§ 16-20 — Coordinating organization duties

A coordinating organization contracted by the Department to administer the Program shall assume the following duties: (1) Administer grants to develop and sustain abortion care training programs at a minimum of 2 community-based provider sites. When selecting community-based provider sites, the coordinating organization shall prioritize sites near transportation hubs and underserved communities. (2) If funding is available, administer grants to: (A) other community-based sites; (B) hospital-based provider sites; and (C) continuing education programs for reproductive health care, including through professional associations and other clinical education programs. (3) Establish training Program requirements that: (A) are consistent with evidence-based training standards; (B) comply with any applicable State or federal law and regulations; and (C) focus on providing culturally congruent care and include implicit bias training. (4) Support abortion care clinical training to health care professionals or individuals seeking to become health care professionals, consistent with the appropriate scope of clinical practice, intended to: (A) expand the number of health care professionals with abortion care training; and (B) increase diversity among health care professionals with abortion care training. (5) Support the identification, recruitment, screening, and placement of qualified reproductive health care professionals at training sites. (Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-1-25 (See Section 5 of P.A. 103-551 for effective date of P.A. 102-1117) .)