triggers reminders before due dates. HIPAA training is a canonical example: HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules require annual training for all workforce members of HIPAA-covered entities. The annual cycle is the basis for compliance tracking. The workflow: employee completes HIPAA training course in the LMS. Completion flows to CredentialCamp via integration. CredentialCamp recognizes that this course satisfies the annual HIPAA training requirement (per the configured mapping). CredentialCamp updates the employee’s HIPAA training compliance record: status = current, completion date = today, next-due date = today + 12 months (or per organization’s specific cycle definition — some organizations use calendar-year cycles rather than rolling annual). The compliance dashboard reflects the updated status. Reminders are scheduled to fire as the next-due date approaches — typically 90, 60, 30, 14, 7 days before. When reminders fire, they route to the employee and their manager via email and SMS. If the next training cycle isn’t completed by the due date, the requirement transitions to ‘expired’ status and surfaces in compliance reports for action. Cycle definitions can be configured per requirement: annual (HIPAA, BBP, infection control), biennial (some sexual harassment training, some specialty certifications), 3-year (forklift refresher, some specialty trainings), 5-year (NCCCO crane, NYC SST), and others. Some requirements have specific calendar-year cycles (training must be completed by December 31 each year) rather than rolling annual cycles. CredentialCamp supports both. For requirements with multiple acceptable courses (different LMS courses that all satisfy the same requirement), any completion of any acceptable course updates the compliance record. For requirements requiring specific content (some state sexual harassment requirements mandate specific content topics), the mapping specifies which exact courses satisfy and which don’t. The result: annual training cycles flow through the integrated system without manual cycle tracking, manual reminder workflows, or manual compliance record updates.
CredentialCamp’s LMS integration delivers comprehensive course-completion-to-compliance mapping across the major LMS platforms used in regulated industries. Integration depth varies by platform but covers HealthStream (healthcare’s dominant LMS), Workday Learning (integrated with Workday HCM), Cornerstone OnDemand (enterprise LMS across industries), Litmos (mid-market LMS for customer-facing industries), Relias (healthcare-focused, particularly long-term care and behavioral health), Absorb LMS, Docebo, and industry-specific platforms including 360 Training, Learn2Serve, ClickSafety, ProSolutions Training, and others. Course-to-requirement mapping is explicit and configurable: organizations document which LMS courses satisfy which regulatory requirements, with the mapping maintained as courses and regulations evolve. Many-to-many relationships supported (multiple courses for one requirement, one course for multiple requirements). Role and jurisdiction-aware applicability supported. Real-time or scheduled sync depending on platform capabilities. Role-based training assignment pushes course assignments back to the LMS when role-location requirements identify needed training — eliminating manual assignment workflows. Cycle-aware compliance tracking calculates next-due dates from completion dates and triggers multi-stage reminders (90, 60, 30, 14, 7 days before due). Audit-ready reporting includes LMS evidence linkage — compliance records show not just the requirement status but the underlying LMS completion that supports it. Multi-state operators benefit from jurisdiction-aware mapping: California sexual harassment training requirements differ from New York, Connecticut, Illinois, and other state requirements, and the mapping handles which courses satisfy which states. Healthcare operators benefit from the HealthStream and Relias integrations being depth-tested for the wide variety of healthcare compliance training (HIPAA, BBP, infection control, ACL, mandatory reporting, and many others). Construction operators benefit from OSHA standards-specific training tracking with the regulation-specific cycles. Restaurant operators benefit from alcohol service training integration with TIPS, BASSET, RBS, TABC, and other state programs. The result for customers: course completions actually close the compliance loop they were designed to close, compliance dashboards reflect current training status in real time, audit defense is strengthened by LMS evidence linkage, and the manual coordination work between LMS and compliance management is eliminated.
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The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. Credential, licensing, and certification requirements vary widely by industry, jurisdiction, employer policy, and individual role, and are subject to change. Always consult qualified legal counsel, your industry regulator, or your organization’s compliance officer before making decisions about credential requirements, renewal cycles, or compliance programs. CredentialCamp is a software platform — not a law firm or accredited compliance advisor. All renewal cycles, requirements, and examples referenced are illustrative only and may not reflect current rules in your specific jurisdiction.
