10 Guam Code Ann. § 9101
Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 9101
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
Factors responsible for the inflationary spiral in health costs include failure to place primary emphasis on personal disease prevention, and personal maintenance of health and ambulatory health care. To improve this situation, it is necessary to strengthen the planning of operating health services, guarantee quality and accessibility of appropriate health care at all times and require the accountability of the provider to make available that care plus development of standards of quality sufficient to adequately protect patients.
To assure that citizens of the Territory will be able to obtain as well as afford necessary health services on an equitable basis, compulsory prepaid health and sickness coverage, accomplished through payroll deduction made by employers and employees, is effective on the passage of this Chapter, and
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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 9 CONSUMER HEALTH PROTECTION ACT
operative on the first day of the first calendar year after the rates and benefits proposed by the Commission have been approved by the Legislature.
SOURCE: GC § 9990.