Title 10 — Health and Safety

There is created the “Board of Examiners for Dentistry” (referred to as the “Board” in this Article). The Board shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. At least four (4) members shall be licensed dentists. All members shall be citizens or perma…

If I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi finds that a member has not performed his or her duties then she/he may remove him or her from office. 2024 NOTE: Reference to the “Governor” replaced with I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi pursuant to 5 GCA § 1510.

The Attorney General shall represent without fee the Board of Examiners for Dentistry.

Each member of the Board shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe the oath set forth in the Organic Act.

Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum of the Board for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. A majority of the members present in any meeting of the Board shall prevail.

The Board shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and perform the purposes and provisions of this Article including the following, in addition to other powers and duties granted in this Article, and may: (a) Have a seal and modify it; (b) Enter into and ex…

(a) The Board shall establish fees as required in this Article. Resolutions of the Board setting fees need not be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law. All fees, except those transmitted for national examinations, shall be deposited in the General Fund. …

The Commission, with the advice and consent of the Board, may employ and assign to the Board such consultive and technical personnel as may be necessary or desirable for the proper functioning of the Board and the administration of this Article. The Commission may assign to the B…

No dentist in Guam shall hold himself out to the public, advertise, declare or in any way proclaim to be a specialist in any of the recognized dental specialties unless he or she has completed an American Dental Association certified training program and is Board eligible. The re…

The intent of regulating the functions of auxiliary dental personnel is not to remove the responsibility of the licensed dentist, but to define the various levels of training and competence of these personnel. COL 2026-06-10 Licensure or certification shall not imply authorizatio…

(a) Each application for a license as a dental hygienist shall be in writing and signed by the applicant. (b) Each application for certification as a dental technician or auxiliary shall be in writing and signed by the applicant. (c) Certification without examination shall be mad…

(a) Every applicant for dental hygiene licensure who does not qualify for exception to licensure or exemption from examination under §§ 12453 and 12454 of this Article shall be subject to examination by the Board. The Board may administer written, laboratory and clinical examinat…

If an applicant for certification is already certified in a jurisdiction of the United States to practice a certified auxiliary occupation, the Board shall issue the appropriate auxiliary occupation certification to the applicant upon evidence that: (a) the applicant is currently…

(a) The Board shall, upon the applicant’s satisfactory completion of the educational requirements and written, laboratory and clinical examinations authorized under this Article, and upon receipt of the requisite fees, issue or renew the appropriate license. (b) In cases of unusu…

The following responsibilities shall not be assigned by the dentist or the Board as duties to be performed by the ancillary personnel: (a) Administration of pharmaceutical without the direct supervision of a dentist; (b) Cutting hard or soft tissues; (c) Diagnosis of dental disea…

As used in this Article: COL 2026-06-10 (a) “Continuing Dental Education” means the dental learning experiences attended by dentists or dental auxiliaries during the course of their professional life, such as formal lectures in classrooms, dental scientific seminars, table clinic…

Prior to renewal of a license, a dentist must submit evidence of having completed or attended a total of sixty-five (65) credit hours of Continuing Dental Education in both Category I and Category II, of which not less than twenty (20) hours shall be from Category II, at the end …

The Continuing Dental Education requirements shall be met in order for issuance of a renewal license in 1985 and continue for each succeeding biennial period. SUBARTICLE 7 PENALTIES

Penalties for violations of the Guam Dental Practice Act pertain to licensed and non-licensed persons. (a) A person who practices dentistry or who attempts to practice dentistry without a license shall be guilty of a third degree felony. (b) A person who practices as a dental hyg…

All persons licensed to practice dentistry in Guam on the effective date of this Article shall be licensed to practice dentistry without being required to qualify therefor under the provisions of this Article. SUBARTICLE 8 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

The practice of dentistry by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this Article (unless covered by an exception), or whose license has been suspended or revoked or has expired is hereby declared to be contrary to the law, public policy and to be a d…

As used in this Chapter: (a) “Ophthalmic lens” means a lens which has a spherical, cylindrical or prismatic value and which is ground pursuant to a prescription, and intended to be used as eyeglasses or spectacles; (b) “Contact” or “corneal lens” means any lens to be worn on the …

Unless licensed or exempted under this Article, no person shall: (a) practice optometry; (b) represent himself or offer his or her services as being able to practice optometry; (c) prescribe eyeglasses or give a prescription to a patient; or (d) duplicate or replace an ophthalmic…

(a) There is created a five (5) member “Board of Examiners for Optometry” composed of five (5) persons who have resided in and have been continuously engaged in the practice of optometry in Guam for at least one (1) year immediately prior to their appointment. A member shall eith…

(a) The Board shall annually elect a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary-treasurer, each of whom shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. (b) The Board shall meet at least twice each year for the purpose of examining candidates for licensure. Special…

The Commission, with the advice and consent of the Board, may employ and assign to the Board such consultive and technical personnel as may be necessary or desirable for the proper functioning of the Board and the administration of this Article. The Commission may assign to the B…

All fees received by the Board except those paid for standardized national examinations shall be deposited with the Treasurer of Guam for deposit in the General Fund.

Each applicant for licensure as an optometrist shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: (a) has reached the age of majority; (b) is of good moral character and of temperate habits; (c) has completed at least an approved four-year high school course of …

(a) An applicant meeting the qualifications set forth in § 12506 of this Chapter, shall: (1) file his or her application under oath, on forms supplied by the Board, for an examination by the Board. The examination shall be confined to the subjects within the curriculum of college…

(a) The Board shall issue certification for the use of topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents to optometrists, licensed after the effective date of this Section, who have completed appropriate forms issued by the Board and submitted proof of successful completion of the …

Any person practicing as an optometrist on Guam prior to December 31, 1986 shall be held to be licensed under the provisions of this Chapter and shall be entitled to the annual renewal of his or her license. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 16-123:2 (Dec. 28, 1982).Amended by P.L. 19-016:2 …

(a) Each license shall be renewed annually on or before October 1 of each year by the licensee remitting to the secretary of the Board the proper fee and proof of continued education as required by regulation of the Board. Notice of renewal shall be sent to each licensee by the B…

(a) The Board may refuse to issue, suspend or revoke any license, for any of the following reasons: (1) conviction of a felony, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction; (2) malpractice or incompetence; (3) continued practice by a person knowingly hav…

Each of the following acts committed by any person constitutes a misdemeanor, for the first offense and a felony for second and subsequent offenses: (a) practicing or attempting to practice optometry without a current license issued by the Board; (b) permitting any person in one’…

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to apply to licensed physicians or surgeons or persons, clinics or programs under their responsible supervision and control. Persons, clinics and programs under the responsible supervision and control of a licensed physician or surgeon s…

The Board may petition the Superior Court for an order restraining and enjoining any person from violation of this Article irrespective of the availability of other remedies at law. COL 2026-06-10 ARTICLE 6 GUAM PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT SOURCE: Entire Article added by P.L. 16-123:24…

This Act shall be known as the “Guam Pharmacy Practice Act.”

The practice of pharmacy in Guam is declared a professional practice affecting the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of pharmac…

It is the purpose of this Act to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by and through the effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy; the licensure of pharmacists; the licensure, control and regulation of all sites or persons in Gua…

For purposes of this Article the “practice of pharmacy” means the interpretation, evaluation and implementation of medical orders; the dispensing of prescription drug orders; participation in drug and device selection, drug administration, drug regimen reviews, and drug or drug-r…

For purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases have been defined to mean: (a) “Administer” means the direct application of a drug to the body of a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means. (b) “Automated Pharmacy Systems” i…

The responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this Act is hereby vested in the Guam Board of Examiners for Pharmacy. The Board shall have all of the duties, powers and authority specifically granted by or necessary for the enforcement of this Act, as well as such other …

The Guam Board of Examiners for Pharmacy shall consist of five (5) members, each of whom shall be pharmacists who possess the qualifications specified in § 12608.

Each pharmacist member of the Board of Pharmacy shall at the time of appointment: COL 2026-06-10 (a) be a resident of Guam for not less than two (2) years; (b) be currently licensed and in good standing to engage in the practice of pharmacy in Guam; (c) be actively engaged in the…

(a) I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan shall appoint the members of the Board of Pharmacy in accordance with other provisions of this Section. (b) Nominations for appointment to the Board of Pharmacy may be made to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan by any individual, association or any …

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), members of the Board of Pharmacy shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, except that members of the Board who are appointed to fill vacancies which occur prior to the expiration of a former member’s full term shall serve the une…

Any vacancy which occurs in the membership of the Board for any reason, including expiration of term, removal, resignation, death, disability or disqualification, shall be filled by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan in the manner prescribed by § 12609.

(a) A Board member may be removed pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section (b), upon one (1) or more or the following grounds: (1) the refusal or inability for any reason of a Board member to perform his or her duties as a member of the Board in an efficient, responsi…

(a) The Guam Board of Pharmacy shall elect from its members a Chairperson and such other officers as it deems appropriate and necessary to the conduct of its business. The Chairperson of the Board of Pharmacy shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and shall be responsible fo…

Each member of the Board of Pharmacy shall receive as compensation Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each day on which the member is engaged in performance of the official duties of the Board, and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with …