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.