(a) There is hereby established within the Department of Public Health and Social Services ('DPHSS') a Guam Cancer Registry, which shall operate under the supervision of the Division of Public Health, Office of Epidemiology and Research, to collect information on all cases of cancer occurring within Guam, to analyze and compare such data in appropriate ways and to annually prepare and distribute a report on their findings. The qualifications of the Guam Epidemiologist shall be: (1) a Guam physician’s license; or (2) a MD degree from an American Medical Association approved medical school with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the field of epidemiology; or (3) a Guam veterinarian’s license with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the field of epidemiology; or
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(4) a MPH (epidemiology major) or a graduate degree in epidemiology or biostatistics, both from a U.S. accredited college or university and with one (1) to two (2) years of experience in the field of epidemiology; or (5) a MSPH degree with a focus in epidemiology or analysis and assessment from a U.S. accredited college or university; or (6) a PhD degree in epidemiology from a U.S. accredited college or university; or (7) a graduate degree in epidemiology from a non-U.S. accredited institution, and with at least four (4) years of experience designing, overseeing, implementing, and conducting epidemiological studies related to public health; or (8) a non-epidemiology professional graduate degree, such as a RN, MD/DO, DDS/DMD, DVM, or PhD, from a U.S. accredited college or university, with at least four (4) years of experience performing epidemiology work under the guidance of an epidemiologist. (b) Injunctions. In case of noncompliance with the provisions of this Act or with the rules and regulations of the program, the Director shall notify the respective licensing Board and may also notify the Attorney General of such noncompliance. The licensing Board shall notify the healthcare professional and may institute suspension of license for repeated noncompliance reported by the Director of DPHSS. The Attorney General, upon receipt of such notification, may institute an appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct such noncompliance. For all cases of noncompliance referred to the Attorney General by the Director of DPHSS, quarterly reports shall be prepared by the Attorney General and submitted to the Director summarizing the status of actions taken to correct and comply. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-198:2 (May 6, 1998). Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 33-082:1 (Nov. 9, 2015). 2017 NOTE: References to “territory” and “territorial” removed and/or altered to “Guam” pursuant to 1 GCA § 420.