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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES

(a) Committee Creation. There is created within the Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Prescriptive Authority Advisory Committee (‘Committee’) of the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners. The Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members of whom three (3) members, appointed by the Board, shall be APRNs; one (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 12 of this Title and who has been involved in a collaborative practice with an APRN for at least three (3) years appointed by the Board of Medical Examiners; one (1) member shall be a nurse member of the Board of Nurse Examiners appointed by the Board; one (1) member shall be a physician member of the Board of Medical Examiners appointed by the Board of Medical Examiners; and one (1) member shall be a pharmacist member of the Board of Pharmacy appointed by the Board of Pharmacy.

(b) Appointment and Staggered Terms. Three (3) members of the Committee shall be appointed for an initial term of office of one (1) year, and four (4) members of the Committee shall be appointed for an initial term of office of two (2) years. After the expiration of the initial term of office, members shall be appointed for terms of office of three (3) years. Members shall serve for the term of office specified and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. A vacancy on the Committee, which occurs for any reason other than by expiration of a term, shall be filled by Board appointment for the unexpired term.

(c) Quorum. Four (4) members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided at least one (1) member must be a physician or pharmacist. No action of the Committee may be taken except by a majority of the members.

(d) Rules and Regulations. The Committee shall promulgate rules for the requirements, content and use of collaborative practice agreements and prescriptive authority. The rules and regulations must get concurrence by the Nursing Board, Medical Examiner Board, Pharmacy Board and Allied Health Board before submitting it through the Administrative Adjudication Law.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-206:9 (May 13, 1998).

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COL 6/21/2023

10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES