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OVERVIEW
Visit the IMQ CLC Program Resource Website IMQ was awarded a grant by the California Endowment to provide technical assistance and other resources to providers of CME, to effectively integrate Cultural and Linguistic Competency into the planning, development, and implementation of courses and materials offered to physicians in California. The two-year grant funds a full-time Project Administrator dedicated to the CLC program. Priorities of this position are to work directly with CME providers and community experts to inform and facilitate the sharing of best practices. Assembly Bill 1195 - Continuing Education: Cultural and Linguistic Competency On October 4, 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1195 (AB 1195) into law. AB 1195, Continuing Education: Cultural and Linguistic Competency, goes into effect July 2006. The law mandates that the CME accrediting agencies (the ACCME and IMQ/CMA) must develop standards for compliance. On and after July 1, 2006, all continuing medical education courses must contain curriculum that includes cultural and linguistic competency in the practice of medicine. California-based providers planning courses within the State of California must comply with this law.
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