Definition

4 GCA § 6229 — under Compensation of Public Employees.

4 GCA § 6229

As used in this Act the following words and phrases are defined to mean: (a) “Board” means the Guam Boards under the Healing Arts. (b) “Class Specification” means official document which describes the general characteristics of a class, including the title; nature of work; summary statement of examples of typical duties performed; a statement of minimum qualifications; and the minimum knowledge, abilities and skills needed to perform the work which provides the criteria for placing each position in its proper class. (c) “HealthCare professional(s)” means any employee in the government agencies who is essential to the delivery of patient/client care services, and as defined in § 10101 of Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated, and § 5 of P.L. 22-087. (d) “Known-Promotion-Potential” “(KPP)” means an upward career mobility in a series of positions within an organization without competition, and where at an earlier date an employee was selected under a competitive examination.

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(e) “Nurse(s)” means any person who is licensed by the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners to practice as a licensed practical nurse, registered professional nurse, or as an advanced practice registered professional nurse on Guam. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-325:3 (Dec. 30, 1998) as § 6228, renumbered § 6229 by the Compiler pursuant to the authority of 1 GCA § 1606. Subsection (e) amended by P.L.27-156:3 (Dec. 30, 2004).