Title 10 — Health and Safety
112 chapters · 2,597 sections in this title.
10 GCA § 92A101 Title
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This Chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as “The Nana Yan Patgon Act” or “The Mother and Child Act.”
10 GCA § 92A102 Legislative Findings
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I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that throughout the United States, laws have been enacted to ensure that women have the right to breastfeed children in recognition of the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding. Currently, Guam lacks any laws relative to breastfeeding to addres…
10 GCA § 92A103 Purpose and Declaration of Policy
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The purpose and policy of this Chapter is to ensure that women have a right to breastfeed children or express breast milk in a safe and clean environment or private designated area without the fear of social constraints, discrimination, embarrassment, or even prosecution. It is n…
10 GCA § 92A104 Right to Breastfeed
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a woman may breastfeed a baby or express breast milk in any location, public or private, except the private home or residence of another, where the woman is otherwise authorized to be. (b) Breastfeeding a child or expressing bre…
10 GCA § 92A105 Breastfeeding – Prohibition Against Discrimination
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It is a discriminatory practice to deny, or attempt to deny, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodations to a woman because she is breastfeeding a child.
10 GCA § 92A106 Nursing Mothers-Workplace Accommodations
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For the purposes of this Section, employer means a person or entity that employs one (1) or more employees. (a) An employer must provide reasonable paid break time each day to an employee who needs to express breast milk for an infant child up to the age of two (2). The break tim…
10 GCA § 92A107 Nursing Rooms-Government of Guam
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The executive, legislative and judiciary branches, and all autonomous and semiautonomous agencies, public corporations and other public instrumentalities of the government of Guam, shall provide a safe and clean room or private designated area, in close proximity to the work area…
10 GCA § 92A108 Nursing Mothers - Educational Institutions
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Accommodations. COL10312014 For the purposes of this Section, educational institution means any public school, university or college with enrolled students. (a) Educational institutions must make reasonable efforts to provide a safe and clean room or private designated area, othe…
10 GCA § 92A109 Discrimination — Responsible Agencies
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The Guam Department of Labor Director (GDOL) shall be responsible for recording data and addressing allegations of discrimination against nursing women in the workplace of both the government and non- government of Guam entities, and to ensure that women are aware of breastfeedin…
10 GCA § 92A110 Rules and Regulations
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If deemed necessary, the Directors of the Department of Labor and Department of Administration shall promulgate joint rules and regulations, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Act, governing the procedures whereby a person can make a claim of discrimina…
10 GCA § 92A111 Breastfeeding Promotion and Education-Department of
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Public Health and Social Services. The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services shall develop and implement a community-wide public education program promoting breastfeeding and its benefits. The education campaign shall include a component that strongly en…
10 GCA § 92A112 Breastfeeding Promotion and Education-Maternal Health
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Care Providers and Maternal Health Care Facilities. For purposes of this Section, maternal health care providers means a physician, midwife, or other authorized practitioner attending a pregnant woman; and maternal health care facility includes hospitals and freestanding birthing…
10 GCA § 92A113 Effective Date
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This Act shall take effect ninety (90) days after its enactment. ---------- COL10312014 COL10312014