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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 3111

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
There is, within the Executive Branch of the government of Guam, a Department of Public Health and Social Services, the head of which is the Director. The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services is appointed by I Maga’lahi [the Governor] with the advice and consent of I Liheslatura [the Legislature]. The Director shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(a) Shall have graduated from a recognized college or university with a Master’s Degree in Health Administration, healthcare service management, human service or a health related field, and five (5) years of experience in the management and administration of a human service, social service, or healthcare service organization of which three (3) years shall have been experienced as an administrator or director in human service, social service, or healthcare service organization; or

(b) Shall have graduated from a recognized college or university with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Public Administration, and five (5) years of experience in health administration, human service, social service or healthcare service organization of which three (3) years must have been experienced as an administrator or director in a public health setting, human service, social service or healthcare service organization; or

(c) Shall have graduated from a recognized college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, healthcare service management, human service or health related field, and eight (8) years of experience in health administration or healthcare related

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field, of which five (5) years shall have been experienced as an administrator or director in a public health, human service, social service or healthcare service organization.

SOURCE: GC § 5110 amended by P.L. 10-91. Amended by P.L. 27-09:2. Amended by P.L. 29-078:2 (May 9, 2008).

CROSS-REFERENCE: P.L. 27-09:3 (Apr. 28, 2003) states that: “”Any new appointment of a Director after enactment of this Act shall be in compliance with the provisions of this Act.””

2013 NOTE: Numbers and/or letters were added to adhere to the
Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme in accordance to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

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