§ 22-4A-4 — Accreditation of Residency Program Prerequisite to Allocation of Funds

The board shall not allocate any funds pursuant to this chapter to any family practice residency program unless it is accredited by the American Academy of Family Physicians or the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, or both, and meets the standards and guidelines established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the post-doctoral training approved by the American Osteopathic Association, or both. Accreditation for the purpose of this chapter includes provisional accreditation where necessary to initially establish a new residency program.

Legislative History

(Acts 1990, No. 90-714, §4; Act 2006-535, p. 1231, §1.)