(a) the provision of emergency medical services is a matter of vital concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare of the people of Guam;

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(b) it is the purpose of this Chapter to establish, promote and maintain a comprehensive emergency medical services system throughout the island. The system will provide for the arrangement of personnel, facilities, and equipment for the effective and coordinated delivery of health care services under emergency conditions, whether occurring as the result of a patient’s condition or of natural disasters or other causes. The system shall also provide for personnel, personnel training, communications, emergency transportation, facilities, coordination with emergency medical and critical care services, coordination and use of available public safety agencies, promotion of consumer participation, accessibility to care, mandatory standard medical recordkeeping, consumer information and education, independent review and evaluation, disaster linkage, mutual aid agreements, and other components necessary to meet the purposes of this part;

(c) it is the intent of I Liheslatura to assure the island community that prompt, efficient and effective emergency medical services will be provided as mandated by Public Law
17-78, § 72105 which states that the Guam Fire Department shall have the authority and responsibility of operating an emergency medical and rescue services system. Therefore, I Liheslatura recognizes the Guam Fire Department in its role as the designated central agency for the overall operation of the island’s enhanced 911 emergency medical services system. Furthermore, I Liheslatura finds that in order for the Guam Fire Department to provide prompt, efficient and effective quality emergency medical care, coordination between EMS agencies and the EMS Commission is a key element in a functioning EMS System; and

(d) it is the intent of I Liheslatura in enacting this Chapter to prescribe and exercise the degree of government of Guam direction and supervision over emergency medical services as will provide for the government of Guam action immunity under federal antitrust laws for activities undertaken by local governmental entities in carrying out their prescribed functions under this Chapter.

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SOURCE: Gov’t Code Article 1, Chapter 6, Title XLVII, codified by the Compiler as Chapter 84 of Title 10, Guam Code Ann.. Subsection (c) added by P.L. 23-077:9-10 (Mar. 6, 1996). Amended by P.L. 31-
146:2 (Nov. 17, 2011). Subsection (d) renumbered to subsection (e)
and a new subsection (d) added by P.L. 34-168:2 (Dec. 29, 2018). Subsections (b) and (d) amended, subsection (e) repealed by P.L. 36-
121:1 (Nov. 9, 2022).