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SIXSEENTU GUAI{ I,EGISI.ATUNE
1984 (SECO!{D) ReguLar Seeslon
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Thls ls to certify tbgt Subetltute Elll No. 709, r'An Act to rnesd
tbe provLelons of ler rela.tLve to tho ll,seneure for tbe pnctlce
sf Eeallng Artsn, v&s on the 6tb day of Deceuber L982, dulg aod
regularLy pnsacd.
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SIXTEENTH GUA}T LEGISLATURE
1982 (SECOND) Regular Session
Bill No. 709
(.ts Substltuted by the
Committee on IIealt,h, Welfare
and Cultural Affairs)
Introduced by:
C. A. Kasperbauer, T. V.C. Tanaka
AN ACT TO AMEND TTIE PROVISIONS OF LAW
RELATIVE TO THE LICENSURE FOR TEE PRACTICE
OF I1EALING ARTS.
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BE IT ENACTED BY TI1E PEOPLE OF T}IE TERRITORY OT
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SecLion 1.
Subsect,ion (b) of Section 27000 of the
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Government, Code (which is codified
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of the
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GUAM:
as Sectlon 12101 of Tlrle
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code Annotated) rs repealed and reenacte'-d to read:
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" (b) t The Healing Art t means the art of deitectlng or
Guam
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attemptlng to detect the presence of any disease; of
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dete'rmlning or atEempting to deternlne Ehe nature and state
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of any disease, if present; or preventing, relleving,
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correcting or curing of or attempting to prevent, relleve,
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correct or cure any disease; of safeguarciing or atteuptLng
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to safeguard the life
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pregnancy and parturltl.on;
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any of the acts enumerated ln this Subsectlon.
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ar.ts include but are not llnited
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chlropractics,
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psychologyr osteopathics, pharmacy, physical therapy,
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acupuncture and speech language pathology and audlology.
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The heaLing arts incLude the practice of vetertnary medLeLne
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as that term ls defined in this Sectlon.rl
of eny lroman or infant through
dentistry,
and o.f doing or attemptlng:gs
do
The healLng
t,o opCometry, nur8ing,
mediclne and surg€rI, podlatEy,
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Secrion 2.
Subsecrions (e), (f) and (e) of Section 27000
of the, Government code are repealed and new Subsections (e)
through (g) are added to secrion zTooo of the dovernoent cod.e
(whleh is codlfl.ed as Section 12101 of Tirle 10 of the Guan Code
Annotated) to read:
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any
tPractLce of optometryt
ective or
mean.s
the employuent of
ecti.ve means or uethods, other than
through the use of drugs, except for the adoinistratlon of
toplcal ocular diagnostlc pharmaceutical agentsr, oediciaes
subJ
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or surgery, ior the purpose of deteruinLng the refractlve
conditions of the hunan eye or any muscular or visual
aaomaltes thereof , or the employ.tng, ailapt ing or prescrLbl.ng
of lensesr prlsus, coBtaet.or corneal.lenses or other optLcal
appliances, p.eans, aodal-ities or methods, other than through
the use of drugs or surgery, for the correction or relief
of dtsturbances aad anomalles of the human vis ra1 systen;
tprovided that the f$ractice of optometry' shall:'bot
include
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the use of drugs or surgery ln the treatoent of eye dLseases.
(f) tPractlce of nurslngt means:
(1) The tPractlce of Professlonal Nurslngt Eeans
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ah: performa.uce for compensatlon of any act ia helplng
people cope with dtfftcuLrLes Ln datly livLng whLch
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are ass.ociated with their actual or potentlal
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probJ.ems or tllness
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whleh requlre a substantlaL anount of sclenttflc
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health
problems or the treat,ment thereof
ledge ln the b1.o1ogical, physical and socta!.
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sctences and technicaL sklt-ls and includes al,l of the
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foLlowlng:
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(i)
direct and lndirect
patlent care services
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that tnsure the safety, comfort, personal hyglene
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and protectioo
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diseese preveatlon aud rest,oratLve aeasrrcg i
of patlents,
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aad the perforcance
of,
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dlrect and Lndirect patleot care
services lncluding, but oot llnlted to, the
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administration
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agents aecess.ary to inplement a treatment-, dl.sease
preventLon or rehabilltatlve
reglae prescrlbed by
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of medications and therapeutl.c
a Licensed phystclan or dentist;
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the perf oruauce, accordl.ng to
standardlzed procedures, of baslc health cEtre ,
testlog,
and preventative procedures includiog,
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but not lloited
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echalques and the wlthdrawal, of humau blood frou
velns and arteries; or
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to, skln tests,
observati,ou of slgas and.syuptoua of
react,ions to treatment, geaeral behavior
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fllnesg,
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or general physical conditions,
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appearaace exhiblt
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and
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behavtor orlgeaeral
abnornal characterlstics;
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abnormalitiesr
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referral,
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aod:
of whecher .sueh sl.gns
deterulnatioa
syuptoms, reactions,
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tmounizatLoa
based oa observed
oE appropriate reportingr
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or standardLzed, grocedures, or
ebanges in treat.Bent regime ln aceordanee
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rrtth standardtzed procedures, or the lultiatio
of emergency procedures. rstandardlzed
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procedures t as used in thls SeetLoo Eeans
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poJ.icles and protocols
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collaboratton
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nurses and other health profegsioaals of
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organized health care syated.
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d,eve!.oped
'through
anong adrnlaistratore,
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PhYglclans
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The 'Praetiee of Practieal. Nurslngt aeans che
perforuance for coopensatton af technl'cal servtces
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requiring basic knowledge of the biological, physical,
behavioral, psychological and soclological sel.ences
of nurslng procedures. These standardlzed procedures
leading to predlctable outcomes in the observation
care of aO: ilL, inJured, and inflrn; and tn the
adainistration
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of rnedication and treatoents prescrlbed
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by atry authortzed persoo .
(g) tchl.ropractlct meaoB the science' art and philosoph
of thlags natural, the sclence of locating and removlng in-
terference wlth the transmlssions or expressloo of nerve
f orces in the human body, by. the correctlon of ulsall,gornenta
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or subLuxatioas of the artLculations
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more especlally
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the purpose of ristorlng
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include the use of all natural agencies to aselat 10 the
hbaliag act, such as food, water, heat, coldr glectricity
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and adJaeent structures,
those of the vertebral
coluua aod pelvis,
and oaintainl.ag health.
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mechanical appll,aaces.
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prescrlpti'oo or use of drugs or medlctne, X-ray procedures
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and laboratory proeedures tnvolvlng the peaetretlo!
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for
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It shall exclude on"r"a\rre
aargery,
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(.h) rP,rsetiee of Deotlstryt
of
human
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(1,) the diagnosts, treatment, correction,
ehange,
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rell.ef , preventton, prescriptl.oa of, reuedy or surgical
operatlon for any dlsease, pain, deformlty, deflcl,eney,
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lnjury,
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teeth, guaa, jaws, oral cavlty or adJacent tlssuee by
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an indLvtdual or his agent or employee lnciudlng the
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preserlpttoa.or
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bloJ.ogical, prosthet lc apParatus ' brace, devi.ce r'
anesthettc or other therapeutic or dlagnoetic Eubstance
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leslon or other physLcaL coadl.tlon of huuan
adminlstration
or techaique;
(2) the representatlon,
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of any drug, lledlclne,
direetly
ot ladlreetly,
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publicLy or privarely,
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of an abiltty or wlllingness
do any aet mentioned in paragraph (1) of thls Sub-
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to
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secttou; or
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(3) wtth specifLc refereuce to the teethr guas,
Jaws, oral cavtty or adJacent tissues ln ltving persons,
for ac lodiv{dual, hts agent or enployee to do, propose,
agrce or attempt to do or uake aD examlnatlon or glve
sn estlaate of eost wtth lnteflt to I
( 1) perf orrn surgery r €l[ extractioa or any
other operation or to admlnieter aD anesthetlc iu
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connectl,on therewtth
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(ff1 dlagnose or treat any eondltlon, d,Lgease,
pala, deforutry, deficLency, tnJury, lesloa otr othe
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physLcal conditlon
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artlf lcial
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cotrect a ualposltioa;
treat e fracture;
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renove calcareous deposits; t
replace nissing anatooy wltb
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substitute;
eonstruct, nake, furnlsh,
supply,
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reproduce, alter or repatr aR artiflclal
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or restoratlve or correctlve appliance, or tehe
ordels for such work from el.ther a regularly
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llcensed deotist or place an artificLal
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or restorative
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appllanee 1o the
give tnterpretattons
or readlags of
dental roentgenograns; or
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mouth or attempt to adjust tt;
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or corrective
substitute
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do any. other reuedial,
correctLve or
reatorat tve lrork
The IPractLee of Mediclnet aeang the dl.aguosls,
correctioo End treatDent Ln any ltanaer or by any ueaost
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methods, devices or instrumentalities,
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paln, wound, fracture,
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abnorual, physlcal and mental condition but does not Lnclude
the practLce of osteopathic, dentistry, podiatry, nursl.ag,
optometry, psychology, chl.ropractic or pharuacy by a peraon
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infirulty,
atry disease, illnese,
deformlty, defect or
llcensed, under the provisions of this Chapter.
(J) tFractice of Podlatryt meatrs engaglng 1u that
primary health care profession, the members of whlch exaulne,
diagnose, treat and prevetrt, by rnedical, surgieal and
mechanical means allments affecting the human foot and ankle,
and the structures governlng their functl.ons, but does not
lnclude amputatlon of 'the f oot or the personal adnial,etration
of a general anesthetic. A podiatrf.st, under the lawe of
thls territory,
Ls deflned as a foot or podlatrlc physlcian.
(k) rPractl.ce of Clinical psychologyt neans the
assessing and allevlatlng of enorlonal ar,d reatlS dieorder
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or clLnieaL serring.
rPract,ice of osteopathyt Beans subocrlbl.og to as
a conplete school of medicine
srirgery use of all cethods
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of dlagaosls and treataent in health and dl.seasen Lucludlag,
wlthout limLtation, the presertbing and adalalgtratlon of
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drugs and blologieals
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obstetrics'
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and placing speclaL emphasLs orr the inter-relatioashlp
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museuloskeletal system to all of the body systeEs.
(n) rPractLce of pharmacyt neans eogaglng in the
preparation, compounding and dl.spenslng of drugs and Lncludes
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of al1 klnds, operatLve surgery,
rad'iologieal aad otber electro-uagnetLc ernul,ss1on,
of
the LdeotLficatron,
preservatLon, proper and safe s.torage,
selection, combinatlon, analysts, standardLzatlon, labell.ng
and distrl.butloa of drugs, the proper naintenance of eay
records required by federal or terrl.torlal
with respecE to pharmaceutical practices.
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larl aud eounseLlng
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performaace of neuro-Euscul0skeletal,
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rPhysical Therapyt means treatment
by the use of
exercise, traction, massage, heat, cold, tater, radl,aot
energy, electrieity
or sound for the purpose of corirectlng
or allevlating any physr.cal or mental disability;
or the
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respiratory
and
test's and Eeasurernents to deteruine the existence
of body maLfunctLon; provided, however, that physlcal
cherapy shalL not incrude radiology or electrosurgery.
(o) rPractice of veterrnary Mediclner
neans:
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the dLagnosLs, treatment, correetLon, la
any manner or by any means changen
.relief or prevention
of animal dlseaee, deformity, defect, inJury or other
physical or neutal conditlon, includlng the preseription
or adninlstration
of any drug, medLclne, biologl.c
, apparatus, appllcatlon, surgery, anesthetic or other
therapeutic or diagnosclc subst,ance or a""f,Ltq,r", and
the use of any procedure for artlflcial,
rns'Luiaatloa,
testiog f,or pregnaney, diagaosiag and treatLug sterll.f,ty
or lnfertllity
or renderlng advl.ce rvith regard to aEy
of tbese;
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the repreaentat ion, dlrect ry cr indr,reetly
publicly or prlvately, of an ability and wllrlngness
to do any ac,t mentloned Ln paragraph (l) of thle
Subsection; or
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the use of aay tltle,
uords, abbrevietioa or
letters in a aaanerr or under cireuogtancea; whleh
includes the beLief chat the peraon uef.ng thes ie
quallfled
to do any act mentloned Ln paragraph (l) of
thls Subseetlor.
(p) tAcupuncturet meaas a therapy developed by- the
aacLent chinese tbat consists of slnulatton of desf.gaetad
points on the skin by ineertloa of aeedles, applicatlon of
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massager oE a combination of these
(g) rspeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyt ueanss
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'PractLce of Speech-Language PathoLogyI Eeaus
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the rendering or offering
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groups, organlzations or the public any service
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speech or language pathology involving
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appllcatlon
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the measurenent, testing,
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counseLLng and instruction
the nonuedlcal
uethods and procedures for
diagnosls, predictlon,
related to the de.r.1opr.rrt
purpose of nonmedical diagnosing, preventlng, treatt.ng
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and ameliorating such disorders and conditlons
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tndividuals
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of principles,
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and groups of indivi.duals; and
tPractice of Audiologyt means the applicatLon
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and dlsorders of speech, voice ot language for the
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of princ.lples,
to render to lndlvlduals,
met,hods and procedures of neaEureneot,
testi.ng, appraisal,
prediction,
aural rehabilitetlon,
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aural habilit,ationr'
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counselirg,
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and disorders of hearing for the purpose'of nonuedLcaL
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diagnosis, prevention, identification,
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the nodifLcation of communicative disorders f.nvolving
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speechr language, audi.tory function or other aberrant'
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behavior relat,6d to hearing disorders."
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Section 3.
consultation,
hearLng-Lfd selection,
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insEruction and research related to hearing
Section 27L00 of the Government, Code (whlch ls
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codified as Section L22OL of Titl-e 10 of the
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is amended to read:
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amelLoratlon or
'rsection
27LOO
(12201).
Guam Code Annotated)
Prohibition.
No person shall
who ls not (a) licensed
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practlce the healing art on
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so to do under the provisions of this Chapter, or (b) exeopte
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under the provisions of this Chapter.
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Guam
No person shaLl practice the heallng att Ln Guau
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oEherwise than ln accordance with the terms of his license
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or of his registration
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Section 4.
as
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codif led as Sect,ion L22OZ of Title
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is repealed and reenacted to read:
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Section 27r'OL of the Government Code (which
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case may be.
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Guam Code Aanotated)
"Section 27LOL (L22O2). Commission. (a) ?here ls
within the government of Guam a rCommissl.on on Llcengure to
Practice the llealing Art in Guam, I conslsting of seven (7)
members appointed by the Governor as follows !
the Dlrector
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of Public Health and Social Services or the Chtef Public
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IIealth 0f f icer,
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Examiners, the Chalrperson of the Board of Medlcal Exanioers,
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the Chatrperson of the Board of Exaniners for Dentl.atry, the
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Chairperson of the Board of Al1ied itealth Examln.ers, the Chief
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MedicaL
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one (1) other
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the Chai.rperson of the Board of Nurse
icer of the
member.
and vice-president.
Guam
l{emorial Hospltal Authorl.ty
and
The ComnLsslon shaLl elect a president
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and SocLal
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Services or the Ghief Public Eealth Officer shall be the
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secret,ary and treasurer of the ComnLssion.
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(b)
The Director of Public n""}tn
The Commlssion shaLl make aad from tlme to tl.me
may
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alter such rules as lt deems necessary for the conduct of Lts
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business and for the executioa and enforcenent of the
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provislons of this ChapLer.
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3ulations. relative
to
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the standards for licensure,
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continuing educatioa requirements and renewal of licenses
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for professions of the healing art except for the practice
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of nursing, dentls.try,
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shaLl approve regulations promulgated by the Board. of Nurse
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Examiners, Board of Examiners for Dentlstry,
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Examiners for Optometry and Board of Examl.ners for Pharaacy
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for the purpose of standardizlng as uuch as posslble
application
procedureB,
optometry and pharmacy. The Conmissl-on
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requlrements for licensure for all professions.
(d) The Commissi.on shall maintai.o a register
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n"""orr" llcensed to practice the heallng art on Guau and
each Board shal1 notlfy the Conmissf,on not less than annually
of persons licensed under itsr supervislon. tt
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Sectlon 27L02 of the Government Code (whlch ls
codlfied as Section,12203' of TltIe
is ameaded to read:
"Section 27LAz
Q22O3r.
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10 of the
Guam Code Annotated)
Same: llcenses.
'The
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commisslon sha11 recei,ve, number consecutlvely,
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all appLi'cattons presented Ln due form for licenseg and for
reglstration;
but such appllcatlons nay be glasslfled
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aceording to thetr respecttve purposes and numbered
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consecutlvely and regtstered accordlng to the several classes
thus qstablished.
rf the conmi,ssion finds that the applicant
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has applied to practice nurslog, dentlstry,
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a pharmacist thetr + shall forward ir ro rhe
"p\roprlate
exaoining board. ff the CommLssion fiads rhar it; applicanr
is qualifled for a l-lcense by vLrtue of years of practLce
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under Section 27LL7 (12218) of rhis Chaprer,1r
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hfn a license to practice accordingly.
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finds that an appllcanr has submirted satisfactory
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age, rnoral charactet, pre-professional
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educationr. other quallficattons
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required by the ConmLssionr'of hosplta!. traiaing,
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be subject to an examinatLon to deEermine hls profeseional
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fitness under Sectlon 27]-06 (L2207) of this Chapter, tt shall-
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certlfy
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and upon receipt of a report from any such board satlsfactory
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to the Connission showing that the appllcant has passed such
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examlnatlon or exaninations, the Comuissioa, beiag of the
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opLnion that the appllcant is in all other tespects qualifled
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aad record'
optoltretry or
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shal1 lssue
If the CoumlssLon
proof of'
ed.ucation, profeasiona
e6tablished by rule and, 1f
but must
hln to the proper. examlnlng board for that purpose,
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shal1 issue a llcense to practice the healing art in the
aanner descrlbed in his appllcation and as authorized by
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law, Ln whatever class the Commlssion shall flnd hln qualifle
to so practLce. The CommissLon rtay establlsh fees for
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appllcatton,
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Sectl.on 6.
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examination, licensure and renewal of liceoses.rt
Section 27LA3 of the Government Code (whlch ls
codlfled as Sectlon L2.204 of TttLe 10 of the
ls repealed and rbenacced to read
t'Sectlon 27 LO3 (L22O4> .
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Persoonel. .The Departnent of
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Publlc Eealth and Social Services sha11 be the departoeot
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responsible for the lmplementatLon of thls Chapter.
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DirecEor of the Department of Public Health and SocLal
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Servlces shal1 provlde such quarters, staff,
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equipment and assistants as nay be necessary for the work
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of the Commiss'ion, each of the examlnlng boards includl.ag
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statutorily
created boards and the execution and enforcement
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S.: legal
of thls Chapter. The Arrorney General shaLl prgytde
services to the commlssion and the Boards of Examl.uers
wtthout f ee. tt
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Sect,ion 7.
Section 27L04 of the Government Code (whlch ls
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codlfied as. Sectl.on
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ls repealed and reenacted to read:
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L22OS
of Title
10 of the
The
suppllee,
Guam Code Anaotated)
"Sectfoo 27LO$ (L22O5) . Board of Examlners. Tbe
shall appoint members of the Boards of Exaalners
foveraor
(a) a Board of Medical Examl.ners, (b)
25
as foLlowg:
?6
Bo.ard of Al1ted Health Examiners, and (c) such other Boards
27
of Exauiners as the Commisslon
28
the' n'unber of llcenses in the prof essioa.
29
Examiners sha11 consLst of fir.
30
shalL appoLnt as a meuber of any such board a persoa who Le
3t
a citizea
32
has been a resident of
r
d,eems
a
necessary becauge
of,
Each Board of
(5) uenbers. The Govcraor
or perEanent resldent of the unlted stat,es and
Guam
for at Least one (1) year
11
ilF
Guam Code Annotated)
who
t . l'.
L
2
3
'4
,
immedlately precedlng hls appointment.
The Board of Al1ied lleaLth Exami.ners shall exaulne
appllcants for licensure in fields
not havlng separate
Eoards of Exaoiners.
5
Each examLnl,ng board shall elect a chalruan aad
6
secretary aad may uake such rules regarding the dlscharge
7
of its dutLes as the Couml-sston may. approv€. Eaeh board
I
9
a
shaLl conduct the exanl.aatlon and make report"
requlred
1"
by lar and by the rules of the Coomisslon.tt
Sectlon 27L05 of the Governnent Code (rhich ls
10
Section 8.
11,
codified as Sectioa
L2
ls repeal.ed and reenacted to read:
I'sectLon 27LOS (12206). . Examina'tions. The Goveruor
13
L22O6
of Title
10 of the
Guam. Code
Annotated)
L4
shall appoiat as meoberg of the Board of Examl.ners peraoos
15
who hive taught. or practlced tn the flel.d llcensed by the
L6
Board of ExaaLners for aot less than five (5) coasecutlve
L7
years.
t8
of Examtners Ln each branch of the healing art at such time
19
as the Commission may by rule or by special order deternioes.
2A
22
Examlnatlon shall be as much as possible standardized to
the exauinatlons .glvea throughout the Jurisdl.ctions of the
Unlted States. Tf, standardized examlnatione are not
23
available,
24
25
shal1 publlsh
Tn. Gommissioo
notlce of che time and place of each exauinatioa aad of
26
other pertioent
27
than thirty
28
examination l,n a nelrspape'r of general elreulatlon
29
Section 9.
2L
Exaoinatlorishall
$
be held by the te"p."filn"
then the'Board of Examiners shall prepare
appropriate exaoinatioaE.
informatlon coneernlng lLcensure not less
(30) days before the first
day of each
io Guan.tt
Sectl,on 27L06 of the Governaent Code (uhl.ch ls
30
codifled as Sectloa L2207 of Title
31
is repealed and reenacted, to read:
32
BoardE
10 of the
Guam Code
Annotated)
"Sectlou 27LA6 (.J2207). Examlnatlon facllLtl,Gg.
L2
Thc
t'
,
1
Department of Publie Health and SociaL Services shal1 provide
2
the place or pLaces and aL1 necessary facilities
for
4
examinatlon lncluding such supervLsors or proctors as the
Board of Exaalners deems aecessary. The Board of Exaul.uers
5
shall assign to each applicant a number under rhlch hts
6
examlnatlon shal1 be conducted ln order tb conceal the
7
ldenul.ty of the examlnee from exaulner so far as may be
8
practlcable.
9'
Board of Examiners shall collect
3
The supervlsor or proctor desl.gnated by the
all exauLnatlon paperg
10
and deLlver theo or cause them Eo be dellvered' to the Board
11
of Exaoiners.
L2
shall examiae all applieants referred to aad report lts
Each examiulng boardr 8e speedily as posslble,
1
13
findlngs to the.Comml.sslon. AL1 reports of wrLttea
t4
examlnatfon shal1,be made under the nuabers of the several
15
exauinees and not under their
16
3 but each board shal-L
,report to the Commlssi.on, under the names of the geveral
L7
examlnees, the results of the cllnical.
L8
and of the oral .*.rfrr.aion,
L9
has been subjected."
20
SectLon 10.
names
and labotetory teBEs
*
if aoy to shtch the exaaioee
Section 27LO7 of the Governneot Code (whlch is
ZL
codffied as Section
22
is repeal.ed and reenacted to read:
L22OB
of Tltle
10 of the Guau Code Aaoot'atcd)
23
'r$ection 27LA7 Q2208). Preservatlon of Docuuents.
A11 ersral.nati,on papers shal1 be preserved by the ComnLsslon
25
for perlod of uot less thaa two'(2) years.
26
Public Eealth and Social Services sha1l record all llcensee
27
and any lirnLtatfons on the licensee tn hls pract.f.ce.tr
28
Sectioa L1.
The Departaent of
Sectfons 27108 thro'ugh 27LLs of the Governoent
29
Code (which are cod.ifLed as Sections L22Og through L22L6 of Title
30
10 of the
3L
32
Guam Code
Annotated) are repealed.
Seetloa L2, SectLon 27LL6 of the Govirnueot Code (rhlch ls
codified aa Section L22L7 of Tltle
10 of the Guau Code Antotated)
r3
+rE
'i:.,'
.l
a
aa
.a
1
is
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1,2
.
13
L4
15
16
LT
18
to read:
f'secrion 27LL6 (LZZL7). Appllcations. Any person
desl'rlng to practtce the healing art uader the Jurledlctloa
of the comalssion shall apply to the commissioa, tn writiagr.
for authority t,o do so. The application shaLl be in such
form aad accoupanied by such evidence of the quallficatlons o
the applicant as the Cornmisston requLres. Each applieatlon
shall show whcther the appllcant seeks a license (1) oE the
basl.s .of examl.natlon under Sections ZTirOZ (LZ2O3|, 27LO6
(L22A7) and 27LLg ILZZZOT of rhis Chaprer, (2) on rhe basts
of years of pracrl,ce, under Secrtoa ZILLT (LIZLA) of rhls
chapter, or .(3) on the basts of reciprocity, under $ection
271L8 (L22Lg) of this chaprer. Each applleatloa shall be
aceompanied by a fee established by the coonlssioo. The
couaission shaLl not refund to aB applicant for a licease,
on the basl,s of examlaation, ary or all of the fe e pald by
t-,
amended
tt
Sec t
ion 13.
L9
codlfied
20
is'
2L
22
23
24.
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
q
hlm.
as
amended
t!
Sectlon 27118 of the Goverament Code (whleh 1s
Sectlon L22Lg of TLtle 10 of rhe
to read:
"sectlou 27LLg (L22Lg). Persons licensed ersewhere. An
appllcant rho desLres to obtal.n a llcense rlthout e=anlnation
by vtrtue of a ltcense Lssued to htu by a state, terrl.tory,
or other Jurlsdlction formlng a part of the onlted states
shall submlt proof, satisfactory to the commlsElon, that
he is not less than tlreuty-one (21) years of age eud ts of
good uoral character; Ehat he was Llcensed to pr'ectlce the
healing art La t.he. Jurisdiction wheace he coaes uuder
conditions that would have enabled hia to obtaln a.liee.ase
to practLce tbe heallng art fn Guarn under the provlsloas of
thls chapter were lt then Lu force; thet he practlced the
healing art uader authority of said lieease for not lecs
14
\t
Guam Code Aanotared)
than two (2) consecutive years lmmediatel-y preceding the date
of his appllcation, and that he lntendsr lf licensed by the
1
2
4
couulsslon, to practiee ln Guam. llhen the commlssLon is
satisfied as to the quallfications
of the appllcaut ag
5
aforesal.d, the coumisslon shal1 lssue a llcense to practlce
6
correspondlng ln scope as nearly as practl.cable to the
3
I
license Lssued to hln by the Jurisdlctlon whence he caue:
Provtded, that an applicant who has beea exauined under
9
authorl.ty of the ComoissLoa aad who has falled,
chall not
10
thereafter
wtth another
11
jurisdictlon.
rl
L2
Secttou L4.
Sectlon 27LL9 of the Government
7
be Llcensed by vlrtue
13
codlfied as Sectloo L222O of Title
r.4
is amended to read:
of reclproclty
Code
(whlch
10 of the Guan Code Annotated)
"Section 27LLg (L222Ar. proof of qualiflcatloae.
appllcant for a llcease to practlce the heallng art, to
15
L6
Ls
Each
be
rfr
L7
Lssued af ter examlnation, sha1l subml.r wl.th hls\lappllc,at ion
18
proof satisfactory
:-
r.9
to the Coumission that he {s not less
than tweaty-one (21) years of 49€, that he ts of good moral
20
charaeter; that he has been graduated by a school acceptable
2L
to the Conmisaloq wlth a degree or certlfieacl,on
22
branch of the healing art for whlch he is rnaklag appLicatlon
23
for llcensure ln Guau: Provlded further,
24
appll.cants
25
26
'27
.
that thoae
or licensure as doctors of medicl.oe, or doctors
of osteopathy, Eust ia addLtLon 'to proof of thelr graduatLon
f
frou a school acceptabLe to the Commission, submlt further
proof that they have had not less t,han one (1) year of
28
training
29
Section 15.
la a hospital acceptable to the CoumlsBion."
Section 27LZA of the Governuent Code (whlch
30
cod!.fled as Sectlon L2221 of Tttle 10 of the
31
ls repealed and reeaacted to read:
32
1n that
Guam Code Anaotated)
osection 27LLO (L222Lr. Revoearlon, euspenaior, or
15
Ls
annulment of license.
2
The cornmission may revoke, suspend or
annur lleense or certificate
of reglstratf.oa of any lLceased
3
or registered practl.tloner
4
Jurlsdlqtioa
5
dlscipllne
6
tn accordance wlth the Adninistratlve
1
8
9
AdJudleatloa Law.
The
order a dlsmtssal of the charges.
10
L2
of the comml.ssLon or may reprimand or otherwlse
such practLtioner after due notlce and hearl.ng,
Attorney General, shal1 upon request, furnlsh 1egal assistance
to the commlsslon. rf the practltLoner shall be found, aot
gutLty of charges proffered against hrn, the commlseloo shall
7
11
of the heallng art under the
,
The iauses for whieh a license or certificate
registratLon
of
nay be revoked, suspended, or annulled or for
13
whlch a practitioner
L4
dtscipllned
may be reprimanded or otherwlse
are as f ol-lows:
(a)
16
Convlctlon Lo a court .of competent Jurlsdtcllon,
either within or wlthout Guau, of any crlme lnvolvlng uoral
L7
turpltuder
15
18
or any idfarnous crtme or aly crime i$an"
of hls professlon.
19
(b)
2Q
conduct.
2L
(c)
22
rmmoral, fraudulent,
practlce
dishonorabler or uoprofeselonal
I11ega1, lncompetent or habituaLly negllgent
conduct tn the practl.ce of heallog artri
(d)
24
IIabltual lntemperance Ln the use of spil.rttuous
stlmuLants or addLctlon to the use of morphl.ne, cocalna ,or
25
other habit-forolng
26
(e) AdvertLslng Ln conaection wlth the ptactlce of
_
healing art which ls found by the board represeotlag the
23
27
28
29
30
31
32
drugs
branch of the healing art ,practiced by the praetLtioner to
be deceptlve, mLsLeadtou: extravagant, inprobable or untrue.
(f) Atdlng or abettlng the unlawful practlce of aoy
braach of the healing art.
(g) Fal.lure to renelr a llcense or certlf lcate of
-16
t:
a
1
2
registration
(h)
Iasanity or serious mental ilLness of the
3
prac t it ioner
4
(i)
5
6
as regulred by law.
Fraud or deception in obrainlng a Llcense or
cert,ificate of registratl.on.
The clerk of. aay court Ln the terrttory
of
Guam
19 whlch
8
a person practLclag any branch of the heallng art shall have
been convLcted of aay crl.me as descrlbed Ln thls Sectlon ghall
9
Lnmediately af ter such convictlon,
7
transrul.t a wrLtten report
10
thereof, ln duplLcate, to the Commlssion, contalnlag the
t1
nane and address of the practitioner,
L2
lras convLcted, the date of convictf.on aad the braach of the
13
heallng art practlced by such practltloner
L4
15
If the Judgoeqt agaiost any practLtloaer eonvicted |-n
court as specified ln Item (a) of this Sectl.on shall be
16
subsequently reversed upoa appeal, the CommiesLon upoa
L7
receipt of a eertifled
18
reversal,
L9
to practlce as the ease may be.tt
20
$ection 16.
Sectlon 27125 of the Government Code (whlch ls
odified as Section
22
s repealed and reenacted to read:
24
2S
26
,27
28
?9
30
31
32
a
copy of rhe Judgnenr or t-gAer of
sha11 relssue the prope! license or cei'ttftcate
2L
23
the crtue of whlch he
12 226
.of Title
10 of the
Guam Code Anaotated)
"Section 27L25 (L2226r. Refusal ro certlfy; hearlng.
The comml-ssloo may refuse to certlfy to any board for exauination any person for any cause that in the Judgnent of the coumission would, under the provlsl-ons of Sectiou 27LZO (LZZLL)
of'thls Chapter authorize suspension or revocatlon of a
license or reglstratlon, if Lssued or granted. Before the
comnission refuses to certify for exaulnation any appllcant
for any cause under the provislons of thls Sectlon, tt shall
give that appllcant an opportunlty to be he.ard 1o eccordaacc
with the provlslone of tbe Aduiaisrratlvc AdJudicatlou L8r.n
L7
a'!
I
Section L7.
Section 27L26 of the Government Code (whlch
2
codlfled as Sectl.oa L2227 of Title
3
is repealed and reenacted to read:
4
27L26 (12227).
"section
10 of the Guan Code Anuotated)
Exemptious. The provlslons
5
of this Chapter forbtdding the practlce of a heallng art.
6
wl.thout a license shall not apply (a) to Public Eealth
7
Servicer or to oedical or dental offLcers ln any other
I
I
t0
Ls
branch of the governmeut of ihe Unlted States whatsoever,
Ln the diseharge of thel.r of f lclal
practI.tloners
dutles; nor (b) to
of a heallng art duly Llceused to practlce
EheLr res'pective calll.ngs ln states or terrltorles
or
T3
Ln Jurlsdictlons uader the eoat,rol of the governaent of the
Unlted Statesr or ln foreign counErie.s, and actually called
I4
from such states, territorles,
l5
consu'!tatLon, to vlslt
T6
I8
glve, deuonstrations or cLinLcs under the auspices and for
,}
the meubers of aa.._grganlzation made up of ltcedked practi!
tioners of a healLng art in Guam; nor (c) to practltioners
T9
ll.censed to practice theLr respectLve calJ.Lngs in sttatest
24.
and terrlto::ies,
z7
of the llnLted States, or Lrr forelgn countrtes, and called
22
frou such states, territorles,
12
t7
Jurlsdlctions or eountriee, in
speclf ied patiente ln Guamr o! to
and ln other j urf sdLctl.ons f ormlag a part
24
JurisdietLonsr or countrtes
to vlsftr or theLr 6wn behalf and oot in consultation,
speclfiedd patients in Guam; nor (d) to medical
medLcal temployees
?5
of Federal contractors Ln the dlscharge of thelr offlclal
z6
dutles.
77
ai allowing any practltiotrer
28
29
thls Section to practlce ,in Guam other than in the d!.echarge
of hts offlclal
dutles unLess he be duly licensed Bo to
30
pract i,ce ln aceordance wlth the provlsions of thls Chapter
31
Sectlon 18.
23
32
No proviston of thi.s Section sha1l be Lnterpreted
of a healing art descrlbcd tn
.
rr
Sectlon 27L27 of the Governmect Code (whteh ls
codifLed as SectLon L222g of Tltle
IO of the
Guam Code Aanotated)
:18
'':?-li
: ' ,,:r'
t.
tl'
I
?
3
s lepealed and reeoacEed to read:
"sectlon 27L27 (L2229). Same. The provlsioos of
ttris Chapter shall not be construed to aPPly to (a) tbe
treatmeot of atly case of actual emergency lf slthout charge
or compensatiotr; or (b) to the practice of dleCetlcE ol the
4
5
6
7
I
I
.
of dlsease or to
use of hyglenic ueaaures, for the re}tef
practlce of x-ray or Laboratory techn!.clans under the
dlrectlon of a person llcensed to practlce a heal'lag art la
Guam; or (c) to persons treating
hUman
aLlueatc by Prayer or
1l
splrituaL rneaas as an exercise or enJoyment of rell'glous
freedom as long as laws relating to communtcable diseases
12
aud santtary matters are trot vi.olated.f'
l3
Sectlon 19.
l0
l4
l5
l5
-
Section 27L28 of the Government Code (rhlch is
Secrlon 12229 of Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated)
codi.f ted 1"
is amended to read:
l'Seetl.on, 27L28 (L222g).
Payment of f eesr etc'
All
{t
17
money payable under the provl.slons of thls Chan$]r shal1
l8
be pald over ro the Depirtpent of Adniolstratror.?'rot'
l9
deposf,E fn the General Fund."
20
2l
22
23
24.
?5
26
'?7
28
Section 20. Sectl.oa 27LZg of the Goveroment Code (shich Ls
codlfied as.secrloa L223O of Title 10 of ttre.Guam Code Anootated)
is repealed and reenacted to read:
"sectlon 27129 (12230). Penalty.
(a)
Any Persoo
who shall practice a heallng art in any of lts
braaches
'
or shall treat human ailments by' any systeu'whatgoever '
wtthout a val-id existlng ltcense or exeoption frou lLcenaure
un-der the provi.stons of this Chapter, shall. be gutlty
mtsdeoeanor upon conviction for the first
of
a
offense aud a
30
felony -for secoad and subsequent offenses.
(b) The speciftc sEatutory provislons tnposlng crl.minal
3l
sancttons f or ualasful practLceg of nurel'ug, deutlaatlr,
32
optopetr3y and pharaacy shaLl aPPly to persona praetiC,iag
29
19
ara
1
2
3
4
)
6
one of those professlons unlawfully."
Section 2L- Chapter III of Tttle XXVIII of the Government
code (whtch r.s codified as Article 3 of chaprer Lz of Trrle 10
of the Guam Code AnnoEated) is repealed and a new Artlcle 3
I's added to chapter L2 of Tltle
read:
'IARTICLE
7
I
9
10
11
L2
L3
L4
15
16
L7
18
L9
20
2L
22
23
24.
25
26
27
28
29
10 of the
Guam
code Annotated to
3
Nurse Practlce Act
Sectlon 12300. Shorr Tl.r1e. This Arttcle
be cl.ted as the tNurse practlee Act r .
nay
Secttoo 12301. Board of Nurse Exanlners; estabtl.shnent.
There i.s wlthln the governPent of Guau the rBoard of Nurse
ExamLnerst (referred to as the tBoardr in thls Art1ele.)
Sectloa L2302. Board Cornpositton. (a) The Bosrd
shall be coupoeed of seven (7, members appoiated by the
Governor. The term of office of menbers of the Board,
\
shaLl be three (3) years. No member sha1l
than
".rrrSomore
Llto (2) consecut!.ve terns . A11 uembers shalr
""1rr., ra
addltion to thelr regular term, untll thelr successors
are appol.nted and quallfled.
(b) The term of each meuber shall commence on Jur.y L
,
folJ-owing hls appolnrment and the terns of the members shall
be rotated so that no uore than three (3) rnembere r termg
shall expLre each year. The present members of the goard
shall serve as members of this Board untll the explration
of their respectlve terms or untl.1 thelr suc.cessors are
appolnted and qualifled
(c) Any vacancy La the membershl.p of the Board eha1l
be fiLLed for rhe period of the unexpLred tern in tFe sa'e
30
manner as was the orlglnal appolntnent.
31
Sectlon 12303. Quallflcatlon of Meubere. (a) The
members of the Board shall lnclude five (5) reglstercd nurser,
32
20
tl
L
z
one (1) practical nurse and one (1) public member. Of the
five (5) registered nurses, representation sha11 be balaaced
4
so that there w111 always be one (1) member froo e school
of nurstng, one (1) member from pubLic health nurslag, and
5
one (1) rnember from hospltal nurslng.
Any vacancy ia tbe
6
membership of the Board shall be filled
for the per:lod of
7
the unexplred term ln the same manner as. lras the orlginal
I
appoi.ntmeot.
3
(b)
9
.,
The Board shalL solleLt
.
a 1lst of quallfled
IO
candidates from the 1ocal health agencles and nursl,ng
1L
organlzatlous and submit to the Governor the llst
L7
Appointmente of trurslng members shall be oade frou thla
13
11st.
obtatned.
Sectl.oa L2304. ReuovaL'of a Board Member. The Governor
L4
15
may.renove any meaber from the Board for cause {ncluding,
T6,
not liu.lted
L7
tenee, urrprofesslonal eonduct, or wi]-1fu1 mlscoiduct.
18
member subJect to disclpliuary
r,9
hLnself from Board business untLl the charge(s) are adJudl-
zo
cated
LL
but
to, neglect of any duty requlred by law, lncompe-
t
A
proceedings st"ttldlsqualtfy
Sectioa 12305. Board Compensatlon. Each meubet of the
z2
Board shall be compensated la the same eaaaer aa are other
23
meubers of boards aad commissioas of the government of Guau.
L4
z6
Sectloa 12306. Additional QuaLlflcatioas of, Board
Members. (a) Each member of the Board shall be a cttizen or
permanent res{deat of the united states and be e resldent of
27
the terrLtory
z8
precedlng appointment.
z5
29
(b)
of
Guam
for at least two (2) years'lmuedlately
Each nurse nember of the Board shall be a. current
30
holder of a valid
3t
nurse or a Ll.cessed practical
32
engaged ln the practlce of nurslag for five
Guam
lleense to practlce as a regt.stered
2L
nurse and have becn acttvely
(5) yearg
I
2
3
4
imnediately precedlng appointment.
Four (4) nembers shaLl
requlred to have a minlmum of a baccalaureate degree ln
nursing.
. (c) The publlc member of the Board shall be a persoo
5
who ls not llcensed as a health care provlder;
5
parent, epouse, sibllngr
7
Llcensed as a heaLth care provLder, and ls trot a student
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10
ls not
oE child of any llvlag
a
person
ln a health educaElonal prograo; does aot have a dlrect or
Lndlrect fiaanclal lntereet Ln health care servLceei is not
L2
a uember or employee of any board of control of aay public
or prf.vate health care organlzation; and has at least a
hlgh school diploma or its equivalent.
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Section L23O7. Powers and Dutles of tbe Board.
tL
(a)
The
L4
Board sha1l meet annually ia the month of January.and shalL
I5
elect a chairpersoo, a vice-chairpersoa and other offlcers
deteralned in Lts rules. The Board uay hold such other
1,6
be
a8
.!
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Deetlngs during the year as may be necesaary orleerreble
18
eooduet lts business.
19
eludl.ng one (1) of f tcer, shall constitute
(b.) The Board may:
20
to
Four (4) meubers of the Board, tca quorum.
(1)
22
adopt and, from tlme to tlme, revLee such rules
aad regulatlons as may be oecessary to carry out the
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provisioas of thls Artlcle,
24.
AdalnLstrative AdJudicatlon Law aad wlth the approval
of the Courmlssion;
2L
25
26
'27
(2)
ln compliance wlth the
prescribe standards for and pertodically
28
evaluate basie nursl.ag edueatlon proprams for eatry
into practice.and approve such programs that Eeet the
29
requlrements of this chapter and the Boardte rules
30
regulat lons ;
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32
(3)
aad
deuy or wlthdraw approval of baslc aurelog
edueatLon prograaE for entry into practlee
22
.tbet do aot
ta
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2
3
4
meet the prescribed standards, provlded that recomraeadation of withdrawal of approval sharl be effected oal.y
after a hearlng in accordance wlth chapter rr of the
AdninistratLve Adjudtcatlon Law;
(4)
5
act as an evaluating and approv.log (or
disapproving) body for nursing educatLon prograos
7
located ln the Trust.Territory
5
I
9
10
11
L2
13
14
L5
of the pacific
relands,
the commonwealth of the Northera MarLana rslaadsr or
any jurlsdictlon
arislng from the Trust Territory of
the Pacific rslaads, upon reguest of the approprl.ate
governl.ng body; provlded, that all expenses of the
evaLuatloa and approvalr or disapproval, shall be
patd by the reguestirrg Jurlsdlctloa;
(S) glve the Natlonal srate Board Test pool
Examlnatlon accordlng to the rules formulated by the
L7
National Gouncll of stat.e Boards of Nurslng or Lts
desl.gnated testing servlce and the Guau go$a of
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Nurs
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19
20
2L
22
23
24
25
26
27
s
ing;
(6)
accept ln payment of any fee requlred by thrs
Chapter, cash or any customary or generally aecepted
equivalent nedlum of exchange including eheek, cashle!rs
check, certlfied check or Eoney order; provlded, an"a,o,
fee shalL be delned paid unless cash has begn recelved
or the other uedlum of exchange converted, to cash t
(7) deny a license ro uaqualified applicaots;
(8)
license aad renelr ll.censes of duly
qualif led applicanrs;
(9)
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prescribe t.he mauner Ln which specialiats
and other nurses deslrlng to restrict thelr practlce to
a partleular area of nurslng aonounce their practlces
to the publtc and shall LsEue cerriftcates ideatl.fylng
32
the nurse and hls speeLalty;
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29
30
23
t't.
(lolenforceestabllshedcriterlatovalidate
1
2
3
4
compet,eaee to conti-nue or re-enter PractLce;
(11)coaducthearl'ngsuPonehargescalllrrgfot
dLscipline of a llcensee as provided Ln sectioo L2324
7
of thls ChaPter i
(lZlhavethePortertoissuesubpoenasrEadcompel
the attendance of wttnesses, and admlnlstet oaths to
8
persons giving testiuony,
5
6
9
10
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15
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19
20
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and may enforce compll'aoce
upoo appli.catLoa to the SuperLor Court i
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(13) have a seal and nodifY tt;
ln January of each year, subult an aanual
report to the comuieslon, the Governor and the Leglslature oa the actlvtties of the Board over the Past
(14)
. fLscal Year;,
(15) ualntata records as required by Guan 1aw;
(fO1 appolnt advisory eomml'ttees to asslst thc
.a
lfcubers
Board lu the lmplenentation of thls Artfcfi.
I
f the advlsory coamittees sha11 not be coaPeaaated;.
conduct publl'c hearings, irrvestigations, and
studles of nurslng practice, nurslng edueatlou, aad
related uatters and prePare and lssue such publlcattons
as Ln ib. Judgoent of tbe Board will allor tha aursl'ng
profession to provl-de safe and effectLve uurelag
(17)
servlees to the Pub1lc; and
(18) through the Conblssioa, establl'eh'by
regulation the quallfLcatlons for ll-censure wtthout
28
examination (by endorsement) of euch Persqts rhO are
llcensed ia other states or Jurisdlctlona and nho aeet
29
rhe provlsLoas of sectLons 12311 and 12315 of thLs
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ChaPter.
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'fhe Board shall eouply vith the regul.reaeots of
the Open Governnent Law (Fublie Law 13-35, 8s aneadedl but
(c)
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when the Board is preparing examinations, grading examlna-
2
tions,
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4
5
6
7
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IT
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14
15
16
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20
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23
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29
30
31
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discussing the eliglblLity
of a persoo to be licensed
or revlewlng evldence obtaLned at a hearlng for dlsctplioary
action the Board shall meet in executr.ve sesslon aad may
exclude the prebs and members of the publie
Section 12308. Fees for Ll.censirgl etc. The Board
shall establish aod collect fees from every appricant for
the
servlces it perforns. The fees shall be establiehed through
rules aad regulatlons of the Board
section'12309. The commlsslon, wlth the advlce aad
cotraent oi the Boardr Eay enpl0y and assi.gn to the Board
sueh
consultlve and technlcal personnel as Bay be necesaery
or
desirable for the proper func.ttonlng of the Board and the
adnlalstratloa of thrs Article.
The couur.selon may aser.gn
to the' Board such adniniEtratlve, clerlcal aad other enployees
as may be oecessary or desirable for the proper_funetlonr.ng
of the Eoard and adptnrsrratton of thrs Arti"r"$
F
sectlon r-2310. Qualtflcations of a Reglstered Nurse.
(a) Aa applicant for a lr.cense as a regr.scered
aurse shall
submit to the Boerd wrltten, verified, evidence that thc
applicant Le a graduate of an approved nurslag educatlon
program that is authorlzed to prepare a person for
lleeusure
as a reglstered nursi
(b) No haodicapped candldate, aa deflned 1n federal
or
Guam law, otherwr.se qualrfied sharr be deprlved
of the
opportuaity to take the state Board Test pool Exanlnatton
solely by reason of that handlcap, such a caadr.date r.s
requested to subnlt a conpleted appllcattoo at least one
hundred tueuty-frve (125) days tn advance of the seheduled
examinatLoa date to facllitate the neceasary modl,flcatloa
of
the testLng servlee; provl.ded, however, that lf sueh
caodidate does not conplete the appllcatr,on by the prescrrbed
25
tlaa
ft
1
2
3
4
5
tlme, the Board shaLl be required to make only those nodificatlons to the testing service as tlme permlts.
section 123L1. Llcensure of Reglstered Nurses.
(a) By Examinatlon.
(1) The applicant shall be requlred to pass a.
written examinatLon ln such eubjects as the Board uay
determi.ne. Each wrlttea examinatlon may be supplemented
by eo oral or a piactLcal examinatlon. The etandarda
used by the Board Ln requlrlng an oral or practicat
.. examf.na?lon shall be specif ied in its rules and
regulations before such oral or practical examinatlon
may be requl.red. The Board may use any part or sll of
tbe state Board rest pool Examlnation for Registered
Iiurse Ll.censure, Lts successor exam{.nat1on, or any
6
7
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9
t0
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o.ther natioaally ataudard lzed. examLnation identlf led
by the Board la its rules.
15
16
(2) The.loard shall esrabllsh ia lts\rutes the
requLrenents for relrritlng the exaninatloo.?
(b) By Eadorsement. The Board may issue a llcgnse Eo
L7
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19
2A
pract'l.ce as a reglstered nurse wlthout exauLaaEion to
2L
applleaut who has.been duly llceused as a reglstered aurae
ln aoother state, terrltory or Jurisdlctlon under the cootroi
or adnl.uLstration of' the united states or the DlstrLct of
coluabia, lf , Lo the oplaion of the Board, the appll.cant
meets the quallflcatlons required of reglstered nurses la
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23
24
25
26
Guam.
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31
32
an
(c) Nurees Regr.stered under prior Law. Any pereon
holding a llcease to practlee as a registered nurse on
Guam that Ls valid on the effectl.ve date of thls Artlcle
shall be deeaed to be ll.ceosed as a re.glstered nurse under
the provlsfons of thts Artrcle and sha1l be eligtble for
renewel of sueh ll.cense under the coadltions and atandarde
26
r't
I
pfescribed in Section L23L7 of this Chapter.
Section 123L2. Nurses Tltles
2
and Abbreviatlons.
Aoy
3
person who holds a lLcense or temporary llcense as a regls-
4
tered nurse La.Guau shalL have the right
to use Ehe tLtle
8
'Reglstered Nursef and the abbreviatLon 'R.N.r. 0n1y such
persona authorlzed a temporary work permlt uader Subsectloas
(a) aud (b) of Sectl-ou L2322 of thLs Chapter shal1 use the
'
tltLe, rGraduate Nurser and the abbrevl.atLon 'G.N.'.
l{o
9
other person sha!.l asaume sueh tltlesr
5
6
7
oE gse such abbre-
l0
viations
tI,
that the person ustag the nane ts a reglstered ourse.
of any words, letters,
slgnsr or devlces to Lndl.eate
No
l4
other person shal,L use the tl,tles and abbrevlatLong rGraduate
Nurset or tG.N. t, rProf essioaal NurBet, tP.N. t, tTral.aed
Nursgt, tT.N.t, oq sueh other titLes or abbrevlatlons that
l5
could represent to the publlc that the persoo i" authorl.zed
15
to practice professLoaal nurslng Ln
12
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Guam.
17
Sectlon L2313. NurBe Practltl.onerg and U.r}ge lltdtl.ves.
l8
(.a) The Legl,slature f lnds that varl6us and-coaf llctlng
*,
19
definftf,ons of the aurse practLtioner
2A
Legislature also fiada that the publlc ts harmed by confllct-
21
lng usage of the tttle
22
correspoadence between use of the tttle
and qual.fflcattoas
?3
the regts.tered iurse using thls tttle.
Theref ore, the
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Leglslature ftnds the publtc Laterest served by deterutaatl.on
of the LegltLnate use of the tl,tle tnurse practltloaerI
and
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t
27
28
(U1 No .peraoa shall advertlse or hotd hluself out as
tnurse practitlonerr
or tnurse nldwtfet who tg trot a aurse
29
Llcens'ed under thts Anticl-e and does. D.ot, ln addltlon,
30
the standards for a nurse practltioner
3l
establtshed by the Board and hold a certl.flcate
issued by the Board.
32
nurse
.ml.dwf
f
e
of'nurse
are belng craated.
practltionert
The
and Laek af
of,
t by registered nurses.
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or nurse nldwi.fe
a
meet
as
to that ef,fect
l
.
tlta
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3
a
t'
(c)
The Board shalL establish categorles of nurse,
PTaetitioners and nurse midwlves and standards for ourses to
hold themselves out as nurse practltioners,
nurse anesthetlsts
4
and nurse mldwives ln each category.
5
take iato account the types of advanced, levels of nursl.ag
practice whLch are or may be perforrned and the cllalcal and
didactic education, experience, or both needed to practlee
6
7
such standards sha1l
safely at those levels.
In settl.ng such standards, the
Board shaLl consuLt wlth nurse practitLoners, physLclans
aacl
10
suigeons wltti expertise in the nurse practitLoner
fleld,
and
rr,
health care organizations utiLLzing nurse practlEloners.
rf
L2
the Board sets standards for use of nurse practltloner
I3
nurse oldwife tltles
I4
cally affillated
t5
staadards for regLstered nurses who have not compreted such
a Program
8
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r,6.
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t8
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(d)
and
which include completlon of an acadeuiprogram, it shall provlde equlvalent
Nothing i..a this Secrion i,in"ff be
"oo"Eou.a
t
ro
1lntt the current scope of practice of a registered aurse
authorized pursuant to this ArtLcle
sectlon L23r4. Qualificatl.oos for practlcal Nurses.
(a) An applicant. f or a llcense to practi.ce as a ll.censed
praetlcal nurse shall submit to the Board a wrltten, verlfld,
evl.dence that the appllcant
(1) Is a graduate of an approved practtcaL oursl.ng
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Program;
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(2) Has suceessfully completed couraes of study la
an approved professioual nursing edueation progran,
lncluding experienee,in uredlcal, surgical, obstetrlcs
and. pedlatrlc nursing; or
(3) Has served on active dury in the riltt"ry
27
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2.9
30
31,
32
corps of any of the armed forces, Ln whl.ch no trees than
an aggregate of twelve (121 months was spent lo readerlng
28
2
patlent care, and !f,ho has completed the basle course of
instructlon in the hospltal corps school requlred by
3
his partlcular
4
service in the armed forces has been under honorable
5
condltLons.
I
branch of the arned forces, and those
This persoo Eay submlt the record of cuch
tral.nlng to the Board for evaLuation.
(b) If a persou ueets the necessary quallf,icatlons
6
7
of
I
this Sectl.on, he shall be graated a lLcease upon pesslng the.
9
standardlzed exaalnatLon for such a licensure.
10
The quallfl-
cations are:
t2
(1) That he has conpLeted such general prelfunl.nary
educatlon requtrements as shall be determined by the
L3
Board t
11
.
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(2> That he has coomltted ao act, shl.cb, tf
comultted by a lleensee, would be grounds for
dlselpllnary action; and
r
(3) That hls educarLoa aod experieac&woulA give
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reasonable assurance of competence to practice a8
liceased praetlcal nurse ln Guam.
2A
(c)
1.8
2L
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The Board sha11, by regularion,
e
€stablish crLterta
for evaluating the edncatl.oo and experience for apgliecate
under thls Section.
(d)
z3
or
No handlcapped candidater 4s defiued in the faderal
laws, otherwLse quallfted
25
shall be deprived of the
opportunity to take the state Boird rest pool. Examlnatl,on
z6
solely by reason of that handlcap.
2V
28
requested to submit a completed appLication at 16ast oDe
hundred tveaty-flve (125) days tn advance of the scheduled
z9
examiaation date to facllltate
30
3I
the testLng servlee; provided, however, that tf euch easdldate
does rot coupLete the appllcatloa by the prescrl.bed tlme,
3Z
the Board shall be required to uake oaly rhose nodiflcatlons
24
Guam
29
Such a candidate Ls
the necessary uodtfl.catioa of
1
to the testing servi.ce as time permits.
,
3
4
5
(e)
The Board shall naintain records of the followlng
eategories of appllcants uader this Sectlon:
(1) Appllcants who are reJected for exaulnation,
and the areas of such applicants I preparatlon which' are
causes of reJection.
6
(2)
7
Applicanrs who are qualtfied
ro take the
I
exaul-natLon by thelr nl1ltary
9
a1one, and the results of thelr examlnatlons.
(3) ApglLcants who are quallfled to take the
10
educatl.on and experlence
TZ
examinatioo by thelr nl1l.rary educatLon and experience
plus supplerneatary educatiou, and the results of their
13
examinations.
t4
Sectioa 12315. Licensure of practical Nurses.
15
(a
11
16
) . By Exaul.nat lon .
(1) The applleaot shall be requlred
*ro pass
a
r.'
lrritten
exaulnatioa in such subJects as ah*Board uay
*
determlne. Each lrrlcten examlnatlon aay be supglemented
T7
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.
by an oral or a practical
examinatlon or both.
The
70
Board mey use any part or all of Ehe State Board Test
zl
Pool ExaalnatLon for Practlcal
7Z
succegsor examl-natlon, or any other natioaally
z3
standardlzed examlnation ldenttfted
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rules.
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Board in Lts rules.
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The Board shall establish in Lrs rulee the
27
requireuents for relrriting
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(b)
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by the Board Ln lts
The passiug score shaI1 be establlshed by the
(2)
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Nurse Licendure, its
the examlnatlon.
By Endorsement. The Board Eay tssue a lleeaee to
practlce as a lLcensed practLcaL aurse wlthout exanhation
51
to any appllcaat who has been duly llcensed as a lLceased
practical/vocatl.onal nurse uader the Laws of another Etate,
32
territoryr
30
or jurlsdlctloo
control,Led or adnLn{stered by the
30
f-
1
2
J
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
united states, or the District
of columbiar lf in the oplnion
of the Board, the appllcant meets the requlrements for
l-icensed pract ical nurses in Guam.
(c)
Practical
Nurses Llcensed under prlor Law. Any
person holding a llc.ense or certlficate
of registratloD to
practLce as a llcbnsed practlcal nurse, prevlously lseued
under Guau law, whlch Ls valid on the effective date of
thts ArtLcle, shall be. deemed to be liceased as a practical
nurse under the provisions of thls ArtLcle.
sectlon L23L6. Titles
and Abbrevlatlons.
Aay person
11
who holds a llceuse or tenporary License to practlce
t2,
llcensed practlcal nurse in Guan shall have the rlght to u6e
the tltle tLi.censed practlcaL Nurser and the abbreviatloa
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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as
a
rL.P.N.I - uaLess authorlzed .a temporary. work peru{t
under
Subsectlons (a) ald (b) of Seerl.on LZ3ZZ of this Chaprer,
no person shall assume such tLtle or uae such abbtevlatlon
or any other words, letters, signs or devlces t,o indLcate that
the person using r${
""r" is aurhorr.zed ro nrr"h,.. as .a
practical nurse ln Guan
section
L23L7
.
Renewar.
of ticense.
(a)
fhe. liceus.es
sball be renewed
issued uader the provlsions of this Article
biennially.
The Board shar.1 maLl ao applicatlon
for rerewal.
2S
of lLeense to every currest licensee. the rnailing'addrese
shalL be the address.indicated Ln the applicatloh, or his
previoue reaewal applicatl.on., unless the Board 1e notlfled
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otherwise.
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24
27
28
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31
32
such appLicatloa shal1 be returned to the Board
aecompanied by the required fee.
(b) Any licensee who al1owe hls llcense to lapee may
be reinstated by neeting such requlrements as the Board may
prescribe Ln lts rules.
(c) Any persoo practieing nurslag durLng the tlue that
hts llcease has lapsed shalr be coasidered as an tllegal
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practitioner and sha1l be subjected to the penalttes provlded
for vlolations as the Board may prescribe ln its ru1es.
Section 12318. Inactlve Status. A nurse who doeg not
engage ln nurslng 1a Guam during t.h. succeedlog year shall
16
not be required to pay the renewal fee as long as he reualag
tnactive. ShouLd he wlsh to resume nurstng at soue future
tlme, he shaLl so notify the Board and becoue relnstated
by meetiag such requirements as the Board Day prescribe ln
tts rules. The Board shall establlsh crlteria f or the
resumption of practLce after flve (5) years of Lnactlvtty.
Section 12319. Dlsposltion of Fees. (a) A11 fecs
received by the Board under thls Article, except such amouats
as are paid through the Board for examlnations taken by
appl.lcations and whlch must be transnLtted to a testLag'
service, shal1 be deposlted ln the General Fund.
(b) A11 funds that heve accumuLated to the credlt of
L7
the Board under the provlsions of Chapter III
18
of the Government Code, whlch law ls repealed tyE'ttrts Act,
19
shalL be turned over to the General Fund.
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Sectlon L232O. Approprlatlons.
5
6
7
I
9
10
11
L2
13
14
15
i
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;S. Tltle
XXVIII
Operatloas of the Board
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and the implemeotatl.on of this ArticLe shall be fuoded by
22
annual appropriatioa
?s
to the Commlssioa.
Sectlon L232L. Schools of Nurslog.
(a)
The Board shal
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prepare and raintaln
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professlonal and practl.cal nurses vhose graduates gha11 be
?6
e1iglble for lLcensing under thLs Artlcle
27
nurses or licensed practlcal
?8
quallflcations
a list
of approved schools for botb
as reglstered
nurses if they meet'the other
set forth ln this Artlcle.
(b)
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An approved school of nursing Ls one which has
been approved by the Board as ueetlng uinimum gtandardg and
rDeflaed regulatlo!sr eha11
eriterl.a defioed by regulatlon.
32
Lnclude ml-aimum length of academlc progteD, required subJecta
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30
32
'"";r
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ra't
basic reguirements for c1lnical
1
of instruction,
?
minimum preparatlon of faculty
3
and such other crlteria
4
basic preparatory programs for both licensed practleal
5
nurses and registered nurses.
(c)
6
An institutLon
practl.ce,
and faculty-student
rat1o,
as are recognLzed as standard for
deslrlng to conduct a basle program
7
for the preparatl.on of registered nurses or practlcal
8
or an educatlonal aad trainlng
9
nursing oo Guam, shall apply to the Board for accredLtation
10
and submlt satisfactory
(1)
11
program for advanced reglstered
proof that:
lt ls prepared to carry out the currlculuu
L2
presented by the Board through lts rules
13
regul.ations;
L4
(2,
,
nuraes
aad
and
Lt'Ls prepared to neet such other standards
15
as sha1l be established by law and by the Board.
16
(d)
L7
It sball be the duty of .the Boardr th.rough the
{i
use of quaLifled consultants not associated wlt{the Board
t8
or 1ocal nurslng programlr, to periodically
19
programs in Guam. Written reports of such sutvey shall
z0
be subultted to the Board and lf,
ZL
Board, the'requlreaents
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the program shal1 be glven coutinued approval.
?3
Board shall determiae that an approved progran no loager
24.
Eeets mlniuum staudards aa requlred by regulatLoa, nottc€
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shal1 be subnitted to the program speclfyLng the ereag
26
of non-coap1laace. A prograu that fails
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of non-compLiaace wlthl.n the tLme deslgnated by ifre Board
survey approved
Ln the oplnloo of the
for aD approved prograu are uet,
If tha
to correct areas
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Ln lts rules aod re.gulatloas sha11 be dl.sconttnued aa an
approved program; provlded, that such actl.oa shall be taken
30
only after a hearlng before the Board La accordance wlth
31
the provisions of Chapter II of the Adnlnlsrratlve
3Z
AdJ ud I
28
cat ion Lalr.
33
I
(e)
Any nurslng education program in Guam that is
2
recogni.zed as an approved program by the Board on the
3
effective
4
approved educatlonal prograu for the purposes of this
5
Artl.cle.
6
(f)
date of this Article
shall be deemed to be
Any nurslng education program outslde of
an
Guarn
for the purpose of this Sectton, be deeued to
7
shall,
I
an approved nurslng educatloa prograa lf that progran
9
meets the regulrements for approval established pursuant
be
10
to thls Section and tf such ls recognLzed as a state-approved
11
program by the approprLate state or natlonal llcenslng
L2
authorlty
13
Ln the state or Jurlsdlctlon
educatl.on program 1s located
La wh{ch.the nurslng
SectLon L2322, Teuporary Ll,censes.
14
(a)
Upoa
payuent of the requlred fee, aad after verl.fylag
15
appllcatlon,
16
the appLicautIs offLcLal transcrlpt,
T7
the Board Fay tssue,
$
a teaporary peruit to a graduate of an approved U. S. or
18
Guam
19
professional nurslng education prograu or approvcd U. S.
or Guam practical nu?slng educatlon progran, pendlag the
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results of the first
ZL
graduatloa; euch praett.ee may be carrted out oaly uoder
7,2
the dlrect supervisloa of a reglstered nurse.
?3
2425
Llcensing examinatlon followlng
appllcant shall. be authorlzed to use the title
nurser. Such a permlt .ls aot renewable.
(b)
To protect the publLc, the Board shall adopt such
z6
regulatlons as arb aecessary to ltnlt
27
issued temporary li.censes.
28
Only such an
of a fgraduate
the practice of persons
'
Sectlon L2323.. Iavesttgatory
Powers of the Board.
29
The Board or Lts authorlzed representatlves
30
the power to lovestigate
51
alLeged vlolatlone
32
the rules and regulatlons of the Board.
shaLl hsve
and gather evldence conccrnLag
of the provlslons of rhls Artlcle
34
or of
1
polrer to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license,
3
or to place on probation or discipllne
4
specif led i.n thLs Sectlon a licensee, or to deny the
5
application
6
a Person:
ln any manner
for a license uPon proof to the Board that such
16
(1) Ilas comrnltted fraud or decelt 1o securiag or
attemptiog to secure such license3
(2) f,as been convlcted of a felony or 4 crlue
invoJ.ving moral turpitude or has had accepted by a court
a plea of gglg contendere to a felony or a crlne
Lnvolviog moral turpltude. A true copy of the
judgaeat of the'court of competent JurLsdlctlon (lu
whatever fora is gsual for such coples in the
jurlsdLcEl.oa from which the record eomes) shall be
Lrima fae!.e evLdeace of such convictlon. tn considerlng
TT
the possl.ble dLsciplinary
18
be governed by determlnatla that sueh llceneee
19
Lncompetent or uasafe to continue the practlce of,
LO
nursing or tbe practlce of prectlcaL nursl'ngi
I
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10
I1
IZ
13
14
t5
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(3)
manner Lncoasistent sith
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person under hl.e care;
(4)
s
action, the Boardlshall
or wlllfully
Eas aegllgeatly
zz
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Ln any JurLsdl,ctlon where licensed;
(5) Eae violated any plovision
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a
Precttce aa a regLstcred
nutse suspended or revoked
.2.6
(6)
acted la
Bas had a license.to
nurse or licensed practlcal
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l.e
the health or safety of the
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77
Eas negllgently
or wi11fully
nurslng ln a nanner that falls
of this Arttcle;
practlced
to &eet generaliy
3t
accepted standards of such nursing Practlce;
(7) Eas aegligeatly ot wtllfully
vLolated any
57,
order, rule or regulatloa of the Board Pertalolng to
50
35
.5;
The Board has the
2
7
l'-
(a)
Sectlon L2324. DiscipLine.
t
ta
rl
tttr
I
nursing practice or licensure;
(8) .Eas falstfled o!, in a repeatedly neglr.gent
manDer, uade lncorrect entrles or falled to make
z
3
essentLal entrles on essentl.al patlent record.e i
(9) rs addicted or dependent on alcohol or other
habit-foruiag drugs or is a habitual user of narcottcs,
:4
5
i
6
i7
barbituates,
auphetauines, hal-lucinogens or other
drugs having similar ef f ects;
i*
lg
(10)
1I.
(1f1
Eas engaged in other conduct, whether of
the sarne or of a.dlfferent charaiter from that speclfled
.
I5
15
ln thLs seetion, that vould cotrstitute a crlme under
the Laws of Guau aud that relates to such pergon'rs
I6,
employmeot as a reglster'ed nurse or lLcene6d practleal
LT
nurge .
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$"
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(12) Eagages ln unprofesslonal coaduct of a
charaeter ltkely to deceive, defraud or harn the
. pub1lc; or
(L3) Eagages lu atry other uoprofesslonar coaduct
IS
19
7n
ev
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as ldenttfted by the Board in its rules.
(b) when the Board flnds auy person unqualifled because
of any grounds set forth in thts sectlon, it may enter an
order imposlng one or more of the penaltles that folLow. rt
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may:
zz
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31
(1) Deny hLs applicatlon for a license or other
authorlzation to practlce 'professloaal nurelng or
practical nurslngl
(2, Adulnlster a public or prlvate reprleand;
(3) suspend, linlt or restrLct hls lieense or other
3Z
authorlzatlon to practlce professioaal nursLag or
27
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zg
30
,'
thar
renders hftn unable to perform nurslng servlce or dutles
wlth reasonable skill or safety to the patleat;
10
1'Z.
Eas a physlcal or menral dtEabiltry
36
I
1
2
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11,
L2
13
14
15
.
practlcal nursing for up to five (5) years, includlng
linlting the practice of such person to, by
exelusion of, one or more specl.fied branches of'
nurstng lncludl.ng llnLtatl.on of practl.ce pr{.vileges;
(4) Revoke his license or other authorlzation to
practlce professional or practlcal nursiog;
(5) Requlre him to subnlt to care, counselltng
or treatueut by persons approved or deelgaated by
the Board r 8s a condltlon f or inl.tia1, contl.nued r of,
renewed llcensure or other authorl.zatlon to practlce
profesEtoaal nursLng or practlcal nurslog;
(6) Requi.re hlm to partlcl.pate tn a prograo of
educatioa preserlbed by the Board; or
(7) Requlre hlo to practLce under the supervtsl,oo
,
of a registered nurse deslgnated by the Board for a
16
speclfled perlod of tire.
L7
Sectioa L2325. DlscipLinary Procedure.
t
t.
f[.e
Board
*
18
eannot revoke, suspend or refuse to renelr a[Jr lLeelee,
19
or pLaee oo. probatlon or dl.Eelpllne a liceneee Ln any
za
manner speclfled la Sectl.on L2324 of thle Chapterr of,
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deny an appllcant a Ll.cense on the basis that the
22
applicaat does not possess the quallflcations
requtred
I
27
by this Artlcle or that probabLe cause exlste to believe
that ao applicaat has dooe any of the acts Bet fogth
Ln Section L2324 of thls Chaprer wirhout flrst holdlng a
hearing pursuant to the provisions and procedures set
forth in Chapter If of the Adninistratlve AdJud{catlon
28
Law.
23
24
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.
29
30
31
32
Section L2326. Immunlty of Persons Maklug Reporte.
Any uember of the Eoard or professloaal review coualttee
authorlzed by the Soard and any witness appearlag befcre
the Board, a hearlng officerr or such a professlonal
-
37
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I
1
2
3
revie'lr commit,tee shal1 be immune f rom suit ln any clvll
action taken by a ll-censee who ls a subject of a professlonal
review proceeding.
7
Sectlon L2327. Unlawful Acts. It ls unlawfuL for any
person, lncludlng a corporation, associatloa or l.ndlvidual,
to:
(a) Sell or fraudulently obtaLa or furnish auy
I
nursLng dlplona, license, or renewal of llcense or reeord,
4
5
6
9
10
I1
T2
13
14
15
16
L7
18
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28
29
30
31
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or aid or abet thereln;
(b) PractLce nursing as defined by thls Chapter under
cover of any diplona, lf.cense or reaewal of llcense or
recordobtained111ega11yorfrauduI.ent1yorstgaedor
issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representatloa;
, (c) Practlee or offer to practlce nursLng as defined
by thls Chapter unless duly lf,eensed under the provtslong
of thls ArtlcLe t
(d)
t
Use any dde{guatlon by which a nersorf represetrrs
to the publle that he ls a regl.stered ourEe or llceaged
ptactlcal
nurse. unle'ss duly llceosed under the provleiona
of this Artlele
(e)
Practice nurelng during the tlme the ltcenee
issued under the provlsioas of thls Artlcle
suspeusLon or revoeatloa
(f)
ls under
t
Conduet a aursing educatloo program unless the
program has beea approved by the Board;
(g) Koowlngly enploy unllceosed personB to practlce
aursing or practlcaL nursiog; or
(h) Aid or 4bet any persoa ia vlolatlng any prcvlsLon
of thLs Article.
Sectloa 12328. Penaltles. (a)
person rho
-Any
vlolates the provlsl.ons of Sectl.on L2327 of thls Chapter
ls guilty of a nisdeneanor upon convictlon of the f 11st
38
such offense.
2
any other law, any person who vioLates the provlslons
3
of Sectioa L2327 of thls Chapter, except Subsectlon (g)
4
of Sectton L2327, shall be guilty
5
of the second or subsequent offeose
(b)
6
of a felony upon convlctlon
Any person who vioLates' the provlsl.one of
7
Subsee.t1on(e)ofSectionL2327ofthigChaptersha1lbe
8
gutlty
10
11.
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of a second degree felony
SectLon L2329. Exceptions. This Article does not
9
prohtblt
:
(a) The practlce of professLonal nursLng or the practle
of pracll.eal aurslng lu an emergency;
14
(b) The practice of professioaal nursing or the
practl.ce of practLcal nursLng that ls lncidental to the
15
program of study by students enrolled in nursLng educatlon
16
programs leadiag to lnltial
L7
prograos are approved by the Board;
13
lLcensure, provLded such
*
B.
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&
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(c) The practice of professional nutrslng or thc practlc
of praetlcal oursLnl Uy e liceased nurse who Ls currectly
llcensed ln another jurisdiction whl1e asslstLng la a state o
2L
eBergeacy as a volunteer of any recognized organtzatloo;
18
19
(d)
zz
Ihe practice of profeesionaL nursLng by a reglster
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ourse or the practlce of praetical
?4.
practlcal
?.s
J
7,6
as an empJ.oyee of aoy bureau, agency or di.vlsion of the
27
U. S. governnent;
L
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i
Unless otherwise provided in this or
1
nurge who ls currentLy liceaeed io another
urisdletlon
(e)
nursing by a licenged
whl.Le in the dl.schhrge of hts of f lctal
The practice of professlonal nurslng by
dutles
a
29
regLstered nurse ;r the practice of practLcal aurelag by
30
a lLcensed praetlcal
31
ln another jurlsdLctlon
32
agency or corporation located in such other Jurlsdl'ctlon
nurse who 1e curreatly
lleengcd
aad euployed by an lndlvldual,
39
I
and !f,hose employment responsibilities
7
transporting
5
within Guam. Such exemptLon shall be linited
4
longer than that necessary to transfer the care of persons
5
qualified
6
lnstance shall exceed flve (5) days;
I
9
of patients to healch care facilitles
to a perlod
no
under the provisions of thls Chapter and tn no'
(f)
7
lnclude the
The practice of. professional nursing for a short
long as Lt
1"
does not exceed niaety (901 workiag days, and such coosultaat
term only in the role of a vislElng
consultant
10
is licensed as either a re.gistered ourse or a8 a liceneed
t1
practical
L7
jurisdlctlon
Eurser o! otherwlse authorized to practice ln the
and
Any person permltted by thls exception to practlce
(g)
15
in which he ls based;
L4
professional nurslng or practlcal
15
lssued'by
16
as arty practltLoner
t7
by this exception t.o practice ltithout
Guam
nursing wLthout a llcense
shalL be held to Ehe saue standard of care
licensed.by Guao. A pereonqpernitted
e 11cens"\n"rf
I
his narlte aad pracEice locatlon wlEh the Board
1,8
register
19
before commenclag practice,
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not.possLble because of Ehe time or emergency lnvolved.
unless such reglstratioa
SectLon 12339. InJunctlve Relief.
ZT
Ls
The practlce of
professlonal nursing or practical
23
nurslng by any Person who
has oot been issued a License under the provlslons of thLs
z4
Artlcle
z2
z5
(ualess eovered by an exeeption hereLn glven) r of
whose llcense has been suspended or revoked or has expLred
26
is hereby deelared to be cont rary to the law, publlc
z7
policy,
28
the public.
29
Attorney General to enjoin the indlviduaL from praetlcl.ng
30
professlonal nurslng or practical
31
be,
3Z
against a person violatlng
and to be a danger to the health aad weLfare of
Ia such a case, Ehe Board can regueat the
nurslag, as the caae nay
Upoo the f1Ltng of a conplaint
for LnJunctLou
the provlsl.ons of thls Article,
40
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r
l'l
4
the court or any Judge thereof nay issue a temporary
inJunction against the person or persons charged Ln
the action wlthout notlce or bood, enjolnlng such
person or persoas from further practiclng professlonal
5
nursing or practlcal
6
flnal
7
secured.
1
z
5
8
9
10
11
LZ
nurslng, as the case may be, until
hearlng of the matter or under a valid llcense ls
tt
sectlon 22. chapter rv of rr.tle xxvrrr of the Goverament
code (which is codlfied as Artlcre 4 of chaprer Lz of Title
10
of the Guan code Annotated) is repealed and a new Article 4
I's added to chapter Lz of Tltle 10 of rhe Guam code Annotated
to read:
IIARTICI.E
13
15
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18
19
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23
24.
7,5
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27
28
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3t
32
4
ental practl.ce Act
General provlsions
14
16
a
'
Section L2400. practice of dentistry or e.gndueting
t,
dental office wlthout Ll.cense prohiblted.
(a) ${o person
sha1l practice dentistry without a License.
(b)
Every person sha1r, before engaglng, conducting,
operating or maintalnlng any dental 0fflce, rn any lray,
obtaln a license to practice dentistry ln the territory
of Guam.
(c)
Norhlng ln rhls Sectloo shall apply to:
(1) Persons licensed
practice nedicine r.n the
.to
terrltory of Guam in the regular dlscharge of thelr
dut ies
(2)
Dentlsts of the Armed Forces, of the united
states Public. Ilealth service and of the veteraos t
Adrolntstration of the United States, whlIe engaged
in the regular dtscharge of their duties under the
JurlsdlctLon of theLr respectlve departnents;
(3) Any person performlng services relatlug
4L
to
ar
rl
f'lr
'l
anesthesia under the personal direction
dentist;
2
(4)
3
of a licen.sed
Any person engaglng in any of the acts
4
enumerated in this Section to or upon t,hemeelves as
5
the patient;
(5)
6
and
A dental assistanr,
auxillaty,
or hygienlst
8
performlng servlces under the personal dLrectioa of
a llcensed dentLet i'u accordance wlth Ehe rules
9
and regulatl.one idopted by the Board
7
l0
I1
l2
l3
l4
I5
Sect,ion. f ZaOf .
ls prima facie
evidence.' If any peraon appends the Let ters t D.D. S'. I
or rD.M.D. t or word rdentist' to t,heir namer' in any rray,
for advertlslng, or upon any door or .sign, or cauaes
either of the saue to be done, it is prfpa facl.e evLdeace
that sirch persou ls engaged in the practlce of dentl,atry
l6
and
17
Ar t
l8
Deslgnarl.on as dentist
subJ
ubJ ecE
ect
and penaltl.es of thie
.to the regulatlons and
icle
le..
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t
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B
Sectioo L24A2. Nouresident dentLsts givLng or
l9
reeeiving instruetion;
20.
and duly lieensed practitloner
21
U, S. jurLsdlctlon
?2
reeeive or glve lnst,ructlon
23
before any qualified' dental college or dental or.ganlzatloa
or dental study group recognlzed by the Board, the
24
hospitaL permlts.
If a reputable
in dentlstry
of another
ls asked to appear and deuon3trete,
in the practice of dentlstry
25
secretary of the Board shal-1 issue on wrl,tten request
26
of an authorized offLcer of such college or deatal
27
organizatloa or dental study group, wlthout fee, a
permie for such purpose. ,A peruit shall be iesued upou
28
29
such terms as the Board shaLl prescribe.
30
3l
3?
Licensing
Section 12410.
tioos of applicants;
ApplLcatlon for llcenee; quall.ficaexanination fees.
42
(a)
Any person
ar
rai
a '*
a
I
desiring to practice dentistry
z
flle
3
wlth the Board ar least slxty
4
set for the beglnnlng of the examlnatlon.
hls name, together with
(b)
5
6
aD.
appllcation
shalL
for examinatloo,
(601 days before the date
At the tlme of nakl.ng one's applicatlon,
the
appllcant shall
(1)
7
I
9
in this territory
pay to the.Board the requl.red exaolnatloa
fee;
(2> furnish the Board wlth evldence satlsfactory
.
10
to the Eoard of detalls of any felooy convletlons
11,
iz
recorded iu any polLce reeords or dlsctplinary
proceedings by any government or dental orgaalzatlon;
13
and
(3) (f)
14
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16
17
I8
19
2A
2L
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23
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2T
28
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30
31
32
'
Presenr ro rhe Board'a diploua or
evideoce {ratisfaetory
t,o che Board of baving
graduated froo a U..S. deatal school of college
e Board
accredlted
by the American Dental Assocl.atlon (ADA); or
(lf)
"ba
tf a forelgn dentaL graduate evLdence
f satisfaetory conpl'etion of a rwo (2) year
rotating dental laternship through a U.S.
accredited hospital or unlversity or aa
Amerlcan Dental Association (ADA) accr.edl,ted
dental speclalty tralnLng program
(e) If an applicant has been ln practlce in.any U.S.
jurisdlctlon, he shaLl furnlsh an affidavlt fron the
secretary of the Board of Dental Examiners or sinilEr
body of such JurlsdictLon ,or Jurisdi.ctlona that he has
been engaged in the lega1 and reputable praetice of
dentlstry ln Euch Jurlsdictton or Jurlsdictlons for
the five (5) years Lmuedlately preceding, unless the
appll.cant graduated f rors a dent.al college lese than
43
' a lt
1
2
3
4
5
five (5) years previousry, in which case the affidavlr
shall cover the perlod since graduat,iou.
(d)
The Board may refuse to lssue a llcense to a
Person for aay cause that would authorlze suspenslon or
revocation of a llcense under section L24L7 0f thr.e
6
Chapter.
7
(.1
8
9
10
Examr.natr.on fees sharr be establighed by the
Board.Examinacionfeespa1dsha11notberefunded.
sectlon L24LL. scope and conduct of exaniuatlon;
National Board, of Dental Examr.ners certif icate in rleu
11.
ofaGuam!'r1ttenexam1nation'(a)Theexau1aatioc
LZ
shall' be prepared and admlnlstered by rhe Board. The
examinatloa shal1 be eLenenta.ry and practlcal ln chara.a.,
13
14
15
16
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18
19
20
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23
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26
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29
30
3L
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:Ltness of the
appLicdnt to practlce dentlstry.
rt shall !.nclude, wrLtteu
ln the EnglLsh Languager 9u€s.tions on subjects pertalnlng
to dental science...,,,,The wrltteo examinatlon ,nik be ln
addltlon to an oral examlnatloa and r.ntervl.ew. !lDeuonstratlons of the applicaat r s dr.aguoetic and cr-inr.cal skill
may be requ{red at the dlecretioa of the Board. The
examlaation shal,l . be conducted und,er oath or af f l.ruatlon
before the Board, and any member of the Board Eay t
aduinist,er the oecesbary oath or affirmatlon.
(b) A certlflcate
of the Natloual Board of Dental
Examiners may be accepted by the Board in lleu of the
writt,en portion of the exaulnatlon..
Sectlon LZ4LZ.
Reexaulnation of eppllcants; fees.
(a) Aoy person failing to, pass hls flrst examinatlon
oay
apply for a secoqd or thlrd exaulnation at a subsequeat
tiue.
A reexamlnation fee shall be submltted to the Board
et least forty-five
(45) days before each such eraqlnatloa.
rf the appllcant farls
to paEs the thlrd examlaatr.on for
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the practice of general dentistry, he wilL not be peruitted
to take any further examinatlon until he has attended aud
successfully passed the examinations of the senlor year
of a dental colJ-ege approved by the Board.
(b) ReexamLnatloo fees shalL be ser by the Board
and
7
are aot refundable.
Sectlon L24L3.
I
(.a) A persoa successful"J.y paesing the examination aod
9
otherwise qu1lLf 1es und,er the provl.sions of thls Article
aod rules.and regulatlons proruulgated by the Board shall
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11
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Registrationi
lssuance of certiftcates.
who
registered as a licensed dentist ln the Board reglster and
shall also receive a certificate
signed by the presldent
and secretary of the lioard, ii substantial-ly the followl.ag
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foru:
tThis is to certLfy that
ls hereby
ll.censed to praetlce dentlstry in Ehe Terrttory of, Guau.
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Dated at
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Explratlon Date:
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(b)
The eertLficate
, thl.s _
eotitles
s, 19_.
day of
the holder thereof to
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praetice dentlstry
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wi.th the rules of the Board lf the annual liceose fee has
been paid
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in the terrltory
Section L24L4.
Board shall upoo satisfactory
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ficate
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in pl.ace thereof .
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30
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of
Guam
rn accordaace
Replaceaent of lost certlf,icatee.
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be
the
proof of the loss of aay certlissued under this Article, issue a nelr certlflcate
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Section L24L5. Annual llcense fee.
(a)
Every llcensed
dentist shalL pay by septeiaber 30 of each yearr dE annual
license fee to the Board. The llcense fee shall be
establlshed by rhe Board.
(.b) Every dentisr sbaLl keep rhe Board advlsed wtthla
thl.rty (-30) days of aay chaage of, addresa or statua.
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section L24L6.
FaiLure to make aanual reaewal payuent.
rf a licenbee defaults ia payment of rhe annual fee, hls
ll'cense shall be revoked by rhe Board upon tweoty (20)
4
days notl.ce glven to the licensee at the tlme and place of
5
consldering such revocation.
6
to the last-known address of the licensee falltug to
conpJ.y with the requirenents shall be suffieient uotLce.
Aay llcense so revoked Eay be reinsrated wlthla fr.ve (5)
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10
11
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16
A certified
letter
addressed
years after the date of revocation upon payment to the
Board of all uapaLd fees plus penaltles and upon furalshlng
satisfactory
evidence to the Board of operative coEpet,enee,
coD.tinued good character and good staadlng wlth the
applicable regulatory agency of any Jurlsdictlon Ln whlch
the applieant has engaged in the active practice of
dentistry sl,nce the last payment of the annuaL fee to
Guam. But no liceose sha1l be revoked for ooon"T.b"oa
B
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if the licensee so norified
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such conslderatLon, the fee required and a dellnquency fee.
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sectioa L24L7.
(a)
pays, before or at tri
Grounds for suspeasioo. or revoeetton of
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llceoses.
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to praettee deatLstry ln thls territory
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followiag causes:
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tiac of
The Board may disciptlne
any person ll.eeosed
for any of the
(1)
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Gonvlction of aoy felony for which the court
could impose a sentence of.inprisoonent in a penal
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Lastltution.
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copy thereof, certifled
27
the Judge in whose court the convLction was entered, is
coacluslve evidence of the convlctLoa;
28
The record of coavlctlon or a certLfted
by the eLerk of Ehe court or by
(2)
30
Renting or loaning to 1oy person his ll.cense
or dl.ploma to be used as a lLcease or dlplona of such
31
person;
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(3)
aad
Unprofessloaal conductr or for grosa
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ignorance, ineompetence or i.nefficiency
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4
in the
practice of dentistry
(b) unprofesslonal conduct as used in thie ArtLcle
includes but is not Linited to the following:
5
(,t)
obtaining any fee by fraud or nlsrepresenta-
(2)
wilfully.
t lon
6
7
the patient-dentist
8
becraying confidences invor.ved in
relationship;
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10
unlic,ensed person to practlce dentistry i
(t+) uaktng use of any statemeats of a character
tendLng to decelve or nisread the public, or whlch are
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unt r.ut hf u1
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statements -craining professr.onal superrority
or che performance of prof.sstoo"t servf.ces tn a
(5)
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superior manneri
(6) Adverrising ro guarantee any aentJt servlce,
painlessly;
(.7) Meatal incompeteoce l
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(8) Advanced physlcar dlsabil-rry tupalrlng the
licenseets ability to carry out hls functions;
(9). PersonaL habitual or exeessive use of
iatoxlcants or controlled substances; and
(fO1 Prescrl.bing'or diepensing druge not in
the scope of dentlstry
" (c) The proceedings und.er thls section may be taken
by the Board from the natters wlthin its knowledge, or
may be taken upon the information of another, but tf the
i.nf ormant is a nen'ber of the Board, the other uembere of
the Board shall corstltute the Board for the purpose of
heariag the charges.
(d) rn deternl.ning what constitutes tgross lgnoraace,
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incoupetence or inefficiency
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meaning of paragraph (3) of Subsectioa (a) of thls Seetlon,
3
the Board may cake into account all relevant factore and
practices, including but not linited to the practices
geoerally and currently foLlowed and accepted by persons
4
5
in his professionf withLa the
6
licensed to practtce dentistry
7
current teachings at accredlted dental schools, relevant
techalcal reports publtshed ln reeognized dental'Journal.s
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$:
10
and the des1rablllty
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(e)
of reasonable experimeatatlon
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In disciplining
a person as authorlzed by
Subsectloa (a) of thls Sect,ion, the Board Day:
(.1) place hl.u on probation;
14
(2)
suspend his'lieenae
,to prectlce dentLatry
1" this terrirory;
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(3)
revoke hls License to Praetlce
ln thls tetrltory;
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(.4) place limitarions
deatistry ln this territory;
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the
the furthe.rance of the dentaL arts.
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Ln this territory,
.
(5)
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deutistry
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(6)
d dnt
qr
F
lstry
on his lleeose ro practlce
refuse to renew hts license to practlce
in rhis terrltory;
or
take s3ch other dlsclpliaary
ecrion as the
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Board io its dl.scretion f inde proper, loclud'lng
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assessnent of the costs .of the disctplinary
25
(f)
proceedings.
If the Board places any person upon probaClon
26
as set forth ln paragraph (1) of Subsection (e) of this
2,7
Section, the Board may determlne and Eay at aay tine
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nodlf.y the condltlons of the probatlon and Eay lnclude
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among theu any reasonable condltion
30
protectlon of the gubllc and for the purpose of the
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rehabllLtatl,on
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expiratioo
for the purpose of
of the probationer or both.
Upoa
of the term of probatton, further proceedlngs
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shall be abated by rhe Board if the holder of rhe license
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furnishes. the Board wLth evidence that he fs competent to.
3
Practice dentistry, and has conplied wl,th the t,erua of
probation. If such evidence fails to establish to the
4
5
satlsfaction
6
or Lf such evidence shows that he has aot couplied with
7
the terms of the probatlon, the Board may revoke or
8
suspead the lLcense.
9
(g)
of the Board that the person is conpetent,
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Tf a license to practlce dentl.stry in this terrltory
10
ls euspended, the holder.of the 1.l.cense may not practice
11
durlag the term of suepension. upon tlre expl,ratl.on of, the
term of suspension, the lieeose shall be reLnEtated by the
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Board if the llcensee furnishes the Board evl.dence on the
basls of which the Board finds that he ls coupetent to
15
practice deutlstry,
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ln thls terrltory durlng the teru of suspenelon[q, If such
evideoce fatls to establish to rhe serisfactfoo Ef thc
18
Board that the hoLder f s coupetetrt,, or lf any evl.dence
19
shows he has praetlced deatistry
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duriag tbe term of suapension, the Board Eay revoke ttre
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license after uotlce and hearing
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Section L24L8. Eearing procedure; caocellatl.on of
lLcense. (a) Af1 proceedings relatlng ro rhe dlscipllne
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of a licensee shal1 be in accordance with the AduloLstratlve
7S
AdJudlcation Law.
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(b)
qrd that he has rot practLced deatl.stry
ln ehe terrltory
Upon the revocation or suspeasioa of or refusal
to
27
renelr any license, the fact shall be'noted upon the recorde of
28
the Board and any lLcense revoked shall be marked as cancelled
29
upon' the date of lts
30
31
If the lLcensee eeeks Judicial reviewr lhen durltg the
tine of Judicial review the licensee shall not be percl,ttcd
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to pracEice dentlstry
revocations.
lf the grounds for aetioD by the Boerd
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Itere:
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(1) Meatal iocompetence;
(Z> Advanced physical dlsabllity lupaLring the
Licenseets abllity to carry out.his functions;
(3) Ilabltual and excessive use. of intoxl.cants;
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ot
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3
4
(4)
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Eabltual.and excessive use of controlled
8
substancea.
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Sectlon L24L9. Prohibited practlces. No pe!sou shall:
(.a) Use or attenpt to use any dlplona, certlflcate or
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14
transerl.pt, whieh has been purchased, fraudulbntly lsaued,
counterfeited or materlally alt,ered, either as a license or
color of llcense t,o practlce i.rrtlstry, .o.r ln order to
procure registratlon as a dentiet;
ib) Practice d.entLstry under ? false or asguaed aaBei
(c) In ao af fL4avit, requlred of aa aeellSt for
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exanLaatloa, ll.cense or reglstratlon,
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wllfully
(d)
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!F.
uader thls Artlele,
make a false statement ln a material regard;
I{ithl.n ten (10) days af ter denand nade by the
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secrbtary of the Board, faLl to furol,sh to the Board the naae
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and address of all peraons practlcing
22
practtce of dentistry. in the.offlce
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aay t,lme withl.n sixty
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together lriEh a srrorn statemeBt showlng under and by what
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licease or authority
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have been practl.clng dentistry;
or assistlng
Ln the
of such peraoa at
(601 daye prior to the notlce,
such person and employee ere and
ol
(e)
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Knowingly display in or about the offl.ce or
buil.ding a slgn or signs oi a foraer dentist, owner qr
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occupant r o! uae the name of a foruer dentlst
30
foru of advertislag
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twelve (12) months after such person ceaaes to be counected
3?,
wl
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th s,uch o f f lee
or llsting
.
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tn any
for a perLod loager thsn
Dental Board
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There i.s created the tBoard of Eraminer
for DentLstryt (referred to as the tBoardt ln thiE Artlcle.)
The Soard shall conslst of five (5) menbers to be appoloted
5
by the Governor. At least four (4) nenbe3s sha1l ba llcdnsed
6.
dentistg.
7
reeidents of the UnLted States
8
for aE leact two (2) yeare.
9
of fLce f,or three (3) years untl.l his suceessor Ls appolrited
Section L/43O.
2
3
A11 nembers shall be cl"tizens or Permane[t
who-
have reslded on 6uau
Each Board nember Ehall hold',
1l
Of the fLrst five (5) members appoLnted to
and quallfied.
: . : .. ..the Board, two (2) shall be deslgnated to serve fora
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tern. of chree (3) years, two (2> shall
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.
:
desLgnat"U..ao
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,be
(2)
years
th;
other t"r"Ujr.,.,
and
serve for a.term of two
shall be desl.gnatld for a os.e (1) ye'ar teru. At the .'
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nenber
Board,
the
flrst meetLng of the newly appolnted
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sha1l deteralne by loE the length of term of bts offl.ce;
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Avacaacy1nth.eBoardsha11bef111edbyappotftu
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Governor for the reroal.nder of the tera of trLa pledecereor.
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Terms of office'shall
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Members &ay recelve expenaes necessary to the perforuaace
?1
of their dutfes.
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Section L243L. If the Governor flnde that a menber
has not perforned hls dutles Ehea he nay remove hl.t frou
begln on the fLrst lrtonday on October.
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office.
. Seetioh L2432. The Attorney General shall rePreeent
26
wLthout fee the Board of Eramlners for Dentl.stry.
27
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Section L2433. Oath of office.
Each neaber of tbe
28
Board shaLl, before eaterf,ng upon the dutl.eg of off lce,
29
take and subscribe the oath set forth. in tbe Organlc Act.
Sectlon L2434. Quoruu. Three (3) tleabers of thc
30
3l
Board for the
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a)
'attr
at'
I
purpose of conducting lts busl,ness and. exercl-sing its
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polters and for alL other purposes. A naJority of the
3
members preseat in any meeting of the Board shall
4
prevail
Section L2435.
5
The Board shall have all tha
6.
powers necesltary and convealent to carry out and perf,oru
7
the purposes and provisioae of thl.e Artf,ele Lncludiag
8
.the followiug,
Ln addltlon to other polters and dutldr
:
, ' ,,',
granted
':
ehls
Artlele,
uay:
in
,
.
"o1
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(f) Eave a seal aad nodify tt;
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of every kl-nd of nature, neceisary and convealent to the
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exercl.ge. of lts goreri and fuoctloa; I
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(3)
:
.
ual,e and f,ros tlme to time aodif y and regeal rulee
not Lnconsletent wlti
thls Artlcle
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and regulatlons,
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approved by the Commisstoa, providLag for Ehe adnlnl.atraEloc
iL.
tF
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of its affairs and''-operatLons, and for earrylngiluto cffeet
aad
.
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its polrera and purposes.
(4) Mal,atain recorde;
(5) Acqulre aay pereocal property by leece, purch'aee
gift or granc necbssary to the aduinlstratl,oa of thc
I8
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2l
affalrs
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of the soelety;
aad
(6)
Eold hearLnge as t"q,rir.d to fuLf 111 l'ts dutl,eg.
Section L2436. (a) Tbe. Board shall establlsh fcea as
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24
Resolutlo ns of the Board settlng
25
requlred in
Artlcl,
.n this ArtlcLe.
26
fees need noe be adopted Ln accordance wlth the Adnf.nXeEra-
27
tive Adjudleatlon Lav. All fees, excep-t those traoenit,ted
28
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30
3l
.
for nati.oriaL eraml.natlons, shall be deposited In the
t
GeneraL Fund.
(b) The Eoard shall conply with the requiremeate of
the Opea Government Law (Publf.c Law 13-35) but rhen thc
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Board ls preparing examinations, grading examl,nattons,
2
d{scussing ehe eligibillty
3
to practLce dentLsEiy or revlewing evidence obtalaed at
4
a hearlng for dLscl.plinary action rhe Board Ehall
5
La executlve sesston and nay exclude the prese and qeabers
6.
of the public
7
(c)
i
be
The Board Day beet as often as neceasary to
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conducE lts
9
pgf
buslness but not Leee than f our (4) times
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Sec.tl.on 12440. The Commisst-os, wlth the advl,ce and
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of a person to be ll.ceused
,
cocgent of the Boardr
ma1l
employ and assLgn to the Board
12
such consulttve and technLcal.personnel as may be necessary
l3
or desl.rable for the proper fr.rnetiotrlng of t,he Board
l4
the ad,llntstratlon
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aesLgn t.o the Board such adninlstratlve,
of thtg Article..
aad
tn., ConnissLon a]I
t6
clerl.cal and
'.
other employees as may be neiessary or desl.rabfg, for
17
the proper functl.oni.ng of the Board and admlnlsqratlon of
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thls Article.
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Dentel Specialty Declaratl.on
Seccion L244O. No dentl.sE ln the cerrl.tory shall hold
out to the publ.lc, advertise,
declare or ia aoy
21
hiuself
22
lray proclalu to be a. speel.allst in any of the reeognired
?3
dental specialtles
24
Deatal Associatlon certlfied.
25
eligible.
26
regulrenents for each speel.alty ehall be establLshed annualLy
27
by the Board
28
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unless he has coopleted au American
trainl.ng prograu aod ie Eoard
The recognize'd dental special.tles and the
Regulatton of Anclllary
Dental Personnel
Section LZ45O. DentaL Eyg.ienists, Dental Auxl.llerles,
30
and Dencal AssLstants.
3l
fuuctl.oas of auriliary
32
the responsibll.lty
The intent of regulatlsg
the
dental personnel Ls not to renove
of the lLceased dentist,
but to deftne
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rt
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the various levels of training and competence of these
personnel. ticensure or cert,if ication
_shall not inply
authorizacion'to perform delineated duties without the
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4
supervistron of a lLceused dentlst.
sectioa L245L. (a)
5
6'
a dental hygienlst shall be Ln writing
the appllcant.
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Each applr.catloa for a ltcened as
and signed by
.l
(.b) Each appLlcatioo for certiflcatlon
aa a deatel
technLcLan
:" auxl.liary shall be Lo trrltl.ng aad slgned
by the applicant.
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accordance wlth the provielons of secrioa ].z4s3 or L2454 of
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thls Chapter.
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(d) Any graduate from a denral or deotal hygl,ene
school
accredited by the Coumlssion oa Accredl.tatl.oa of the Auertcau
DeutaL Assoclatlon, or Lts successor agency, if!1pnyr oE aay
other nationally reeogn{,zed aceredl.ttng agency rty apgty: fot
aad shaLl be ezamlned for a licenee to praetl,cc a dGntal
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t5
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hygieae oceupatlon,
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(e) ForeLgg tratned aad other graduates f,rou aou:
accredlted d,ental hyglene prograEs Eay apply for a deotal
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hyglene licease.
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sucb requl.remeu.ts as will reasonably assure- that an appllcaot
traintng and educatlou are suffLcieat for llcensure.
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The BoErd, by regulatron shall eeteblish
sectton L2452. (a) Every appltcaat for deatar hygieoe
lleeasure who does not guallfy f,or exeeptl.oa .to lieensure
' or exeuptlon from exeml.aatLon under Sectloas 12453 aad L2454
of chls Article shdll te subject ro exaulnatlou by the Board.
The Board oay adninlster wrltten, Laboratory aad cl{nlcal
examinations to test professl.ooal knowledge and skllls.
The
BoardEayaceepttheresu1tsofnatl'ona1standardJ.zed
exauinatloa ln satisfactioa of the wtl.Etea eramiaatioa
.
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authorized by this Section and nay accept the results
2
of regional testing agencies ln satLsfactioa
3
laboracory clinical
(b)
4
of the
examination authorLzed by this SecEloo.
The Board may walve the forual educatloual
5
requirements for deat,al auxiliary
6
appears that the applicant has acqulred signlfl,cant
7
experie,nce in. thq,dental .auxiliary occupatlon.
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Sectlon L2453. If an appllcant for certl.flcatlon
I
exaainatloa where l,t
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is
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10
11.
t2
already certifled ia a jurlsdlction of the United States
to.pract1ceacertifl'edauxi1iaryoccupat1on'theBoard.
shall lssue the approprlate auxLliary oecupatlon
certiflcation to the applicaat upon evidence that:
(1) the applLcapt is cqrrently an acllve' eoEp.a":a,
. praetLtloner;.(2) the appticant has practLced ac least chree (3)
yeare out of the fLve (5) years imuedlately proceedlug
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hls applicatlon 1 -.t
:$
(3) the appLlcant currently holds a valtd certLficate
19
ia a state of the llal'ted Statee;
20
2L
proceedlng or uoresolved cornplaLnt
"" dieclpffllrf
is pending et Ehe. tl.ue a certiflcate ls to be issued by thl,s
22
te'rritorli
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i
24
t25
,26
'27
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(5)
aad
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the
:ertificate
are substantially sla{lar
by this terrltoryr.
.
requtreuents ln the lqrigdictl.on
Eo or higtrer thaa those requLred
+
Seetion L2454. Issuance and renewal of liceasee.
(a)
the Board shall,
upon the appllcaatts
satl.sfactory
28
coup1etl.onoftheeducat1qua1requireuentgandwritter'
29
laboratory and cllnl.cal
30
thls Artic1e,
3L
l.ssue or renerr the approprlate llcense.
32
(b)
exanlnations authorl.zed under
and upon receipt of the requlsLte feea,
In cases of unusual hardshlpr
55
€18
deternlned by the
a.
tr
6
Board, the Board may grant a temporary ll^cense to an
appllcaat who has completed all requlrements establlshed
by thls Artl.cle for llcensure except for exalninatl.on or
other requlred evaluat,ion procedure. A teuporary lleeose
lssued pursuant to this Sectlon may be traoted for aot
to exceed oae (1) year. The Board may plaee restrLcctoae
T
on p.rac!ltioaers ao liceased includ1.ng, but not ll,a!'ced
I
to practlee locatloas, authorlzed procedurea, aad
',
.,
supervJ,eory arrangenetrts.
(.c). Each holder of a dearal auriliary licenee ray
apply for reuewal of their ficense upon payoert of
periodic feesr 88 determlned by the Board. Each llcecse
shall explre oa.Septeuber 30 of each yeer. Fal.lure to
reaes lrlthl'u sixty (60) days of the due dare shal1 vold.
1
2
3
4
5
9
10
11
T2
15
I4
15
1,6
t7
18
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26
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78
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50
51
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,
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the licenee. A valld ll.cense Bay not be reinstated'
untl.la!'rittenapp1l'catioaisfi1edaadpay'"o?
i
1g recelved f,or the reneryal fee and a delinqoeoc!.fec.
(d) The Boerd ghalL estabLlsb feeE to be pald
ln conuectl.on rith the licenaure and testf,ag.proceas,
liceasure renewal aad delf.aquency. The Board shall
establLsb procedutres oi'functloos which dentl.Bte uay
larfully delegate to dental auxlliaries. The
Board aay authorize delegation of any functloo except those
responslbiltttes reserved to d,en.tists. Eaeh otder of the
Board promulgated by this Sectiou shall descr'l.be the
functiotr, the level of educatton or craLaing rhtg,h as
auxill.ary iluat have Ln order Co perult delegat!.on aad the
degree of supervision rihlch the functl.ons requtre.
Sectloa L2455. The followLag reeponelblLl,tles
shall not be. asslgued by the destLgt or the Board aa
duties to be performed by the aocillary persoanel:
(1) Adminlstratlon of pharuaeeutlcals rrLthout the
56
t.
tf"ta
1
direct
supervision of a deatist;
z
(2)
Cuttiag hard or soft tlssuest
3
(3)
Diagnosl.s of dentaL dlsease;
.
4
(4)
Prescribing a eourse of t,reatuent3
5
(5)
ReuovaL of teeth; .aud
6
(9)
Routlne administration
Continuing Dental EducaEloa
7
I
9
10
of LuJectable uedl.catioos.
Ae A Re.qulrement for Llcensure Reuewai
Sectlon L246O. As used ln thle Artlcle:
(a)
tContiau.f.ag dentat educatloat ueaos tbe d.o:"l.
.
11
learulng experienees atteaded by dentf.ats or deatal
,
during the course of .thef.r professional 11fe,
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auxtllarles
L3
sueh as forual leccures La classroons, dental sclentiflc
L4
seslnats, table .iloLc"
15
dental eonvenclons and meetiogs, scl-entLfLe lectureg
16
presented through dental societles and subscllpttoB
L7
1.8
to dental Jouruals or audiovieual oaterl.alsr or lboth.
(b) tCategory' I cou"sesr taeacs those courses,
L9
seniaara or table cliul.cs whLch are eadorsed or certtfied
z0
by the Deotal Eraolnatlon and Revl.ew Board of Gual, tbe
zt
Arseriean Dental Assoctation or Federatioa Dentalre
2Z
Internatlonale.
23
24'
EdueatLoa Depaqtments of accredlted deotal schoolg.
(c) rCa.tegory II Coursest neans those course6 attended
z5
through various dental soclety prograos aad senlnaris
presented by deatal schools
arrd
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These are ueually offered by Coatlnulng
lectures presented at dental study clubs, sctentlfic
Eeetings
27.
aad
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couventLons and subscrLptlon aad readlng, watchlng/listealng
2g
to journale and audl.ovisuaL naterials.
30
Section L246L. Contlauiog dental education and
lleensure tenesat. Prior to renesal of a llcetse, a dcatlst
rrust dubuit evtdence of having coupleted or etteldcd I total
31
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5
of fifteen (15) credlt unit hours of Contlnulng Dental
EducatLon of Category I and fifty (50) credlt unit bours
of Contloulng Dental Educacion uader Category II at the
end of every two (Z> years before belng allowed to pay
hls anuual renewal fee.
6
.
7
acteadance of Category I Courses.
1
2
3
4
I
9
10
11
L2
13
(.a) One Gredit Unit is equivalent of one (1) hour
(!)
'
Credit Unlt equivalency of Category II Courses,
1ectures,sen1nars,scient1fiepaPer3,journa1sor
audLovisual. uaterlals
(c)
A.
shal1 be evaluated by the Board.
dentlst licensed by the terrltory
of Guag who'
is also a lieensed dentist ln another Jurisdl.etion aad who
has completed Continulog Deatal Edueltloo credtt uoit hours
15
under each cacegory. tn the Jurisdic'tlon ln whlch he ls
1.1ce.nsed nay apply those Continulng Dental Eduestion unlts
16
toward hia licensure renewal La, the territory
14
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(d)
Uader certaln unusual
o=f GuaE.
'di
cl.rcumstances' grch es
t8
illnesg
19
aakes it lnpoesible for Ehen to complete tbe CoattauLng
20
Educatioa requiremeats, the Boaid oay waive the Continutag
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DentaL Educati.on requi.rement f or the dent,lst for that
22
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or teuporary dlsabillty
_partlcular yeaq
Sect.ion L2462.
of a llcensed deatlet,
which
DeoC
The ContLnu1ng Dencal Educatiou requtr're
24
srents shall be met 1o order for issuance of a reaeral lic.anee
z5
in 1985 and conLLnue for eaeh succeedlng bienalal period.
26
27
Penaltles
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Sectfon L2470. Penaltles for vlolatlone
of the
Guao
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Dental Practtce Ac.l pertaltr to llcensed and non-llc-enscd
29
Persona
30
31
A pers.on who Practlces dentistry or rbo att€EPt'a t
practlce deatlstry without a ll.cenee shall be guLlty of a
3Z
thlrd degree feloay.
(a)
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o
'at
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(b)
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A person who practices as a dental hygienlst,
or who attenpta to iiactice aa a dental hygLealst, wlthorrt
3
a l{,cense shall be g,ritty of a nlsdemeanor.
4
Sectlon L247L. A11 persons licensed to ptactl.ce
dentlstry ln Guan on the effectlve date of this Artl,cle
5
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6
shall be Ll.censed to practlce dentistry
7
lequlred to qualify
I
Article
!rl.thout belng
therefor und,er the provlsloos of thle
9
10
11'
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Sectlon 12480. .The practLce of dentisrry
by any
person who has not been issued a license undbr the provisloas
tz
':
15
whose Llcease has been suspended ot revoked or has explred
14
I 1" hereby declared. to be contrary to the 1au, pubr.rc polr.cy,
' aad Eo be a daager to the health and welfare of the publle.
15_
16
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rn such a caser the.-.Board can reguest the Attor!_ey General
' to enJoio the lad"lVtdual frou practLeing dentleily, as the
18
case may be.
19
agalnst i persoa vioJ.atiug the provlsione of thls Artlcle,
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the'court
2\
Upon the f1llog
of a complal.nt for laJunctlon
.
or aay Judge thereof nay Lssue a teuporary
tnjuncttoa agalnet the person or personE charged ln the
23
action wLthout aotlc.e, or bond, enjoining such peraon or
persons from further practiclng ,dentistryr 8s the case
z4
may be, untll
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valld llcense is secured.tt
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SectLon 23.
2?
a flnal
hearlng of the matter or uadet
Ctrapter V of Title
XXVIII of the Goveranect
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Code'is repealed' (whteh' ls cod.lfled as Chaprer 13 of Tltle
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of the
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Chapter 12 of Title
50
31
32
Guam Code
Annotatedj .oa a nelr Artlcle
1O:of the
Guam Code
?IARTICLE
a
10
5 ie added to
Annot,ated to read:
5
Optoaetry
Sectlon L2500. DefLultlons.
59
As used ln thls Gbapter:
'{
t
tOphthalnic least means a lens whlch has
(a)
a
2
sgherlcal,
3
ground pursuant to a preserlption,
4
as eyeglasses or spectacles;
(.b) f Contact or corneal lens t means any lens to be'
worn on Ehe anterlor segment of the huaan eI€ r to be
5
6
cyllndrLcal
or prismatic value and whlch
1s
and Lntended to be ueed
9
prescrf,bed, dlspensed, employed, nodifLed, provtded, sold
andfittedbyaI.l'censedoPtouetr1storPhysician;
(.e) t Prescrip tlon r means a f ormula !rrl. tten f or
10
ophthalaic lenses. f or a patient by a person duly licensed
11
and coatainlng Ehe f ollowing esBeotl.al el'ements:
. : :
(1) dtoptrlc power of spheres eyl.inders and
'
prlsms, axes.of cylinder.s, posltl.on of prlsu base,
7
8
L2
13
L4
and 1f so deslred by.the prescriber,
15
18
propertles and lens curve values;
(Z> deslgnatlon of'pupillary
distanc.F.; aad
.{
(3) nans' of,. patient, d,ate of prescrf i?ion,
exptration date and the naae and office location at
19
preserlber;
16
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light
traaanission
::l
20
2L
ophthalnlc lenses.for
22
dlsturbances ia and anomalies of human vl.sion and Lncludes
23
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spectacleE and oEher devlces.usin! ophthalnl.c leneeal aad
(e) tBoardt neaas the Board of Exanlners for Optouetry.
. Sectlon 12501. License requlred- UnLess llceaaed or
26
exempted under thig ArticIe,
24
the correctLon or rellef
no person shall:
27
(a)
practice optonetry;
ZE
(b)
represeut hluself
29
30
31.
32
able to practice optonetry;
(c)
patieut;
(d)
of
or offer hle servl,cee es belng
i'
prescribe eyeglasses or glve a ptrescriptl,oa to
a
or
duplleate or replaee an opbthalulc lcns, oo!
60 -l
r. :.
t".
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2
incLuding contact lenses, without a curretrt Prescription,
or without a wrltten authorizatlon from the patl.ent if the
3
prescription
4
6.
Sectloh L25O2. Board created; tetms; appolntuent;
continuance; reuoval. (a) There is created a fl.ve (5)
member tBoard of Examiners for Optonetryt couposed of fl.ve
7
(5) p'ersons who have resLded la and have been continuously
I
I
engaged in the praetlce of opEometry Ln Guau for at l,east one'
5
10
Ls not availabLe.
(1) year lnmediately prlor Eo EheLr appol.ntnent.
shall eLther
b_e
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A neuber
a cltJ.zen or peruaneat- resldent of the
, '':'
:
Uaited States.
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(b) Meobers of the'Board shall be appolnted by the
'.
15
GovernoE. Heabers ehall be appointed for stagg€red terna
'':.
of three (3) yeari each as deteralned by t.he Governor. The
.;
qade
tcrros shal-I be
ia such a manner that the teru of oae (1)
L6
member ends ln each year commenciag with 1984. .,tleubers
L4
\&:
:+F
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shall aerve uoE{.l thel.r successore have been appplated and
18
quallf l.ed.
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(c)
t
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The Goveraor Day reuove any ueober frou the
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Board for the neglect of any duty requf.red by law,'for
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lncompetence, for improper or unprofeesl'onal conduet et
22
defiaed by Board regutatLon or for any reasoo shich rould
23
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Justlfy the suspensloo or revocation of hls Liceaee to
practLce opEoDetry.
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Sectloa 12503. OrgaaLzation; ueetlngs; eonPenaatlonS
26
powers. and dutleg.
27
chairrnan, a vLce-ehal.rman aad a sedretary-tteagurerr
28
of whom shall serve unttl
29
qual i f ied
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30
(b)
(a)
The Board shall annually elect
his successor ls elected
,;
a
each
aad
Tbe Board, shalL meet at least twlce each year
31
for the purpose of e:amining candidates for lleengure-
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Speclal Eeetlogs nay be called by the chalrnan and shall
61
,
be
or
t
tl
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rt
'
ttt
t
a
request of a majority of the
1
ealled upon the ltritten
2
Board members. Candidates for licensure by endorseuent
3
shall be exauined at the neat regular meeting after the
4
date of their application.
5
shall constitute
6
7
I
9
10
1l
(c)
a quorum.
Members of the Board shall be conpensated aB
provided by
(d)
A naj orlt,y of the t"tL"t"
1aw.
the Board.shall:
(1)
adnlutster.and enforce the proviel.ons of this
Article;
(2)
adopt, with the approval of the Coumisslon'
L2
all rules and regulations for t,he Lmpleuentatlon
13
enforceuent of the provlsions of thl.s Article;
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(3)
'
adcipt
-,1 aud use a, seal;
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15
16
(4)
i
:
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.
adml-nister oaths and take testiootry on any
llatters within the Boardts Jurisdlctlon;
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and
recel.pts and dlsburseoeota
t
19
t20
together lrith the Danea and addresseg of all peraoos
2L
taklng such examinattons aod the exauLnatlon reaults;
22
and wlthl.n thlrty
23
the Board
(30) days af ter any exaninatl'on.,
24
glve rtrLtteo notlee to e.ach apphcan
.shall
examlaed of the reeulte of the examinatlon ag
25.
to the respective agplLcant
26
.
S
keep a book of regf,stratloo
1n whlcb the nalret
27
address and llcense aumber of all llcensees shall
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recorded together wlth a record of all lieense renewala,
29
suspeaeione aad revoeations;
30
31
,32
(7)
.:,
(S)
oPt omet
be
grant and revtew licenses to Prectlcc
ry;
(9)
deny, auspend or revoke llcenges to practl'ee
62
I
optometry in accordance with the provislons of the '
Admlnlstratlve AdJudieatlon Lar for aay cause etated
I
2
ln thls ArtLc!.e;
(10) develop and admlnLster quallfLcations for
certl.f lcatLon f or the use of toplcal ocular df'agnostic
pharaaceutlcal agents, Lneludl,ag mlnl.uun educati'ob-al
requLreneots and exauloation;
3
4
5
6
7
.
I
lLceose for slxty (60) days upon a deternf'oatLon of use
9
TO
TT.
t'?
:
wlthout. prlor cert!flca'tLon, after Proper notiee and ao
: . opportunl.ty to be heard before the Soard; and
(fZ1 establlsh anq collec,t fees fot servlces tt
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'av
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readers.
(e) The Eoard ahall couply with the regulreuenta of
- d)
(Publlc Lan 13-35
13- - r 88
lrnaeat Lar
Las (publlc
th'e Open Governueat
,
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rt'
exaninatioas'
but when the Board :is preparlng
-
giadlag
.Ur
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exaulnatloae, discueslog the ell.glbtltty of a Persor to be
llcensed to practiee optouetry or revlerlng evtdenee
obtalaed at a hearlng for dl.sclpllnary actlon the Board
.
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22
23
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25
26
shall meet Ln exeeutlve eessLon and uay exclude tli'e Plesa
aad meubers of the publJ"c.
Sectlon L2504. The Couul.ssLon, utth the ad.vlce aad
consent of the Boardr EaI enploy and assLgn to the Board
such consultive and teehnieal pereonael as Eay be trecesaary
or desirable for the ProPer funetlonLog of the Board asd
30
the admiaistratton of t,hLs Article. Tbe Comlsston lley
assign to the Eoard such ednial'etrative, clerlcal and
other employees as uay be necessary or desireb!.e fOr the
proper functioaLag of the Board aad adul.nlstratlo11 of this
3T
Artl-c1e.
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Sectl.oa 12505. AlL feea reeelved by the Board c:rcePt
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tal
tl
I
those paid for standardized national examinat,ions shall
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be deposLted rrith the Treasurer of Guau for deposl.t
5
the General Fund.
4
Section 12505. Quall.f Lcatlons for ll,censure aa aD
optouetrist.
Each appll.caat for li.ceasure as an opto[etrLEt
5
6
.T
shall furnish evldence satiefactory
La
to the Board that the
applicaut:
.-,
,
:
I
(a)
hee reaehed the age of najorityt
9
(b)
Ls of good moral charact,er aad of terperate habl.te;
1.0
(c)
has coupleteil at leas1 an approved four-year hlgh
I1
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,
,
13
school course of study or the equivalent thereof as deterulne
.. ' ',,
by regulatlon of the Board t
(d) l's a cLtlzen of the Unl.ted States.or le e peraaaent
L+
resldent of the United States; and
15
(e) has graduated. and been awarded Uoctor of,, optonGtry
"
degree fron a scbool. or college of o.ptouetry apgroved and
'{t
accredlted by the Boardr. and lu tbe event the ,at'$lleant
applie5 for lf,ceosure by eadorseueot, he shall heve becn
ararded a doctor of optoaetry degree fron a echool or
coJ.lege of optometry approved aad accredl.ted by tha loard
which had a rnLol.muu eourse of atudy of four tbousaad clock
ng to such
euch dei
degree
hours of lostruct,l-on feadlng
Seetion L2.5A7. Llcensure by exaulaatLon; lieons,ure by
endorgeuent. (a) Aa appLicant ueetlag che quall'ficatl-oas set
forth ln Sectlon 12505 of thls Chapter, shal!:
(1) flle hLg applieatLon under oath' 9tt forrs
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t7
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19
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7,3
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supplied by the Board, for sn eraaf.natloa by the
78
Board. .Tbe exauLnation shall be confl,ned to the
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subj ects wtthla the curriculuu
50
approved and a.ccredited by the Board snd ehall laelude
51.
l'rl'tteD tests aad practical deaonstratLons
lnclude oraJ. testsi,or
32
64
of collegee of optonetry
and lray
I
(2)
file
his application
under oath on forms
2
supplied by the Board whlch conform to Board regulatl.ons
3
on endorsement and furnlsh proof saEisfactory to
4
Board of hLe having been licensed by examinatlon I'n
Ehe
6
anot,her JurisdLction of the TJnited States whleb had.
quali.fl.cations equal to or exceedLng those requl.red.
7
in this territory
I
I
licensure,
5
.
on the date of hls orlgfnal
and satlsfyLng the Board tbat he holda
a
doct,or of optometry degree fron a school. or college
,
10
approved and accredited by the Board which ltas
11
obtained after the compLetlon of a course of study
LZ
with a rnlnl.mum of four tbousand clock hours of
'I
13
14
.
'inatruction.'Theapp1.l'cantDu3thavebeenectfye1
engaged in .the praetice of optometry tn the Juri,sdlction
I5
- of licensure or Ln federal servl.ce f.or sevea (7)
16-
consecut,lve years immedlately prior to the year
Ln
h,
ls made. ThLs proof sf,1''$
L7
which appllcation
18
19
accepted ln lieu of the wri.tten Portf.on of the'
pxamlaatioa.
Applicant,s for licensure wlthout rtrittetr
20
examiaatl.oo shall be exaulned Eo ttre eatlgf actlon
ZL
of the Board by practlcal,
2Z
tioo 1o the preaenee of a naJorLty of the Board and
23
2t+
detalled record of such examlnation shall be kepc
.'
request.
at
his
applicant
made avallable to the
25
(b)
Ue
oral and clLnlea1 deaonstraa
and
All applicants suecess'ful.ly passLng the exauinatl'ou
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sha1l be issued a license by Che Board uPon payEegt of the
2.7
liceose fee..
.
28
Sectlon L2508, Certlflcation
(a)
for uae of dtagnoetl'c
The Board shall iEsue certlfieation
L9
agents; dlsplay.
30
for the use of.topical
31
agents to optometrlsts,
3Z
of thls Section, who have comPleted aPProPriate forus lssued
ocular dLagnost!c pharmeceutlcal
llcensed on the effective
65
date
I
al
by the Board tld subuitted Proof of successful couPletion
of the educatlonal requirements for eerElflcatloa establlshed
1
z
4
by th. Board, whlch requirements shall Ue not less thaa
those requLred La Paragraph 2. of Subsectlin (b) of thls
5
Sec
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(U) the Board shall Lssue certLficatlon
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for the uae of'
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topLcal. oiular dlagnosElc pharmaeeutlcal agenta to optome-
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trtsts,
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who have completed appropriate forms tssued by the Eoard
and subnitted proof of:
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licensed after the effective
date of thLs Sectloat
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completed a eouree ln
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havlng satisfactoriLy
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enphasis on the .topLcal applleatl.en of dlagnoEtlc
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pharuaeeutl'ca1agent'stotheeyeforthepurpoae..of
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examioatl.on of the hunaa eye aod the analys{a of oeular
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fuactLons, which course is offered by an lbstftutl.oo
accredlted by a reglonal or professioaal at'credt.tatlgn
ofganlzatl.on recognlzed or approved by the Detlonel
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commlsslon on accredltatlug or thc Unlted Strtcs
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' Comaissloner of Educatlon; or
. Z. having postgraduate educatloa; wtth a nlnissrs'
of Eeventy (70) houre of Lnstructloo la general aad
ocular pharmacology a,s.applled to opEoEeErL taught
by an accredlted lnstltutlon aad approved by the Boaril.
(c) the certifLcation authorized by this Sectlou
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sha1l be displayed ln a consplcuous place ln the optocetrLstrs
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prlnclpal
office
ot plaee, of business.
Sectl.on 12509. Llcense f ees; lJ.censure under prlor
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Any persotr praetlelng
as aa optonetrlst
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law.
30
prlor to Decenber 31, Lg82 shall be held to be llceased
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under the provlsions of thls Chapter aad shall be entltled
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to the aanual reaewal of hts licease
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Section 12510. License; reneltal; retLrement; resumptl.on
(a)
Each license sha1l be renewed annually
2
of practice.
3
on or before October'1 of each yeat by the llcensee realttlng
4
to Ehe seeretary of the Board the proper fee and Proof of
5
eont,inued educatlon aa required by regulaEl.on of the Board.
6
Notice of renewal shaLl be sent to each ll.censee by the
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Failure to reaer hle
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llceose on or. befo're November I shall subJect the lf.Censee
Board before October 1 of each year.
to such late charge as shall be deternl.ned by regulatioa
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orth {.n thl's
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Chapter. Any license not renewed by December 31 of each
tbe
year shall be automatlcally revoked. Upon recel'pa
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renelral certlfLcate, each licensee shall attach a loPy . of Llcense
of Fhe same.to his certificate
of the Board not to exceed the linlt
set
f
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(U) Ea.ch optometrr.:t applying for
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enewal qf
hal1 furnish to the secretary of othe Board
$1
satl,sfactory evldence that he has aEtended ln Cle preeedlng
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year, 3t least one (1) day of a contlnuing educatl'oB Program
approved by :h. Board. The secretary shall send a ltrltten
noEice of.the cootinulng educatLon reguLrements at leaat
2L
thirty
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l1st known address of the licensee.
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to meet such annual contlnuing educational requirements
shall be grounds for the revocation of his lLcense. Ray
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a
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(301 days prlor to Septenber 1 Ln each year to the
Failure of a licensee
license revoked because of the faiLure to neet th_1
continuing educatlon requi'remeuts shal1 be reinstated
28
by the Board upon the PresentaLion of evldence of coottnuing
study of a standard approved by the Board and the payueat of
29
alt_ fees due.
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Before engaging ln the Practlce of oPtotDitry
after a ll.cense has been issued to hlu, each regirtered
the seeretary of the Board ln
optometrisL shall.notify
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(c)
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and
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of the address at whlch he intends to begin Practice,
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nriting
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and subsequently of the changes ln his buslness address
3
or location.
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a lLcensee shall legally
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the latest
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Any notices the Board Ls requlred to gLve
have beea glven when deLlvered to
address furnished by tlr. lLcensee of the Board.
Section L2511. Refusal, euspension or revocatiou of
llcense.
(a)
The Board ma.y refuse to issue, suspeud or
revoke any ll.cense, f or atry of t.tre f olloulag reasons:. ' r
1.. convlction of, e felonyr 8e shorn by a certlfted
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gopy of the record of the eourt of convictioni',
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2" nalpractlce or tueompetence;
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contl.nued praetice by a persou koowLugly
havLng an lnf ectLous or contagloue dl.seasei ,
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nlsLeadlag or deceptLve atatenents or advertlsl.rrg
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or attemptLng to pract.Lce under a nane ot!,er thau
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ooe I g owu;
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5. habttual drunkenaess or addlctlotr to the
of hablt-forulug drugs;
6.
aldt'ag or gbettitrg in the praetlce of
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optometry any person Dot duly lieensed fo practice
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optometry in thls terrdtory3
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uae
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fendlng, leasing or ln aey other manner plaeLng
hls certif lcate of ll.cense .at the dlspor"i or ta tbe
\ servlce of aoy person not llceased to practlce oPtoaetry
7.
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ln this terrLtory i
8. enploying, procuring or lndueing an uall.censed
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person to practlce optometry ln thl.E terrltory;
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or
g. vtolatlng aay of Lhe provislons of chie Artlcle
or the'ruLes adopted by the Board
Sectioo L25L2. Offenses. Each of the followlng acta'
commltted by any pereon constltutes a mlsdemeanor, for the
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firsE offense and a felony for second and subsequent
2
offenses:
(a)
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practicing
or attempting to practl.ce optonetry
5
wLthout a curreat lLcenee issued by the Board;
(b) perniEtiog any person in onets empJ.oy, supervlcton
6
or control t,o practl.ce optometry unless that persoa
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llcensed or exenpted in accordance with the provisl.oae
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of Lhls Ar.tlc!.e;
(c)
naking a rillfully
false oarh or affl.rmatioa
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where such oa'th or. affirmation is requlred by thls Article;
(d) selllng or using any desigoationr dLploua or,',
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certificate
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of opconetry, unless one holdg a llcense as provided by
tending to lnply that one le a praetl'tioner.
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a copy of hls spectacle presc.ription,
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contact lens prescrlption, provl.dlag the prescrtrptlon
s
ie not over one (1) year .o1d;
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not Lacludiag
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dup.licate or replace an ophthalnl.c lene, Bot
ineludlng cont,act lenses, without a current preseriptl.on
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not nore than two. (2) years old, or without a wtl-ttea
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authorizatl.on from the patlent Lf the preserlptlou
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avallable;
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after a request, to provide a patleut
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ts not
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ptacticing
optometry during any perlod of t1ne
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ln whl.ch onets llcease has been revoked or suepended; or
(h) except for licensed optometrists, uslng eny
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appll.aaces or Lnstruments for the purpoae of eraminlng the
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eyes or renderl.ng asslst,ance to anyone who deslreg to have
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an examlnaElon of the eyes; prov!.ded, however, that Lt lc
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not the intent sf this Subse.ction to prevent aay school
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Leasee, trlal
frames, graduated t,est eards otr oth6r
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nurse, schooL teacher or person in publtc servl.ce frol
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(e) refusal,
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asc'ertalning the possible need of visioa servlces, provided,
that sueh person, cJ-lnf.c or Proglam does not attemP-t to
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dlagnose or prescrlbe ophthalnlc lenses for the eyesr or
4
recommend any particular
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SeetLon 12513. Exenptions.
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NothJ.ng tn thl'.s Article
shal.l be construed to apply co ll.ceased physlclans or
surgeonsr or persons, .cli'nics or programs uqder thelr
Peraons, cll.nlcs
resporrslble supervislon and control.
.
and
programs under the respoasible supervision and control of
10
a lleensed physiclau or surgeon sha11 not uae elther Loose
1L.
or f lxed trlal
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lenses f or the sole purpose o.f determl.nLng
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the prescrl.ptlotr for eyeglasses or contact lenses. The
of a ,contact l-ens to'a patient .shall be doae at the
praetl.tl.oaer t s place of practice.
f
ittitrg
Sectlon L25L4.., Power to enJoin vlolatl.onE.
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The Boerd
may petLtion the SuperLor Court for an order restrainlng
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and enJolniag aoy ferson frou violaelon of thie tf,rclcle
of other renedleE at
lrrespective of the avallablltty
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law.
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sec!Lod 24. Chaprer VI of, Tltle
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XXVIII of the Goveraaent
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bv Sectl.on 6 of Publlc
r eaactbd
enacted by
Code is repealed (whieh was
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Law 12-156 as Chapter Vf .of Tiele XXVIII and has as lts subJect
m'atter Allled Eealth Professionals and which Ls now sodLfled
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as Chapter 14 of Tltle
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Article
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Annotated Eo read3
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10 of the .Guan Code Annotated) and a new
6 is added to Ghapter LZ of Tltle 10 of the Guam Code
''ARTICLE
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Pharaiaclsts dud Pharmacy
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practitloner.
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Seetlon 12600. Defl.nitlone.
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(a)
Ae used ln thla ArtLcle:
'board? means the Board of Exanlaers f,or Pharuaey
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except where aaother meanlng 1s clearly maaLfeeted by the
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context;
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(b)
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cosuetlcst , LncLuding
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soap
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deatrLfleet
and
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Itoilet
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poured or sprLnkled of,r iatroduced into or otherwlse
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art,lcler,
means (1) an article
intended to be rubbed,
applled to the human body, of, any part thereof for cleanslng,
beautlfyingr of, promotlng attractiveness; and (2) artlcles
6.
tntended for use as a component of any such articles;
(o) tdrugf means (1) arslcles recognized la the
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offlcial
I
pharmacopoeia of the United St,atesr or offlcial
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fornulary,
5
United States' pharmacopeoia, offlclal
honeopathLc
natlonal
or aay supplement to any of themt (2) articles
11
intended for use in the diagnoels cure, ul.tlgatloa,,treatment
or preventloa of disease ln human betngs or animalgt (3)
tz
articles
13
the structure or any function of the body of human belags
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or animals; and (4) artl-cles intended for use aa a congonent
of any atticles specified ln clauses (1), (2): or (3) of Ehle
subsecttoo; provided, Ehat the term rdrugt shaLl not Lnclude
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patent nedicines, electricaL
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cosrnetics and liquor;
(d) tpateot medlclner or tproprietory
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means a drug ln its
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sold to the public by or under the authorlty
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manufacturer or priuary distributor
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trade name, or.other trade syubol privately
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or not reglstered ln the United
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the labelling
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appllcable United States laws.
(e) tpharmacyf means every 6tore, sFop or place where
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(1) drugs are dispensed, soLd or displayed for sale at retall
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(2) where prescriptions
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(3) which has upon lt,
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used ia conoection wl.th lE, a sLgn beartng the word or sords
tpharmacist t , tpharoacyf , tapothecaryt , rdrug storct ,
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(other than food or clothing)
lntended to affect
or mechanlcal a"orEs,
unbrokea orlgioal
.
preparatlonl
package, whlch ie
of the
thereof under a trademark ,
.StaEes
owned, whether
patent offlcc,
and
of whlch conforms to the provLsLons of
or drug preparatlons are compounded;
displayed within it,
affixed to or
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tdruggl.str,
rdrugsr r tmedicinest r tmedicine storet r tdrug
tremediesr, or any word or words of slnilar or
2
sundriesf,
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llke lmport; or (4) any store or other place wl.th respect
5
to whlch any of the above words or combination of words
are ueed ln any advertlsement but d,oes not Loelude the
6
place used by a drug manufacturer or wholesale drug dealer
4
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10
or the place of business .of a nonreglstered persoo se11'1ng
oon-B€rrcotle proprletary preparatlonE
tprescrlptiont meaus au order gLven ladlvl,duelly
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for the person for whom prescribed, elther directly fron a
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licensed practltioaer
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dentistry
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of medLeine, osteopathy, podlatry:,
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or veterlnary oedlclne, to the pharnaclst or
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Lodlrectly by meaaa of writtea order for the conpouc-dlag
or dlspensing of drugs bearLng the name'and address of the
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prescriber, hl.s licease claseificaElon, the nsne aad
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addrese of patlent,
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the name.and quantity of the drug
prescribed, directfdns f or use and the date of {.'!}Bue; and
B
(g). tr"gLstered pharmacistt means a peraoo Llcensed
19
under thls ArtLcle to practlce pharmacy exeept where aaother
2A
meaning 1s elearly maalfested by Ehe context.
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Section 12601. Board of Examlners fors Pharaacy;
(a)
appolntment, quallf leations.
The Board of Exaul.ners
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for Pharnacy ls created cotrsl.stlng of flve (5) nembers
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eball be appointed by the Governor
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(b)
who
ltenbers of the Board ahall aerve terulr of tbree (3)
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years.
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ternas of one (1) year, tlro (2) ehal1 be for teras of tro (2)
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years and one (1) shall, be for a term of three (3) years
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desl.gnated by the Governor
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(c)
Of the lnltlal
appolntmeuts, tlro (2) ehall be for
The meubers of the Board shall be graduates of
as
a
school or -college of pharuacy and shall have been ll,censed aE
pharoacists and actively engaged ln the practlce of pharuacy
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of
1
in the territory
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to their appolntment.
Guam f
or at least two Q) years prior
or
llembers shall be citizens
4
permarent resl.dents of the Unlted St,ates
(a) Annually, the Board of'
Sectlon L26O2. officers.
5
Examiners in Pharmacy shall select a chalrnan, a secretary
6
aad a treaSurer.
3
(b)
7
The Chalrman of the Board shall preslde at all
10
in his abbeoce the members PreseDt sha1l
"ld
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select a chalrmaa pro tem.
''
(") The secretary shall, subJect to the dLriction
I1
the Boardl nake and keep all records and record booka
T2
required to be kept by the Board
8
9
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meetings
(d)
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of
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The treasurer sha11. transul.t all fees collected
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except or tbose paid f or natl.onal examl.natLops to the'
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Treasuier of Guau for deposit in the General Fund.
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the
of
powers
dutiee
L2603.
Meetlags;
,sectioa
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Board.
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.and
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ii;
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(a) MeetLngs. The Board of Examiners l.n Pharuacy
ehall hold Eeetlogs Ln January, APrl'L, July and oetober
of each year, aed at'such other tinee as lt deeos oecessary.
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and the concurrenee of a naJority of the ueobere Present
shalL be necessary t'o make any actlon of the Board valid'
.
(c)
Reports.
The Board shall aake a ltrttten
rePort
26
annually to the Goveraor and tbe Legislature of lts
proceedings and of lts recelpts and shall inelude Chcrel'.n
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a list
28
practlce under this Artlcle.
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of the names of all regLstrants duLy llceneed to
(d)
Members shall receLve compensatlon as provlded by
51
law for meubers of boards aad cooulssioas(e) The Attoroey General ehall rePresent rrithout
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fee the Board.
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(f)
Each member shall,
before eoterlng upon the
2
du!ies of of f lce, take and subscribe the oath set forth I'n
3
the organic Act.
(g) 'The Board shal-l have all the powers necesltaty
4
5
and convenLent to carry out and perform the PurPoses and
6
provLslons of thls Article
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lncluding tbe follovlng, Ln
additloq to. other powers a,nd dutles graoted tn thLa Artl'cler
and Eay:
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Enter trnto and execute costracta and
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rhe admlaisrrarlon of lEs affairs and op..j;.llonet
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for carrylag tr'io ef fect Lts polters aad purfioser;
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(4)
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.aud
hold heari.ngs as requlred to adnial.gtcr this
The Board.shall requLre and establlsh criterla for
contLnuLng educatioa as a coadLtioo of renewal of ll'eenscs;
, (h)
(1)
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lhe Board shall establlsh fees as requLred ta tbl'c
Resolutlons of the Board se.tting fees Aeed oot
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ArtLcle.
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be adopced ln aecordance wlth che Adnlnistratlve
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Law.
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aod
ArtlcIe.
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a seal and nodlfY it;
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rules and regulatl-ons, not Lncons,isteat vl.th thLe
Aitlcle and approved by the Comml.sslon provtdlng for
t5
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H,ave
Lastruments of every kind. of nature, necessary and
cotrvenlent to the exerclse of its Poltere and. fuactl,oo;
t1
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(1)
AdJudlcetton
(j)TheBoardshallcomplyvlEhtherequlremetrta
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of the Open Governneat Law (publtc taw 13-35) but t'hcs the
Board 1s preparirg examlnatioosi grading exanLaatiocSt
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discusslag r,he eltglb.Llity
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of a Persoa to be llgenecd &a a
pharuaclet otr to ieaue a peruit to oPcrete a pharuaey
or reviewLng evldence obta{ned at a hearLag for dlscLpllaary
3?.
action the Board shall be ln executlve aeseLon and nay
30
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2
exclude the press and members of the public.
Sectlon L2604. itre Comnission, with the advice
and
3
and conseot of the Boardr &a;t enploy and assLgn to the Board
4
such concultLve aod technical personnel as nay be neceassry
5
or desirable for the proper fuactlonLng of the Soard and'the
6
adminlstration
7
to the Board such admlnistrative,
8
as may be trecessary or deslrable for the proper functloalng
9
of the Board and administratLon of this Artlcle.
of thls Artlcle.
The Commiesion uay assign
c1erl.ca1 aad other employee
.
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Sectlon'12605. Power to deny, suspend or revoke llcense
(a) 'The Board nay deny, suspend or revoke any ltceaee
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of any pharuaclst to practice pharmacy, lssued under thLs
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Artt-c1e f or:
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(1)
professional nlsconduct;
(2)
grosa carelesaness;
(3)
uaaifeet lncapaclty of a llcensee; or
a
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(4) any"-riolatlon by the li.censee o{tnra
-frtl'cle
.
or of any ruLe adopted pursuant thereto" No such
lf.cease shal1 be suspended ot revoked excePt upoa due
aotlce to the ticeosee of the charge agaiaet blu and
only after an opportunity for a full aod falr hearlng
ln accordance wlth Ehe provlslons of the Adalntetratlve
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AdJudl.cation
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(b) Power t,o suspend or revoke peroits. The Board uay
suspend or revoke any permJ.t to operate a pharmacy or to se1l
or dt.stribute drugb, lssued under thls Article, ln auy case'
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where the permitt.ee has violated any of the provlslous of
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thls Article or of any rute adopted preacribed Pursuant
thereto. No perult sball be suspended or revoked exeePt
upon due uotice to the permlttee of the cha'rge agalaet hlo
aad only after au opportuaity for a full and fair heartog
in accordance with the provisions of the Aduinlstretlve
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AdJudicatlon
Law.
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SectLon 12 606. Power to lnsPect. (a) The Board or
,
any duly authorized rePresentatlve thereof nay lnspect drugs
packed, packaged, eonpounded, sold, offered for pale, exposed
5
for saler o! kept for sale in the terrftory
6
purpose 1t maY, durlng reasooable hours, etrter and lnspeet
7
aay pharmacy or premises i.n the terrltory
I
are packed, packaged, compounded, sold, offered for aelet
9
exposed for sale or kept for sale.
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and fot thl's'
rhere druge
(b)
thd Board or any member thereof, " otr any Peraon
designated by the Board for the PurPoser ma;r ioveetlgate
any violatLon or suspected vlolatlon of thls Artl.cle or
of any rules duly prescribed ,by the Board
,
'11cenie.
Any
Sectioa L26A7, Qualif Lcations f or'
,
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applieant for a !.Lcense as a pharmaelst shall be aE least
.:,
eLghteea (fa) years of ag€, of good moral charaeter aud
a
of
temperate habJ.ts, 4rid a graduate of a school orBtollege
$r
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pharnacy or department of a unl.verslty whl'eh school ot'
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college or departnent Ls reeognl.zed and approved by the
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AmerLcan Councll of Pharmaceutical Educatl.on. Ee ehall
ZL
file
2Z
(1) year of practieal
?s
of the Uuited Stateg 1o a pharmacy under the euP.ervlal.oo of
15
16
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proof satlsfactory
to the Board of a nl.aLmum of
one
experience la any state or terrltory
zs
a reglstered pharuaclst, aod he shal1 Pass aa examlnattron
glveo by the Board. ServLce and experLeuce la a pharnaey
26
under the supervisl.on of a registered pharmaelst aa required
z4
28
la thls SectLon shall be predooinautly related to tFe selllng
of drugs, compoundlng PreScrlptlons, PreParing phar[aeeutical
z9
preparatlons,
30
required uuder terrLtoria!.
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31
32
.
and keeplog records and naklng rePortg
and federal statutes.
Sect,iou L2608. ExauLaatl.on. (a)
shall pess an exaulnatloo. prepared aad admlul.stered by
76
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Every applicant
Fha
trl
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2
Board, whl.ch examinatlon shaLl be based on the subjects
minl-mum gradLng standards as set f orth by the Natloaal
3
Association of Pharrnacy Boards
1
(b)
4
Every'application
for exaul'natlon shall be
and
made
6
on a form to be supplied by the Board and shalL be fl'Led'
wlth the Board at least thLrty (30) days before the
7
examLnatlon. Each applicatioo.shall
8
examinatioo fee. establlshed by the Board. Exarninatlong
9
shall be held at least twLce a year.
5
be aecomPanLed by
Notlce of the
l0
examl.nation sha1l be glven each appllcant by reglstered
11.'
mail.
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Seetl'on 12609. Temporary 1lcense.
L7
an
Ar appll'cent for
13
exanioatlon who has been a registered pharnaclst ln.a
L4.
Jurlsdlctlon
15
teuporaly license by .the'Board; provlded that he ghall
16
firet
L7
less thao seveaty per cent (702, covering terrlltrlal
18
laws and publle heaLth regul.atLoas relating to drugs,
19
poisoaep aad devlces ueed tn the practlee of pharaacy
of the.Uaited State:s may be granted a
,
,
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pass a preliminary examination wLth a gra$.e of oot
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24.
La the terrLtory. A temporary Llcense shall not entltl.e
the holder thereof to a peroaneot license, and no Parnaae[t
llcense ehall be issued untLl he has paseed the regular:
examlnaEton set forth Ln Sectlon L26OS of thiE Article.
0n1y oae teuporary license sha1l be lssued to the saue
2.9
applicant. A temporary license shalL only remain Ln
ef fect untLl the resul-ts of the next reguJ.ar exaulaatLon
are anaounced, provided, that the Board Eay extend eny
temporary lieenser'upon srlttea appllcation, for good
and Just cause. Any appllcaat who fal1s to take or. to
30
pass the next regular examlnatloa shal,1 surrender'hLs
31
temporary license.
3?
ttre lssuance of a teuporery Llcense.
2S
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28
The Board ghall establlsh a fee foq
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(a) 'Reaewal
Section 12510. Renewal of licenses.
1
All licenses issued by the Board except tenporary'
2
requlred.
3
license issued pursuant to Sectlon L26Og of this Artiele,
4
shall expire on September 30 of each odd-nunbered year next
5
following
6
(b)
7
I
9
the date of issuance of the saoe
Reneual fee.
Every regLstered phar.uacLet ahall pay
to the Treasurer of the Board biennially
betlreen September I
and September 30 a renewal fee established by the Boatd for
the yea.r next followl.ng.
The
paynent of the renesal fee
l0
and satlsfactory
tt
requlremeutg shall entitLe the registrant
t?
his llceoee.
I3
(c) Reoewal after lapse. Any holder of aB exgl.red
licenee nay be re'instated as a regi.stered pharmacLet upon
satisfacEory completion of continulng educatl.on r€qulreeeata
and upon payueat of a penalty established O" a\fl Board
and all fees whlch he would have paLd if he had-.lc,onttauoucl.y
l4
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l6
17
18
renened hls lleense
T9
2A
to renewal of
.
Sect1sn 12611. Drug dispeosion; 1l,nl,tatioo8 .
Artlcle
z1
u
completion of contioutng educatl,oa
ThiE
does Bot prohiblt:
(1)
.
(a)
Tbe extempora.Eeous preparatioa by a ll,cented
professloaal nurae oE the order of a llceased practt-
2t
tloner bf slnple solutlons for inJection whea the
?4.
solutLoa may be prepared fr.om a quaatlty of drug tbat
25
26
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n
29
30.
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has been plepared previously by a pharuaccutical
manufacturer or pharuacist, and obtaiaed by tbe
or cllnic ln e form suitable
for the prepagation of, the golutl,on;
hospltal,
(2)
Lnstitutlon
the gale of uonnarcotic, nonpol.ro.Bous or
nondangerous pateDt or proprletary
uedicLaes or
preparatiooe by uooregLstered peraons or unllceneed
atoresl rriren gold ln thelr orLgLual contal.oer;
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ar
"t
rf
(3)
1
2
,
the sal-e of drugs intended for veterlnary
uae; provlded, that such drugs bear the legend:
Caution: Federal law restricts this drug Eo use by
or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. r; or
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4
5
6
of topLcal ocular dlagnostic pharmaceutl.caL ageats by
7
llceneed optometriste who have been certlfled
8
board of optometry f or the use of such ageo.ts.
9
(b)
A11 prescrlptions
requl.rlng the preparatloa lof
10
dosage forms or amounts of drug's not available
I1,,
stock of a hospital,
!2.
necessitating
t5
dispeosed only by a phdruacist.
Section 126L2. 'Pharuacy llcensure;
-14
by the
instltution
Ln the
or cl.lnlc oE a prescriptLon
compounding shall be eLther compounded or
(a)
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requirementa;
.
Any persoo deslrtng to oPeraCe or maintals
15
revocatton.
16
ln
the operat.ion of a pharmacy oi drug distribution,buelness
thls terrltory shali. apply to the Board for the propcr permlt
L7
18
L9
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or license and'shall meet the requlrements of the Board and
pay the annual fee for such perult or llcense and itS renewal.
ZL
' (b) The Board shal1 lssue the followl'ng clasees of
permits or licenses that shall be deflned and llnlted by
z2
rule of the Board:
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:-
23
(1)
retall
24
(2)
wholesale drug dealer I e license;
2S
/a\
\J/
drug
26
(4)
hospital pharmaey lleense for both I'npatlent
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pharmacy llcense;
manuf
:
acturert s 1l'cense;
and outpatient dlspensing;
(5)
license for'public
(6)
linlted
health clLnics;
llcense for wholesalersr t€tal.lers
3L
dlstributors of veterinary drugs bearl.ng the legend:
fCautlon: Federal law restrlcts this drug to uae by
32
or on tbe order of a licensed veterlnarlac.
30
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or
)a
1
'possessing a retall
2
pharmacy licease, wholesale drgg
3
dealerfs licenee or drug manufacturerts license lssued
4
the Board, wlthout the necessity of acquitllg
5
lieense for veterinary
6
(c)
I
f ees,
(d)
8
9
a llnlted
drugs as provlded herels.
.
appltcatlon
The Board shalL establlsh and collect
license f ees aod renewal of license
b
f ees.
t"" lt
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If lt ls deslred to operate or maiatain a
pharmaeeutlcal business at uore than otre location,
a
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1t
L.2
13
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separate llceuse or pernit shal1 be obtained for each
_,
locat Loo.
.'
be nade on forms prescribed and furnished by the Boerd.
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.
.
,
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, (f) Any person making appllcation to the Board for
'
a llcease to operate a new reiail pharmaey, hospital
16
pharnacy, wholeeale drug busl.oess or drug uanufacEurlng'
I7
busLness in this terrltory
18
app11cationfor1icensuretnd1catl.ng:..
t (f) the narBe under whlch the buslness Ls to
L4
:
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(2> the address of each loeatlon.to
theaddress of the prlncipal
(3)
23
office
Ln the case of a retall
be llcenged
of the buslness;
pharmacy, the
24
and address of the olrne!, partner or officer
zs
director
(4)
2t
each location1,
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30
31
.
(5)
name
or
of a corporate olrneri
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7,8
an
::
. to be operated;
zt
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shalL subolt to the Board
$'
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the type of business to be conducted at
a rough drawing of the floor plan of each
location Eo be llcensed;
(6) the proposed days and hours of oPeratlon
of thc busLaesE; and
80
an
(7)
I
other information the Board. may require.
3
AfLer prelinLriary approval of the applicatl'on for
a license for a retaLl pharmacy, a hospltal pharuacy,
4
a drug nanufacturlng .business or a drug dlstrlbutloa
5
business, a reguest for an lnspectl.on together nlth'
6
an lnspection fee shaLL b'e subnitted to the Board for
7
each business locatlon and an lnspectf.on shall be
2
I
'
made
of each location by the Board or lts agent.
(g) Ltcenses an,d permlts lssued by the Board are
,
9
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and shal1 explre on September 30 of each
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year unLess renelrea.: :
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(h) The Board, after notlce and a refusal or feilure
13
to complyr may suepend or revoke any license or peruL,t
14
issued under the provlsl.ons of thl.s Artl.cle at any tLne
t0
il
not transferable
l6
examl.nation or lnspection of the operatioa for lrhlch
',
permit
granted
the lLcense or
lras
shall dlsclose that
17
sucn prace 1s uot being conducted accordtng ao'$t
T8
regulations of the Board.
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23
24.
25
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Sectioa 12613. Pharmacl.st Ln eharge. A regi.atered
pharnacLst shall be in personal and lmoediate charga of'
every pharmacy. Durtng aay absence of tbe reglstered
pharmacis t , preseriptlons sha11 no t be f l,11ed , corrpounded, or
recelved by telephone and no drugs shall be sold; provtded,
that thLs sha1l aot preclude the sale at such ttmeE of Buch
things as might be sold lrere the pharmae)z a store not subJect
I
3l
to this Article. No person other than a regLstered pharmaclst
'
shaLl f111 or eompound prescrLptions.
SectLon L26L4. PharmaeleE. Aay proprl.etor or nanager
of a pharmacy who ,"rrs or negleets to place a reglstered
pharmacLst ln charge thereof or who perul.tc the compoundlng
of prescriptLons, oE the vendlng of drugs, except by or under
32
the lmuediate supervlslon of a registered pharrnacl.st, shal,l
26
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28
29
30
81
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I
be deemed to have violated
this Article.
Any person vho,
not being a registered ptrarmacist, compounds Prescrlptiooe
I ot vends drugs, while not subJect to the LramediaCe suPervi-
2
3
sioa of a reglstered pharmacLst, shall be deemed Co have
4
violated this Artlcle.
':
Seet,ion 12615. Duties of regiatered phar'uaci-st '
5
6
7
pharnacy shall comply rith
8
all UaLted States and'territorial
.
:
9
10
rl'
t2
13
L4
1aws, r,ries and regulatioas.
Ee gha1l be responslble for
trhlclr.l's
ttre management of every aCtivLty. of trhe pharmacy
1
.
.subJect t,o thls Article or other laws pertai$ing to ;:.'t'
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gha1l
coatrol.'
complgte
under
his
be
drugs
dispensilg.
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(b) err registered pharuaclste shal1 notlfy Ehe Board
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(10)
dayg.'*
ten
wl'thln
of chaagea of busLness addreee
15
.
...
:,
,.:
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,
16
coEpounding drugs ehall be equipped with ProPer* Pharuaceu-
L7
tl.caI uteaslls so that the Prescrl.pt,Lons ean belroPerly
18
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coEPouDced.TheBoardsha11byru].eprescr1bcthe
minlmum of such professional and technl,cal equipneat
whLch
2L
a pharmacy shall at all tl.mes posseas, aad the lLst shall
of the UnLted States
include copl.es of the latest.revlsions
z2
pharmacopoels and the natlonal
23
to theu.
2O,
fornulary,
and al'1 suPPleaents
24
25
shall keep a sultable book or filer
26
book or file,
oF'a nlcrofLlu
of such
28
ir whlch shalL be preserved, f,or a PerLod ot '
prescrlptt'oa eonpounded
tars' every Pt
aot less thaa fLve (5) years
'
or dLspensed at the pharmacy. The book, flle, of olcrofl'la
29
of prescriptlons
27
shal1 at all'tlmes
be oPea Co I'nepeetlon
3L
by the Board and other law enforcement offLcere.
Sectl.oa 12618. Licensing of pharuaetats aad pharnaclee
32
required.
30
.
(a)
unLese he ls a pharoacist,
or ts €xe8Pt€d
no person shall sell at retail
I
under this Artlcfe,
2
U:"t or polsou, compound aoy prescrlptloa
3
andPoasesaanydrug!'1thout.itsbel.ngPregcribed
(b)
4
any
or acquire
No person shal1 conduct or operate a place used
for the retaLL sa1e, compoundlng or dispenelng of druga 9r
prescrlptlons, or a place represented by a sign or by
5
6
advertlsement to have a business Dame or speclallzatlon
that lneludes the worde tpharmacistrt rpbaruaclrr
7.,
8,
'
10
tapothecary, t tapothecary shop, t Icheml'stt s shop, t tdrug
...,. . ' '
- tdruggl,st, I rdrug
?
tdrugr
t
store,
sundrieb, r rpreacrf.ptlonsr
11
or any coiblnation
g,
1Z
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I4
I5
.
'
thereof, or any other lrordE of slnllar
':."..tt:
lnport or, by atl LnsignLa or devLce that nlght ladicete to.
the pubJ.le that ah.:,place is .a pharmacy, uolese:
':
(1) the place Ls Lleeased by the Board
thls ArtLcle;
and
conducted oa
16,
17
l8
prealses coast,e.ntly employs, ou a regular
::;'
regtstered pharmacist' .,
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(c) No person shall permlt anyorre la
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2l
2Z
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
3T
32
under hls supervlsiou, except a reglstered
to eonpouad, dispense, labeJ. or otherrrise
tioas
(d) The provLslons of Subsectloas (a), (b) srd (c) of
thls SectLon shaLl not apply to a person possessiqg a llulted
l.icense issued under Subsection (b) of SectLon L26LZ of this
Artlcle for the sale or dl.strl.butloa of veterinary druga bearlag the legend: tCaution: Federal law reetrlcts this drug to
to use by or os the order of. a Llceused veterlnarl'a[. t
ProvLded, that the possessors of such a lLcenae uay only
sell or dlstrl.bute such drugs on the order of a ll.censcd
veterlnarlaa; and nay not represeat their place of bustneeg
by a slga or advertLsement that lncludeE the words
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fpharnacistr t tpharmacyr t t"pothecaryr t tchemistrs shopr
rdrug storerl rdrugsrt rdruggistrr rdrug sundrl'esrt
3
tprescripElonst
4
of sinilar
1
or any combiaatlon thereof, or any words
import or by an LnsignLa or devl.ce that nlght
6
indlcate to the public that the place is a pharnacy.
(a) 'Thl's
Section L26Lg. Exemptions f rom Article.
7
Article
I
nur6e practitioners,
9
i,n thLs terrltory
5
does not apply to physicians, osteoPathsr deatl.ets,
podlatrists
lLceused
or veterinarians
in supplying Co thelr patLents any
10
drugifthe1icensedPract1tionerisPractlcing.hie
11
profession and does not keep a pharnacy, advertl'sed or
L2
otherwise, for the retalLLng of drggs or polsot":
(b)
13
t
Thls Article
(1)
14
does not preveot:
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:
th'e personat adnlnlstratLon
r
.
of a drug
15
carried by a licensed opEometrist' physLel.aor '
16
osteopaEh, dentist, nurse, podiatrlgt
,
.
,
or v,etetrinarlan
*+t
1\,
L7
ln order to supply the imnediate needs of,:: Tils patLenc;
18
or
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(2) che eale of aonnarcotLc proprletary
19
20
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PreParations.
I
Section L262O. Construet,ioo of laws relating to
drugs. (a) Thls ArtLcle does not amend or repeal any of
23
the lawE whietr govern the
24
of controlled
2L
(b)
25
26
27
Guam
manuf
acture' sale or dl'strlbutlon
substances
Thls ArtlcLe does oot amend or repeal the
Food, Drug aad Cosmetl.c Act.
Section L2621. VLolations; penalties.
It ls
a
30
conviction and a fel'ony "1 second
o! subsequent offenses for any Petson to
(a) praetlce or attempt to practice pharmaey sithout
31
a certLflcate
32
the Eoard;
28
29
misdemeanor on the. first
3
of regLstration
84
and a cu.rrent llcense froo
u
n-f
2
he ls llcensed as such und,er this Artlcle;
.
procure or attemPt to Procure reglstratloo as
pharmaclst or to procure a ll.cense for a pharmacy for
(c)
3
4
5
6
t
use the rLtle of a registered Pharmacist, unless
(b)
t
t'
a
_ hfunself or another by naklng ol causing to be uade false.
rePresentations to the BoardS
allow aoy other person Lu hl'c employ or under
(d)
7
or
his supervlsion to compound or dispense prescrlptloas
8
9
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o! exempced uoa.t the
accordance wf.th thie ArtlcLer
t0
:
provlsLonb of thLs Artiele;
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or drug dlstrlbutlon
l3
pharmacy, clioLcr
l4
licensed to do so under thls Article.
l5
l6
busLdess unless
The Board aay
Sectloo L2622. .- Right of inJunctlon.
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appllf to a": court havlng competent Jurisdietton
over the
f:
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partles and. subject--matter for an lnJunctlon to-{iestraln
i!t:
this
Artlcle
violaEloos of
: Section 12623. Licensure under prevlous. law. Any
petsoB or place of busl.ness llcensed as a pharuacl.et otr.
pharmacy uader .ol prlor laws of thle territory whoge
llcense ls valid oo December 31, 1982 shall be hel,d to
be Liceased under the provis,lons of thte Artlcle aad
entltLed to renewal of thls llcense as provlded ln thLs
25
Article.
26
Section 25. (a) Sections L6223 of the Government
17
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20
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22
23
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Code
t.
28
ls repealed
(b) Sectton 27130 of the Government Code (whlch is
29
codlfied as Section L223L of Title
30
ls repealed.
27
3l
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SeetLon 26. traagl.tion.
(a)
10 of the. Guam Code Aonotated)
Excegt for the practlce of
nursl-ng new llcensing requlreueats Lmposed in t.hl.s Act eha11
85
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become effective
2
3
of thls Act shal1 take effect March 1, 1983
(b) Provf,sions of ' thl.s Act creatiug aud espowerl.og Eoards
+
of Examlnatlon in'Dentistry,
5"
effect oo January 3, 1983. Aftlr
6
Boardse they eha11 adopt necessary rules'and procedures to
7
implement provisione of law no later
8
9
on October 1, 1983, The provleions of Section
'
(c)
Pharmacy and Optometry shall take
members are appol.nted to theee
than Septenbel 15, 1983.,
The CommLssion may grant a temporary licenee to a
person practieing
.
a healing art other than nursl.ng during
ll
The temporary license sha1l be granted
'..
to a person who begLns residing'on Guau after January 1, 1983
12.
orwhoh":appJ.iedfora1icensepriortoDecember31,198.?.
l3
who meets licenslng
14
15
prlo-r to .the ef f ective.,date of thl.s Act aad who Lotende to seek
toqua11fyfor11censurepursuanttorequ1rements8etforth
16
in thls Act.
17
for no longer than eighteen (1a1 mont,hs.
(d) Durlng the transition period the Connissiouror Board
of Nuree Examiners may suspend or revoke. a ll.cense to practice
healing art pursuant to law and rules effectLve prl,or to the
10
l8
l9
20
the tranbition
2L
period.
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ffective
72
(e)
;
requireoents iaposed'pursuant to law existlng
The temporary lieense shall be effective
a
daue of this Act.
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dentl.stry,
practice
nursing,
for
the
of
Exeept
'-
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ptornetry or pharmacy, every person permitted to Practf,ce a healtng
rt (as that teru ie deflned ln Section 1210L of Tit1e L0 of the
25
uam Code
26
uau prlor to January 3,1983 who desires to contf.nue so to
27
ractice shall apply to the Commisslon for a license 8o to do.
28
o later than February 1, 1983, the Commlssion shall by
?9
ublication
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ewspapera of general circuLatlon
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GOVERNMI|NT OF GUA}{
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
AGAIiIA, GUA"Y
HKECUTI\rE oRDER NO. 83-025
DEP4BTIIENT OF ADltrNrsrRATrolt
ADVERSB ACTIONS RUI,ES A![D RBGUT,ATIOITS
I|HEREjAS,
Section 4105, Title 4'
Guam Code
Annotatedr pro
vides that the Director of Administration shall adopt personnel
rules and regulations governing selection, promotion, performancb
evaluation, demotion, suspension; and other disciplinary ac+-ioni
WEEREAS,
Section 4105r Title 4,
Guam Code
Annotatedr further
provides that such rules and regulations must be approved by the
Civil Service Commission and be promulgated by Executive Ogder of
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the Governor;
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the Director of Administration has adopted such
personnel rules and regulations relative to adverse actionsi and
I|EEREAS,
the Civil Service Conrmission has approved said
rules and regulations in its meeting on the ITth day of August 1983.
I|EBRE.AST
J. BORDALLO, Governor of Guamr
by virtue of the authority vested in.rne by'Section 4105, Title 4,
Guam Code Annotated and by the Organic Act of Guamr do hereby order
NOw, TEEREI.IORB, !,
as follows:
I.
RICARDO
The attached PersonneL Rules and Regulatione relative
to Adverse Actions duly adopted by the Director of
Administration and approved by the Civil Service
Commission, are approved and promulgaEed, to be effective upon filing with the Legislative Secretary.
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2. ' A11 Prior rules ' reguiations '
or Executive Orders in conflict with this order are
herebY suPerseded.
Siqned and Promulgated at Agana,
Guam'
this
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Countersigned:
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D. REYES
Lieutenant Governor
EDWARD
Attachment
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DATE
4-92
SIXTE,ENTTI GUA}I LEGISLATURE
vorlNc RECORD
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VOTING
Itladeleine
CHARFAUROS,
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Edward T.
CRISOSTOMO, Thomas C.
IIUENAS
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Edward R.
GUTIERREZ'
Carl T.
KASPERBAUER,
L.P0,[ORENA'
PEREZ,
Kurt
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Jose I-
LEON GUERRERO,
MQYLAN,
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Carnen A-
A].berto
S.
Peter F-,
QUAN, John F.
QUITUGUA,
Franklin J.
SAl.l AGUSTIN,
SAIITOS,
Joe
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Francisco
R.
SUDO, Ranon Q-
TAI{AKA, Thomas trr TORRES, Jess
UMAGAT
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UNDERWOOD, James
UNPINGCO' Antonro
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BLAS, Frank F.
BORDALLO,
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