Guam § 86108 - Duties of Council.

§ 86108. Duties of Council.

The Council shall review and approve the plans and programs of the Department and for that purpose

shall have the following duties:

(a) Review and approve the Department's annual budget;

(b) Review and approve the Department's Three Year Plan and its annual update;

(c) Periodically review available services and facilities to determine mental health, drug and

alcohol program needs;

(d) Utilize the support and assistance of interested persons, including recovered clients, to

encourage potential clients to undergo treatment voluntarily;

(e) Review and comment on all new and renewed Federal grants application.

(f) Perform such acts as may be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it was

formed, subject, however, to the following conditions:

(1) Adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law as

may be necessary for the exercise of the Department’s powers, performance of its duties and

administration of its operations.

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(A) Set fees, pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law, for appropriate types of

services, appropriate types of medication formulary, and appropriate types of supplies,

except in so doing, such fees shall not be retroactive as to services, medications and supplies

furnished prior to the effective date of the enactment of such fees.

(B) The schedule of fees shall be sufficient to recover the operating costs and fixed

costs and to generate such revenue as is necessary to make the Department quasi-self-

sustaining. The costs of any medical care and services rendered to any person under a

medically indigent or assistance program as defined within Chapter 2 of this Title and/or

Medicaid/Medicare, shall be paid by the Department of Public Health and Social Services.

(3) Annual Analysis Report to I Liheslaturan Guåhan. As a means of assuring the People

of Guam that the Department is cost effective in the delivery and performance of healthcare

services mandated by law, the Council will establish monitors to measure the quality and

appropriateness of services rendered, and the productivity and financial performance of the

Department. The results of this measure shall be submitted to I Liheslaturan Guåhan concurrently

with any fee adjustments.

(4) The Council shall submit to I Liheslaturan Guåhan, for approval, a budget for the use of

any funds collected through the implementation of a fee schedule.