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West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Health Care Providers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2012
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1303
§ 20-1303. Training programs to improve cultural and linguistic competency of health care providers
Currentness
The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, the State Medical Society, the Maryland Nurses Association, the Maryland State Dental Association, the National Association of Social Workers--Maryland Chapter, the Maryland Clinical Social Work Coalition, the Maryland Psychological Association, the Maryland Pharmacists Association, or any other health professional association or public health entity in the State is encouraged to identify training programs, or, if feasible, to develop or collaborate in the development of training programs, that:
(1) Address ethnic language or racial groups of interest to the health care professional members;
(2) Are based on the established knowledge of health care professionals serving target populations;
(3) Are developed in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities; and
(4) Include standards that identify the degree of competency for participants to qualify for completion of a program.

Credits

Added by Acts 2009, c. 414, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 671, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-1303, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-1303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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