(a) may issue a temporary permit to a graduate of an accredited U.S., foreign or Guam professional nursing education program, upon application, payment of the required fee, and after verifying the applicant’s official

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transcript and certificate of education; provided, however, that such applicant has received the Board’s authorization to sit for the first licensing examination immediately following such applicant’s graduation. Such a permittee shall be identified as a ‘graduate nurse’ (‘G.N.’) and may practice nursing only under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Only such a permittee shall be authorized to use the title ‘graduate nurse.’ All temporary permits issued pursuant to this Subparagraph shall terminate when the Board has received the permittee’s scores from the licensing examination immediately succeeding such permittee’s graduation from nursing school; and

(b) shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to protect the public and limit the practice of persons issued temporary licenses/ certification.

(c) May issue a nurse (RN, APRN, LPN) or nursing assistant applicant a three (3) month temporary license/certification upon submission of a notarized application, payment of the required fee and evidence of:

(1) a current U.S. license as a registered nurse or practical nurse; or

(2) a current National or State Board Certification as an advanced practice registered nurse; or

(3) a current State Board Certification as a nursing assistant

(d) May use their discretion to extend the temporary li- cense/certification, but the extension shall not exceed six (6) months.

(e) (1) May issue a Military Limited Volunteer Nursing License to a nurse (RN, APRN, LPN) applicant who:

(A) is licensed and in good standing as a nurse in another state;

(B) maintains credentials within the military credentialing system and authorizes the Guam-

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based Military Credentialing Office to provide to the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners the required verification documents and military commander’s approval; and

(C) agrees to be subject to Board rules and regulations, including those regarding disciplinary action, license registration and renewal, and continuing medical education, throughout the duration of the Military Limited Volunteer Nursing licensure.

(2) A nurse who practices nursing on Guam under a license issued under this Subsection may only practice at

(A) the Department of Public Health and
Social Services,
(B) the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, (C) the Community Health Centers, or a clinic
or an outreach event that primarily provides
services for indigent populations, and

the nurse shall not receive direct or indirect compensation or payment of anything of monetary value in exchange for the medical services rendered by the nurse to the indigent patients at the clinic or outreach event.

(3) (A) A Military Limited Volunteer Nursing
License shall
(i) be issued at no charge to the applicant, (ii) be valid for a period of two (2) years,
and

(iii) may be renewed and maintained
according to registration requirements as prescribed by the Board.

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(B) The license shall be in effect upon receipt of the application packet by the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners subject to final review.

(4) This presumptive eligibility for licensure is contingent upon the appropriate military commander’s authorization allowing the nurse to practice in the community, and the appropriate collaborative sharing of information between the Military Credentialing Office and the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 16-123:21 (Dec. 28, 1982). Subsection (a)
amended by P.L. 20-017:3 (June 9, 1989). Repealed and reenacted by P.L.
24-325:19 (Dec. 31, 1998). Subsection (c) added by P.L. 24-325:20 (Dec.
31, 1998). Subsection (d) added by P.L. 24-325:21 (Dec. 31, 1998). Subsection (e) added by P.L. 34-129:2 (Oct. 17, 2018).

2018 NOTE: Subsection designations added/altered pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.