Sec. 48.20. Certification

(a) Any medical school which has submitted an application with documentation acceptable to the department and which has been determined by the commissioner or his or her designee to have met the definition of a palliative care certified medical school as set forth in section 48.10(b) of this Part shall be certified until such time as the medical school receives written notice of termination from the Commissioner of Health, who, in his/she sole discretion, may terminate when continuation of such certification no longer benefits public health or satisfies the definitional requirements. Medical schools are eligible during the period of certification to apply for grants for undergraduate medical education in palliative care within amounts appropriated for such purpose to enhance the study of palliative care, increase the opportunities for undergraduate medical education in palliative care and encourage the education of physicians in palliative care.

(b) Any residency program which has submitted an application with documentation acceptable to the department and which has been determined by the commissioner or his or her designee to have met the definition of a palliative care certified residency program as set forth in section 48.10(c) of this Part shall be certified until such time as the residency program receives written notice of termination from the Commissioner of Health, who, in his/she sole discretion, may terminate when continuation of such certification no longer benefits public health or satisfies the definitional requirements. Residency programs are eligible during the period of certification to apply for grants for graduate medical education in palliative care, within amounts appropriated for such purpose.