(a) The Board shall establish and administer rules and regulations governing the compensation and classification of health professionals of the hospital.

(b) All employees of the hospital, except physicians and healthcare administrators, the Hospital Administrator, Associate Administrators for Clinical, Operations and Medical Services, and the Chief Financial Officer, shall be members of the classified service of the government of Guam.

(1) This Subsection shall include Allied Health providers, as defined pursuant to Chapter 12, Part 1 and Part 2, of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, practicing in their specialty and employed as Health Care Administrators (HCA) for their department who shall be members of the classified service of the government of Guam. These positions

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are herein referenced, but not limited to, as follows: Chief Respiratory Therapist (HCA), Chief Hospital Radiology Technologist (HCA), Chief Hospital Pharmacist (HCA), Administrator of Laboratory Services (HCA), Chief of Rehabilitative Services (HCA), and Administrator of Hospital Food Services (HCA).

(c) Each hospital employee shall be eligible to continue to be or to become a member of the government of Guam Retirement Fund pursuant to Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated. The hospital shall pay for the employer’s contribution to the Retirement Fund that is assessed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees for the benefit of hospital employees who are members of the Fund.

(d) Each hospital employee shall be eligible to participate in any government of Guam health and life insurance plan or prepaid health plan.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 14-029:1 (May 27, 1977) as GC § 49007. Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 16-023:13 (Aug. 11, 1981), and P.L. 16-041:5 (Sept. 28, 1981) (amending P.L.16-023:13). Codified as 10 Guam Code Ann. § 80109. Repealed and added by by P.L. 30-190:1 (Aug. 28, 2010). Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 33-023:1 (May 7,
2015). Subsection (b)(1) added by P.L. 33-023:1 (May 7, 2015).

2015 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 33-023:2:

Section 2. Classification Without Loss or Reduction in Salary, Status or Benefits. As provided pursuant to Section 1 of this Act, and notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation, the personnel in the positions identified in Item (1) of § 80113(b) of Chapter 80 of Division 4, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, shall have their admission as members in the classified service of the government of Guam occur without a disruption in service, or loss or reduction in salary, status or benefits.

2013 NOTE: This section was originally codified from GC § 49010, entitled, “”Fiscal Authority; Accounting and Expenditures.”” Codified as 10 Guam Code Ann. § 80112. Repealed and added as 10 Guam Code Ann. § 80116 by P.L. 30-190:1 (Aug. 28, 2010).