1. (a)

   1. (1) The Department shall contract with a coordinating organization to administer the Program.
   2. (2) The Department shall use funds appropriated in the budget for the Program to contract with the coordinating organization under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

2. (b) The coordinating organization shall:

   1. (1) Have demonstrated experience in coordinating abortion care training programs at community-based and hospital-based provider sites;
   2. (2) Be a nonprofit entity;
   3. (3) Be in good standing in any state or jurisdiction in which the organization is registered or incorporated;
   4. (4) Submit an annual report to the Department on the performance of the Program;
   5. (5) Meet any other requirements established by the Department if the requirements are not inconsistent with Title 20, Subtitle 2 of this article; and

   6. (6) Perform the following functions:

      1. (i) Administer grants to develop and sustain abortion care training programs at a minimum of two community-based provider sites;

      2. (ii) Administer grants if funding is available to:

         1. 1. Other community-based sites;
         2. 2. Hospital-based provider sites;
         3. 3. Continuing education programs for qualified providers through professional associations or other clinical education programs; and

         4. 4. Establish training program requirements that:

            1. A. Are consistent with evidence-based training standards;
            2. B. Comply with any applicable State law and regulations; and
            3. C. Focus on the provision of culturally congruent care and include implicit bias training;

      3. (iii) Support abortion care clinical training to qualified providers as defined in § 20-103 of this article and to the clinical care teams of the qualified providers to:

         1. 1. Expand the number of health care professionals with abortion care training; and
         2. 2. Increase the racial and ethnic diversity among health care professionals with abortion care training; and
      4. (iv) Support the identification, screening, and placement of qualified providers at training sites.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Department shall release the name of the coordinating organization that the Department contracts with under subsection (a) of this section and any entity receiving funds through the coordinating organization.
   2. (2) The Department may not release the name of any individual or person administering services through or participating in the Program.

Added by Acts 2022, c. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.