There is hereby established within the Department of Public Health and Social Services (Department) Bureau of Primary Care Services (Bureau) a Community Health Center Program (Program) to be administered on a collateral duty basis by the Health Services Administrator of the Bureau, and who shall serve as the Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer of the Program. The Program shall cover two (2) regions of Guam (northern and southern). With the collateral duty, the Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer’s additional role shall include adherence to the following nineteen (19) federal program requirements as stipulated in Exhibit A:

(a) development and implementation of a needs assessment;

(b) implementing required and additional primary health care services;

(d) adhering to staffing requirements;

(e) conducting accessible hours of operation and location;

(f) after hours coverage;

(g) hospital admitting privileges and continuum of
care;

(h) sliding fee discount;

(i) quality improvement/quality assurance plan; (j) key management staff;
(k) contractual/affiliation agreements; (l) collaborative relationships;
(m) financial management and control policies; (n) billing and collection;
(o) budget;
(p) program data reporting systems; (q) scope of project;(r) board authority;

(s) board composition; and

(t) conflict of interest.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-248:2 (Aug. 14, 1998), amended by P.L.
32-231:2 (Dec. 30, 2014).

2015 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-231:4 (Dec. 29, 2014), Exhibit A
referenced in this section is codified as Article 4 of Chapter 6, of Title
26, Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Subsection designations were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha- numeric scheme pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.