Chapter 10. Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners

§ 10202. Board Member Standards. (a) Board members shall: (1) familiarize themselves and maintain a working knowledge of the laws, rules, policies, and procedures under the jurisdiction of the Board; (2) regularly attend and meaningfully participate in Board meetings and other Bo…

§ 10203. Officers. At the first meeting following the start of the new calendar year the Board shall elect from its members the following officers: (a) Chair – The chair shall preside at all Board meetings and shall represent the Board. The chair with the advisement of the Board …

§ 10204. Board Meetings. The time, place, and frequency of regular Board meetings shall be decided by the Board or at the call of the chair except that at least one meeting shall be held at least every 60 days. (a) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at the time and place…

§ 10205. Order of Business at Regular Meetings. Subject to modification and approval of the Board, the order of business at meetings shall be as follows: (a) Call to order; determination of quorum; (b) Determination of proof of publication of notice of meeting in accordance with …

§ 10206. Rules of Order. Except during disciplinary hearings and where otherwise provided by law and in these rules all proceedings of the Board shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, latest revised edition.

§ 10207. Quorum and Voting. (a) A quorum must be present to conduct a Board meeting. A quorum consists of a majority of the whole number of appointed members of the Board as of the time of the meeting. (b) The vote of the majority present and authorized to vote shall constitute a…

§ 10208. Committees. Immediately following the election of officers or in the event of a vacancy the Board shall appoint all standing committee chairs and co-chairs. (a) Standing Committees shall include: (1) Finance and Budget; (2) Statutes, Rules, and Forms; (3) Continuing Educ…

§ 10209. Adjournment / Recess. (a) The Board may adjourn or recess any regular, adjourned regular, special, or adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum may also adjourn a meeting from time to time. (b) If all voting m…

§ 10210. Board Meeting Participation by Video Teleconference. (a) Board members are expected to make every effort to attend meetings in person. When personal attendance is not possible or practical, a Board member may participate in a meeting of the Board by video teleconference …

§ 10211. Board Member Conflict of Interest or Disqualification. (a) Any Board member who knows, or with reasonable investigation should know, that the member has a personal, private, or financial interest in any matter under consideration by the Board shall not vote for or agains…

§ 10212. Disclosure of Board Information. (a) A Board member shall: (1) obtain the permission, vote, or approval of the Board as to the information that may be shared when speaking on behalf of the Board; (2) promptly refer any requests for comment by the media to designated Boar…

§ 10213. Removal from Office for Absences. The unexcused absences of a member from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Board shall constitute cause for removal of the member from the Board, which shall be certified to I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi who may thereupon remove the m…

§ 10214. Consultants and Volunteers. The Board may employ or retain the services of consultants on a paid or volunteer basis who may be vested with the authority to do the following: (a) Investigate disciplinary complaints and other matters brought to attention of the Board when …

§ 10215. Public Records and Complaints. (a) All requests, applications, notices, communications, and correspondence shall be directed to the Board in care of the HPLO. To be considered by the Board any requests or inquiries requiring a Board decision or official Board action, exc…

§ 10216. Petition for Declaratory Ruling. (a) The Board is authorized to issue declaratory rulings with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts any rule or statute enforceable by it. Such rulings may be issued provided: (1) The petitioner demonstra…

§ 10217. Petition for the Adoption, Repeal, or Change of Rule. (a) Any person may petition the Board for the adoption of a new rule or for the repeal or change of any existing rule. (b) In order to be considered, a petition for a rule change shall be in writing and contain the fo…

§ 10301. Scope of Practice of Professions Licensed by the Board. A license to practice an allied health profession is circumscribed not only by the scope of practice defined by statute, rule, and regulation, but also the ethical proscription applicable to all practitioners of the…

§ 10302. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the science and art of examination and diagnosis based on Traditional Oriental Medicine, and treatment of symptoms and diseases by the insertion of needles into the respective three hundred sixty fiv…

§ 10303. Audiology. “ Audiology ” means the application of principles, methods and procedures for measurement, testing, evaluation, prediction, counseling, selling, instruction, habilitation, or rehabilitation related to hearing aids or ear molds, including the fitting of such de…

§ 10304. Chiropractic. “ Chiropractic ” means the science, art, and philosophy of things natural, the science of locating and removing interference with the transmissions or expression of nerve forces in the human body, by the correction of misalignments or subluxation of the art…

§ 10305. Clinical Psychology. (a) Clinical psychology is a subspecialty of psychology which is primarily concerned with assessing and alleviating emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders in a hospital, institution, or other clinical setting. (b) The practice of clinical psycho…

§ 10306. Licensed Psychology Associate. (a) A person other than a licensed clinical psychologist may be employed by a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or by a mental health and substance-related disorder clinic or facility to provide psychological services p…

§ 10307. Licensed Professional Counselor. Licensed Professional Counselors use psychotherapeutic techniques to prevent, assess, evaluate, diagnose, develop treatment goals, plans and objectives, treat and evaluate outcomes for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and associ…

§ 10308. Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Licensed Mental Health Counselors are qualified to provide services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. They apply theories, principles, and methods of counseling and psychotherapy to define goals and develop plans of action a…

§ 10309. Marriage and Family Therapy. (a) Marriage and Family Therapy means the rendering of professional therapeutic services to clients, singly or in groups, and involves the professional application of family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of therapeutic servi…

§ 10310. Occupational Therapy. “ Occupational therapy ” means the evaluation and treatment provided to people whose lives have been disrupted by physical injury, illness, developmental problems, the aging process, or psychosocial or cognitive difficulties. Treatment entails the a…

§ 10311. Physical Therapy. “ Physical therapy ” means the utilization of scientific principles for the evaluation and treatment of any disability, injury or disease by the use of physical, chemical or mechanical means, including, but not limited to, heat, cold, air, light, sound,…

§ 10312. Speech-Language Pathologist. (a) The scope of practice for Speech-Language Pathologist includes: (1) screening, identifying, assessing, and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating, and preventing disorders of speech (e.g., articulation, fluency, voice,) and language; (2…

§ 10313. Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. (a) A Speech- Language Pathology Assistant (Bachelor’s level) (SLPA -B) must work under the direct or indirect supervision of the supervising licensed SLP and may only implement the therapeutic plan designed by the supervising license…

§ 10314. Veterinary Medicine. “ Veterinary medicine ” means veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry means to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental condition, including the prescription or admin…

§ 10315. Respiratory Therapy. “ Respiratory Therapy ” means the treatment and the management of pulmonary diseases with medications and machines provided to patients whose condition or illness is that of breathing.

§ 10316. Clinical Dietitian or Nutritionist. “ Dietetics and Nutrition Practice ” means the integration and application of scientific principles derived from the study of food, nutrition, biochemistry, metabolism, nutrigenomics, physiology, food management, and from behavioral an…

§ 10317. Nursing Home Administrator. “ Nursing Home Administrator ” means the leadership requirement to manage a home nursing institution. COL 2026-08-06 C H . 10 G UAM B OARD OF A LLIED H EALTH E XAMINERS 17 A RTICLE 4 R ULES G OVERNING S PECIFIC P ROFESSIONS

§ 10401. Rules Governing Specific Professions. 2026 NOTE: As adopted by P.L. 36-138:44 (Dec. 28, 2022), this provision did not include any text.

§ 10402. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. (a) Use of Sterilized Disposable Needles. Any practitioner of acupuncture and oriental medicine licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall use only sterilized disposable needles. The acupuncture and oriental medicine representa…

§ 10403. Audiology and Licensed Hearing Aid Dealers. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10404. Chiropractic. [ Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10405. Clinical Psychologist. [ Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners] COL 2026-08-06 C H . 10 G UAM B OARD OF A LLIED H EALTH E XAMINERS 18

§ 10406. Licensed Psychology Associate. (a) Licensed psychology associate. To qualify as a licensed psychology associate, the applicant must: (1) hold a doctorate or master’s degree in clinical psychology or related field such as educational psychology, school psychology, or coun…

§ 10407. Supervision by Clinical Psychologists; Licensed Professional Counselors; Licensed Mental Health Counselors; and Marriage and Family Therapists. (a) “ Clinical supervision ” means the supervision of persons who are acquiring and completing clinical experience in psycholog…

§ 10408. Licensed Professional Counselor. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10409. Licensed Mental Health Counselor. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10410. Marriage and Family Therapy. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10411. Occupational Therapy. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10412. Physical Therapy. (a) A physical therapist shall provide the referring practitioner, if any, with information from the patient assessment, diagnosis, and plan of care. Within one week after a patient is initially evaluated, the physical therapist shall provide this infor…

§ 10413. Speech-Language Pathologist. (a) “ Supervision ” with respect to the field of speech-language pathology means as follows: (1) Direct (initial) supervision shall mean supervision whereby a licensed Speech-language Pathologist diagnoses the condition to be treated, dissemi…

§ 10414. Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10415. Respiratory Therapy. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]

§ 10416. Veterinary Medicine. (a) Prohibition Against Treatment of Humans. A veterinarian shall not provide care and treatment of humans including prescribing and/or dispensing prescription medication for personal use by the COL 2026-08-06 C H . 10 G UAM B OARD OF A LLIED H EALTH…

§ 10417. Clinical Dietitian or Nutritionist. [Reserved by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners]