) The Chief Medical Examiner shall be named by the Commission to serve for such term and at such salary as the Commission may fix. He may as part of his duties teach medical or law school classes, conduct special classes for police investigators, and engage in other activities related to the work of his office to such extent and on such terms as may be authorized by the Commission. Similar authorizations may be given by the Commission to other members of the staff. He shall serve as Secretary to the Commission.

(b) Locum Tenens Exemption During the Absence of the Chief Medical Examiner. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is exempt from the government of Guam Procurement Law in contracting for the professional services of a qualified medical examiner to be provided when the Chief Medical Examiner is absent from work.

SOURCE: GC § 49102; repealed and reenacted by P.L. 11-037 (May 8,
1971). Amended by P.L. 30-017:2 (Apr. 17, 2009). Subsection (b) added as uncodified law by P.L. 32-068:XII:8 (Sept. 11, 2013). Codified to this section by the Compiler.

COL 6/21/2023

10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 81 POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION ACT

2013 NOTE: Pursuant the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, numbers and/or letters were added to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.

§ 81103.1. Minimum Qualifications for Chief Medical
Examiner.

The Chief Medical Examiner shall be a citizen, a permanent resident of the United States, or a person whose immigration status with the U.S. Immigration legally allows him to work in the United States, and a physician licensed to practice his profession in Guam. He must have current certification in Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology or their successors.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-017:3 (Apr. 17, 2009).