(a) Upon declaration by the United States Centers for Disease Control and/or the World Health Organization that a health-related epidemic or outbreak has taken place in a jurisdiction, or issues a health advisory on a jurisdiction, I Maga’lahen Guåhan, with the advice from the Director of Public Health and Social Services, may, through Executive Order, declare a public health emergency and restrict entry into Guam those individuals who have been in the affected jurisdiction for more than one (1) week and do not possess a recognized and
certified document that attests that they have been tested for the specific disease and determined not to be infected. The date of the test must not be more than one (1) week from the date of their entry into Guam.

(b) Any individual who enters into Guam without the proper documentation, shall be quarantined pursuant to this Section and §§19604 and 19605 of Article 6, Chapter 19 of Title
10, Guam Code Annotated.

(c) Any and all costs associated with the quarantine and/or treatment of individuals who unlawfully enter Guam pursuant to this Act will be the responsibility of the individual and the carrier that the individual contracted to travel to Guam with.

(d) Once the entry restriction is imposed, it will remain in effect until I Maga’lahen Guåhan, with the advice from the Director of Public Health and Social Services, issues a written order rescinding the Executive Order.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 29-107:1 (Aug. 22, 2008).

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ARTICLE 4
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS