Title 19, Personal Relations

A foster parent’s rights include, but are not limited to: (a) The right to be treated with dignity, respect, trust, value, and consideration as a primary provider of foster care and a member of the professional team caring for foster children. (b) The right to not be discriminate…

This Article shall be known, and may be cited as “The LaniKate Protehi Y Famagu’on-ta Act.”

(a) The Task Force shall be comprised of the following: (1) a representative of the Courts of Guam appointed by the Chief Justice; (2) the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services or his designee; (3) the Director of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness …

(a) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the presiding officer and make recommendations for preventing child sexual abuse in Guam. (b) In making recommendations, the Task Force shall: (1) gather information concerning child sexual abuse throughout Guam; (2) receive reports an…

The Task Force recommendations may include proposals for specific statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation among and improving services of government of Guam agencies, community-based organizations, throughout the Department of Education, and other public and private o…

The Task Force shall adopt and recommend policies addressing sexual abuse of children that may include age-appropriate curriculum for students in pre-K through fifth (5th) grade; training for school personnel on child sexual abuse; educational information to parents or guardians …

This Article may be cited as the “Newborn Infant Safe Haven Act.”

(a) The mother of a newborn infant may relinquish custody of the newborn infant to an authorized Safe Haven by voluntarily surrendering the newborn infant to authorized Safe Haven personnel; provided, that: (1) the infant is thirty (30) days or younger, as determined to a reasona…

As used in this Article: (a) “Authorized Safe Haven personnel” shall mean: (1) any medical professional licensed under 10 GCA Chapter 12 to practice the Healing Arts, as defined by that Chapter, working in conjunction with an authorized Safe Haven; or (2) any emergency medical se…

(a) Anonymity. A mother who relinquishes her newborn infant under this Article: (1) has the right to remain anonymous and shall not be required to provide any personally identifying information; and (2) has the right to leave the authorized Safe Haven at any time without being pu…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an authorized Safe Haven shall assume emergency protective custody of a relinquished newborn infant immediately upon surrender by the mother to authorized Safe Haven personnel affiliated with the authorized Safe Haven, and shall mai…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mother who has voluntarily relinquished her newborn infant pursuant to this Article shall have the child returned upon making a request for reunification to Child Protective Services no later than forty-eight (48) hours after reli…

(a) Upon receiving a relinquished newborn infant under this Article, authorized Safe Haven personnel shall: (1) perform a preliminary medical screening examination; (2) provide necessary stabilizing treatment to the extent he or she is trained to provide those services; (3) arran…

An authorized Safe Haven or any authorized Safe Haven personnel that accept(s) custody of a relinquished newborn infant under this Article shall not be subject to civil, criminal, or administrative liability for accepting the newborn infant and caring for the newborn infant in a …

Any authorized Safe Haven personnel or Safe Haven facilitator who violates a mother’s right to anonymity or confidentiality under § 13504 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by confinement for a term not to exceed six (6) months, by a fine of not more than One Thousand …