Guam § 221704 - Opioid Recovery Advisory Council.

§ 221704. Opioid Recovery Advisory Council.

(a) There shall be an Opioid Recovery Advisory Council

(Council) established to determine the allocation or expenditures

of the Fund.

(b) The Council shall consist of the following eleven (11)

members, which shall include nine (9) voting members, one (1)

non-voting member, and one (1) non-voting member chairperson:

(1) the Attorney General, or designee, shall serve as the

non-voting chairperson;

(2) the Director, or designee, of the Guam Behavioral

Health and Wellness Center;

(3) the Director, or designee, of the Department of

Public Health and Social Services;

(4) the Administrator of the Courts, or designee, of the

Judiciary of Guam, who shall serve as a non-voting member;

(5) the Administrator, or designee, of the Guam

Memorial Hospital Authority;

(6) one (1) member appointed by I Maga’hagan

Guahan, who is qualified by experience with opioid use

disorder, either first-hand or as a family member of an

individual with opioid use disorder;

(7) one (1) member appointed by I Maga’hagan

Guahan, who is qualified by experience with working as or

with direct service providers or non-profit organizations;

(8) one (1) member appointed by the Speaker of I

Liheslaturan Guahan;

(9) one (1) member appointed by the Minority Leader of

I Liheslaturan Guahan;

(10) one (1) member appointed by the Mayors Council

of Guam, who is qualified by experience with opioid use

disorder, either first-hand or as a family member of an

individual with opioid use disorder; and

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(11) the Executive Director, or designee, of the Public

Defender Service Corporation.

(c) In making appointments, appointing authorities shall

consider having racially and socioeconomically diverse

representation on the Council.

(d) A majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum.

Determinations shall be made upon a majority vote.

(e) The Council shall hold no fewer than two (2) meetings

annually, subject to the provisions of 5 GCA Chapter 8 - the Open

Government Law of Guam.

(f) Council members shall serve for terms of three (3) years,

and any member shall be eligible for reappointment. In the event

of a vacancy, the original appointing authority shall appoint a new

member to fulfill the remainder of the unexpired term. Any

member who is appointed may be removed by the appointing

authority upon written notice to the chairperson.

(g) Council members shall serve without compensation.

(h) In making determinations for expenditures of the Fund,

Council members shall consider programs, including, but not

limited to, those:

(1) to prevent substance use disorders through an

evidence-based youth-focused public health education and

prevention campaign, including school-based prevention and

health care services and programs to reduce the risk of

substance use by school-aged children;

(2) to develop and implement public education

campaigns to reduce stigma against individuals with a

substance use disorder, provide information about the risks

of substance use, best practices for addressing substance use

disorders, and information on how to locate services that

reduce the adverse health consequences associated with

substance use disorders or provide treatment for substance

use disorders;

(3) to provide substance use disorder treatment and early

recovery programs for youth and adults, with an emphasis on

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programs that provide a continuum of care that includes

screening and assessment for substance use disorders and co-

occurring disorders, active treatment, family involvement,

case management, relapse management for substance use and

other co-occurring behavioral health disorders, vocational

services, literacy services, parenting classes, family therapy

and counseling services, crisis services, recovery services,

evidence-based treatments, medication-assisted treatments,

including medication assisted treatment provided in

correctional facilities, psychiatric medication,

psychotherapy, and transitional services programs;

(4) to provide harm reduction counseling and services to

reduce the adverse health consequences associated with

substance use disorders, including overdose prevention and

prevention of communicable diseases related to substance

use, provided by a substance use disorder service provider or

qualified community-based organization;

(5) to provide housing services for people who are

recovering from a substance use disorder. Such housing

services shall be appropriate, based on the individual's

current need and stage of recovery. Such housing services

may include, but are not limited to, supportive housing

services;

(6) to support community-based or diversion programs

that reduce the likelihood of criminal justice involvement for

individuals who have or are at risk of having a substance use

disorder;

(7) to provide programs for pregnant women and new

parents who currently or formerly have had a substance use

disorder, and newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome;

and

(8) to provide vocational and educational training for

individuals with, or at risk for, a substance use disorder.