As used in the Graduate Medical Education Expansion Grant Program Act:

A. “department” means the human services department [health care authority department];

B. “graduate medical education training program” means a program that has received approval or is in the process of seeking approval to operate as a graduate medical education training program sponsor from the appropriate professional association that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs, including:

(1)     a licensed and accredited hospital;

(2)     an academic medical education institution;

(3)     a new freestanding graduate medical education program;

and (4)     an established or new graduate medical education training consortium;

(5)     a federally qualified health center; and

C. “secretary” means the secretary of human services.