Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 1201 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1201. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission Act. Source: PL 3-26, § 1; repealed and reenacted by PL 15-96, § 2(1201). Commission Comment: PL 3-26, which took effect April 13, 1…
3 CMC § 1202 Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Establishment
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1202. Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Establishment. There is in the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs a Division of the Chamorro Carolinian Language Policy Commission having the authority and responsibil…
3 CMC § 1203 Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Composition and Tenure
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1203. Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Composition and Tenure. (a) The commission shall be composed of eight members appointed by the Governor pursuant to joint nominations submitted by the Director of Chamorro/C…
3 CMC § 1204 Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Compensation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1204. Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Compensation. (a) Members of the commission shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with performance of…
3 CMC § 1205 Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Duties and Functions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1205. Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission: Duties and Functions. (a) Study antecedents, describe the grammar, and prescribe good usages for the Chamorro and Carolinian languages; (b) Prepare a modern and up-to-date C…
3 CMC § 1206 Committee on Certification of Chamorro and Carolinian Translators
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1206. Committee on Certification of Chamorro and Carolinian Translators. There is established within the Chamorro and Carolinian Language Policy Commission a Committee on Certification of Chamorro and Carolinian Translators compris…
3 CMC § 1207 Director: Appointment and Duties
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1207. Director: Appointment and Duties. (a) The chair of the commission shall, with commission approval, appoint a director academically qualified or by training and experience to perform the duties set forth in this chapter. The d…
3 CMC § 1208 Budget
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1208. Budget. (a) The commission’s budget shall be considered part of the budget of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, with expenditure authority vested in the Director of the commission. (b) Any supplemental appropr…
3 CMC § 1209 Authorization for Appropriation. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1209. Authorization for Appropriation [Repealed]. Source: PL 3-26, § 8; repealed in entirety by PL 15-96, § 2. Commission Comment: See the comment to 3 CMC § 1201.
3 CMC § 2201 Purpose and Findings
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2201. Purpose and Findings. (a) The protection of the health of the public is of paramount importance. (b) The quality, availability and honesty of the practitioners of the health care professions substantially determines whether the …
3 CMC § 2202 Definitions,
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2202. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the Health Care Professions Licensing Board established by this chapter. (b) “Board fund” means the Health Care Professions Licensing Board Fund, established by this chapte…
3 CMC § 2203 Exceptions to Jurisdiction
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2203. Exceptions to Jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall: (a) Prohibit the exercise of the traditional Micronesian art of healing or a person’s practicing a recognized religion or local faith that includes in its tenets the min…
3 CMC § 2204 Health Care Professions Licensing Board
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2204 § 2204. Health Care Professions Licensing Board. (a) There is in the Commonwealth Government a Health Care Professions Licensing Board, formerly called the Medical Profession Licensing Board, an independent regulatory agency, giv…
3 CMC § 2205 Meetings; Meetings by Electronic Means
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2205. Meetings; Meetings by Electronic Means. (a) In general: (1) The Board shall act at its meetings, or as otherwise provided by law. (2) The Board shall make provision for the attendance of members by electronic means, if a member …
3 CMC § 2206 Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Powers, Duties, and Functions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2206. Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Powers, Duties, and Functions. The Board shall have the following powers, duties, and authority to: (a) Adopt and enforce the law consistent with this chapter; (b) Promulgate, amend, and/…
3 CMC § 2207 Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Jurisdiction
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2207. Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Board’s power, jurisdiction and authority shall extend to persons engaging in the practice of any of the health care…
3 CMC § 2208 Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Liability, Immunity, Indemnification
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2208. Health Care Professions Licensing Board: Liability, Immunity, Indemnification. (a) With respect to the Board’s affairs, the following definitions shall apply to PL 15-22, as amended, 7 CMC §§ 2201-10 ("CELRTCA”), and/or its succ…
3 CMC § 2209 Health Care Professions Licensing Board Restricted Fund
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2209. Health Care Professions Licensing Board Restricted Fund. (a) A Health Care Professions Licensing Board Restricted Fund shall be established for the use of such funds as may be placed therein pursuant to the provisions of this ch…
3 CMC § 2210 Health Care Professions Licensing Board Staff and Counsel
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2210. Health Care Professions Licensing Board Staff and Counsel. (a) The Board may designate its administrative functions to an executive director or other chief operating officer, subject to the oversight of the Board's chair. Such p…
3 CMC § 2211 License to Practice Requirement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2211. License to Practice Requirement. Except as otherwise explicitly provided by law, no person whose profession is regulated by this chapter may do the following without having a valid license issued by the Board: (a) Practice or of…
3 CMC § 2212 Health Care Professionals Required to Be Licensed
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2212. Health Care Professionals Required to Be Licensed. The following health care professionals, practicing the following professions, are required to be licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise regulated by the Board: (a) Acupu…
3 CMC § 2213 Physician-Medical Officer
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2213. Physician-Medical Officer. No person shall practice as a Physician-Medical Officer who is not: in possession of a valid Commonwealth license on the effective date of this chapter. Source: PL 3-30, §§ 7, 8; amended by PL 7-48, § …
3 CMC § 2214 Limited Practice for Physicians Licensed to Practice in a Foreign Country
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2214 § 2214. Limited Practice for Physicians Licensed to Practice in a Foreign Country. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a physician licensed to practice in a foreign country may be granted a license to practic…
3 CMC § 2215 Qualifications for Licensure
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2215. Qualifications for Licensure. (a) No artificial person shall practice a health care profession regulated by the Board independently of a licensed natural person. (b) No natural person shall practice a health care profession regu…
3 CMC § 2216 Licensure by Endorsement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2216. Licensure by Endorsement. (a) The Board may grant a license to a person to practice a health care profession without examination if: (1) The person holds a valid, active license to practice that health care profession in another…
3 CMC § 2217 Language
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2217. Language. The Board shall provide by rule and/or regulation for appropriate English language proficiency of a licensee, giving due regard to the required training, education and experience, to the applicable language of commerce…
3 CMC § 2218 Temporary or Limited Licenses
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2218. Temporary or Limited Licenses. (a) The Board shall provide by rule and/or regulation for a temporary or limited license, as appropriate, to address one or more of the following conditions: (1) Emergencies, disasters or shortages…
3 CMC § 2219 Application for Licensure
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2219. Application for Licensure. (a) Application for licensure or renewal shall be made upon an application form to be furnished by the Board and shall be signed and sworn to under penalty of perjury by the applicant. (b) There shall …
3 CMC § 2220 Term of License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2220. Term of License. (a) A license issued by the Board shall be valid for two years, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter. (b) The validity of a license shall expire on the: document's termination date, except a…
3 CMC § 2221 Renewal of License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2221. Renewal of License. (a) The burden shall be upon the licensee to timely submit an application for renewal. (b) Each licensee shall be responsible for submitting a completed renewal application at least eight weeks, fifty-six cal…
3 CMC § 2222 Business License to Conform to Board License
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2222. Business License to Conform to Board License. (a) As a general rule, no Commonwealth agency may issue a business license for a person using the terms describing a health care professional which are used in this chapter and in th…
3 CMC § 2223 Reporting Requirements
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2223. Reporting Requirements. (a) Every health care facility shall inform the Board fully in writing within five weeks, thirty-five calendar days, of an adverse disciplinary action, including those actions described in this chapter, t…
3 CMC § 2224 Discipline, Reasons for
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2224. Discipline, Reasons for. (a) Scope. The Board's complete power, authority, and jurisdiction shall extend to any person engaging in, or purporting to engage in, the practice of a health care profession regulated pursuant to this …
3 CMC § 2225 Criminal and Other Penalties and Remedies
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2225. Criminal and Other Penalties and Remedies. (a) Misdemeanor. (1) Every person who intentionally practices or attempts to practice any health care profession within the Commonwealth in violation of this chapter and the regulations…
3 CMC § 2226 Civil Penalties and Other Discipline
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2226. Civil Penalties and Other Discipline. (a) Summary suspension. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a finding that immediate action is needed to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of harm to the public health, safety …
3 CMC § 2227 Complaints to the Board and Procedures
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2227. Complaints to the Board and Procedures. (a) The Board shall develop procedures for the prompt and efficient receipt, investigation and resolution of complaints and hearings, including rules of practice and procedure. Such proced…
3 CMC § 2228 Confidentiality
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2228. Confidentiality. (a) The Open Government Act of 1992, 1 CMC §§ 9917-18, shall determine the extent to which the Board's records, files and other information shall be privileged and confidential and may be protected from disclosu…
3 CMC § 2229 Appeals of Board Decisions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2229. Appeals of Board Decisions. (a) Appeals of the Board's action or inaction shall be conducted pursuant to the Commonwealth Administrative Procedure Act, 1 CMC §§ 9108- 15. (b) An appeal of the Board's action or inaction shall be …
3 CMC § 2230 Bond Not Required
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2230. Bond Not Required. Bond or other security shall not be required of the Board, including: (a) To enforce the provisions of this chapter and its regulations; (b) To restrain any violation thereof; or (c) On appeal. Source: PL 3-30…
3 CMC § 2231 Suing the Board
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2231. Suing the Board. (a) Unless otherwise stated by regulation, service personally or by mail upon the Board's chief operating officer or the administrative official serving as secretary shall constitute service upon the Board. (b) …
3 CMC § 2232 Construction of Board Action; Liberal Action
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2232. Construction of Board Action; Liberal Construction. (a) The Board's substantial compliance with the requirements of the laws which the Board administers is sufficient to give effect to all of the Board's orders, acts, rules and …
3 CMC § 2233 Electronic Means for Filing and Doing Business
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2233. Electronic Means for Filing and Doing Business. The Board may provide for the filing, payment, recording of its actions, data storage, submission and storage of materials, and conducting of the Board's business, by electronic me…
3 CMC § 2234 National and Interstate Data Banks
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2234. National and Interstate Data Banks. (a) Reporting to the Board. (1) Each licensee and each person in the Commonwealth employing a licensee, including the Commonwealth Health Center and its successors and assigns, shall report to…
3 CMC § 2235 Transition
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2235. Transition. (a) The Board is and shall be the successor to the Commonwealth Medical Profession Licensing Board in respect to all of the duties, powers and authority previously vested in the Medical Board and now vested in or imp…
3 CMC § 2236 Retired Senior Volunteer Program for Health Professionals
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2236. Retired Senior Volunteer Program for Health Professionals. (a) The Board may issue a license to a person meeting the requirements for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for Health Professionals. (b) The Board …
3 CMC § 2241 General Provisions; Applicability. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2241 § 2241. General Provisions; Applicability. [Repealed] Source: PL 17-56, § 2(140-50.3-001) (Sept. 27, 2011), modified; repealed by PL 23-33, § 2 (Jan. 10, 2025).
3 CMC § 2242 General Provisions; Definitions. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2242 § 2242. General Provisions; Definitions. [Repealed] Source: PL 17-56, § 2(140-50.3-002) (Sept. 27, 2011), modified; repealed by PL 23-33, § 2 (Jan. 10, 2025).
3 CMC § 2243 Exemptions. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2243 § 2243. Exemptions. [Repealed] Source: PL 17-56, § 2(140-50.3-101) (Sept. 27, 2011), modified; repealed by PL 23-33, § 2 (Jan. 10, 2025)
3 CMC § 2244 Licenses; Category I. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2244 § 2244. Licenses; Category I. [Repealed] Source: PL 17-56, § 2(140-50.3-201) (Sept. 27, 2011), modified; repealed by PL 23-33, § 2 (Jan. 10, 2025).
3 CMC § 2245 Licenses; Category II. [Repealed]
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2245 § 2245. Licenses; Category II. [Repealed] Source: PL 17-56, § 2(140-50.3-202) (Sept. 27, 2011), modified; repealed by PL 23-33, § 2 (Jan. 10, 2025).