(a) A license to practice podiatric medicine on Guam authorizes the holder to practice podiatric medicine as defined in these Rules. (b) No doctor of podiatric medicine shall do any amputation of the foot in total. Surgical debridement with plastic repairs or reconstruction of diseased, traumatized or devitalized, nonviable or necrotic tissue shall be the standard of treatment for these diseased processes. (c) Doctors of podiatric medicine practicing within the framework of this policy statement are subject to all laws governing gross negligence, incompetence and repeated negligent acts.
ARTICLE 2C PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SOURCE: Entire Article, entitled “Physician Assistant,” added by P.L. 24-329:9 (Dec. 30, 1998), codified as Article 16. Transferred pursuant to P.L. 38-043:9 (Aug. 18, 2025), renumbered Article 2C by the Compiler. 2026 NOTE: Jurisdiction with respect to the licensure and practice of physicians assistants was transferred to the Guam Board of Medical Examiners by P.L. 38-043:9(a) (Aug. 18, 2025). Further, P.L. 38-043:9(c) stated: All Guam statutes and administrative rules and regulations not specifically identified or mentioned in this enactment which refer to the jurisdiction and authority of the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners over the licensure, practice, and discipline of physician assistants are amended to reflect the transfer of jurisdiction from the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners to the Guam Board of Medical Examiners, which shall henceforward
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perform all functions with respect to licensure, discipline, rulemaking concerning these two professions formerly performed by the Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners.