(a) General rule.--An academic clinical research center must be approved and certified by the department before the academic clinical research center may contract with a clinical registrant. An academic clinical research center shall only contract with one clinical registrant. The accredited medical school that is seeking approval and certification from the department as an academic clinical research center must provide all information required by the department, including information for the individual who will be the primary contact for the academic clinical research center during the department's review of the application. The accredited medical school must also provide all information required by the department for any licensed acute care hospital that the accredited medical school will operate or partner with during the time that it may be approved and certified as an academic clinical research center by the department.

(b) Posting and publication of list.--The department shall post a list containing the name and address of each certified academic clinical research center on the department's publicly accessible Internet website and publish the list in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.