(b) This program shall be a voluntary program for all interested physicians. As a primary objective, the program shall consist of educational classes which shall be designed to teach physicians the following:

1. (1) A foreign language at the level of proficiency that initially improves their ability to communicate with non-English speaking patients.
2. (2) A foreign language at the level of proficiency that eventually enables direct communication with the non-English speaking patients.
3. (3) Cultural beliefs and practices that may impact patient health care practices and allow physicians to incorporate this knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who are not from the predominate culture in California.

(h) The Division of Licensing shall convene a workgroup including, but not limited to, representatives of affected patient populations, medical societies engaged in program delivery, and community clinics to perform the following functions:

1. (1) Evaluation of the progress made in the achievement of the intent of this article.
2. (2) Determination of the means by which achievement of the intent of this article can be enhanced.
3. (3) Evaluation of the reasonableness and the consistency of the standards developed by those entities delivering the program.
4. (4) Determination and recommendation of the credit to be given to participants who successfully complete the identified programs. Factors to be considered in this determination shall include, at a minimum, compliance with requirements for continuing medical education and eligibility for increased rates of reimbursement under Medi-Cal, the Healthy Families Program, and health maintenance organization contracts.