Guam § 6225 - Hazardous Pay Differential for Employees of Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 6225 — Hazardous Pay Differential for Employees of Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6225. Hazardous Pay Differential for Employees of Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness
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(a) Notwithstanding § 6304 of Article 3, Chapter 6, Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, the Civil Service
Hazardous/Environmental Pay Policy and Procedures, or any other provision of law, rule, regulation and
Executive Order, the personnel of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center working in what are
deemed unsafe or dangerous hazardous duty working conditions in close proximity with mentally ill or
emotionally disturbed or psychotic substance use disorder patients who are unpredictable, combative or
volatile shall be entitled to a ten percent (10%) hazardous pay differential.
(b) The Director of the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the Director of the
Department of Administration shall identify the direct-exposure personnel and ensure that all affected
personnel receive the hazardous pay differential. The two Directors shall additionally develop a protocol
for personnel not normally in direct-exposure situations for those times when they are in unusual and
dangerous direct contact situations, at which time they shall then be entitled to a hazardous pay differential
for that specific incident in which they were exposed.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6225 ("Hazardous Pay Differential for Employees of Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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