There shall be assigned sufficient number of administrative personnel, as may be determined by the Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer, to provide staff assistance on a full-time basis to Guam Community Health Centers, and ensure that the general duties assigned to the Guam Community Health Centers are adequately administered. It is further provided:

(a) There is hereby established within the Program, the administrative position of Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer, who shall be responsible for managing the overall operations, finances, personnel, and facilities of the community health centers in accordance with the mission, vision, values, Advisory Council approved policies, Strategic Plan, and other operational policies, and as further delineated in the position description adopted as Exhibit B pursuant to this Act, and which may be amended pursuant to Subsection (d) of this Section.

(1) Salary. The salary of the Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer shall be based upon the national standard of Community Health Center Chief Executive Officers of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S., subject to availability of funds for FY 2015, and included in all subsequent budgets.

(b) There is hereby established within the Program, the senior administrative financial position of Chief Financial Officer. The responsibility of the position shall
include, but is not limited to, assisting the Chief Executive Officer and the Advisory Council on Community Health Centers in the development, implementation and coordination of the Program’s financial policy, fund management, internal audits, billings and collection, and, the performance of all other associated administrative functions and tasks as are necessary in directly providing and ensuring sound fiscal stability and support for the Program, and as further delineated in the position description adopted as Exhibit C pursuant to this Act, and which may be amended pursuant to Subsection (d) of this Section.

(1) Salary. The salary of the Chief Financial Officer shall be based upon the national standard for the position, as found within the Community Health Center instrumentality of a U.S., subject to availability of funds for FY 2015, and included in all subsequent budgets.

(c) There is hereby established within the Program, the administrative and clinical position of Medical Director. The responsibility of the position shall include, but is not limited to, assisting the Community Health Center Chief Executive Officer and the Advisory Council on Community Health Centers in the development, implementation and coordination of the Program’s medical services policy and the performance of associated administrative tasks, and directly providing clinical medical support for all medical services provided by the Program, and as further delineated in the position description adopted as Exhibit D pursuant to this Act, and which may be amended pursuant to Subsection (d) of this Section.

The Medical Director shall preferably be a board certified or board eligible physician specialist in a medical field deemed to be an appropriate, requisite field of practice, or multiple field specialties, as is necessary to best meet the mandates and needs of the Program, and as further delineated in the position description adopted as Exhibit D

pursuant to this Act, and which may be amended pursuant to Subsection (d) of this Section.

Preferable consideration for selection as the Medical Director shall be given to a board certified or board eligible physician specialist with experience as a primary care family practice physician.

(1) Salary. The salary of the Medical Director shall be based upon the national standard for Community Health Center Medical Directors in the U.S., subject to availability of funds for FY 2015, and included in all subsequent budgets.

(d) Amendment of Position Description. The Advisory Council on Community Health Centers shall, in keeping with the provisions of Article 3- Rule Making Procedures, of Chapter 9, Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, review and amend, as may be necessary, the position descriptions adopted pursuant to Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-248:3 (Aug. 14, 1998), amended by P.L.
32-231:3 (Dec. 30, 2014).

2015 NOTE: The exhibits referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) are attachments to Public Law 32-231.