Islan Guåhan Emergency Health Powers Act (Guam Code: Title 10 - Health & Safety; Division 1 - Public Health; Chapter 19 - Emergency Health Powers) Country/Territory Guam (USA) Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., General Keyword Hazards Governance Early warning system Risk assessment/management Public health Institution Procedural matters Geographical area Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This act provides for emergency health powers of the government of Guam. Its purposes are: (a) to require the development of a comprehensive plan to provide for a coordinated, appropriate response in the event of a public health emergency; (b) to authorize the reporting and collection of data and records, the management of property, the protection of persons, and access to communications; (c) to facilitate the early detection of a health emergency, and allow for immediate investigation of such an emergency by granting access to individuals health information under specified circumstances; (d) to grant the government of Guam and local officials the authority to use and appropriate property as necessary for the care, treatment, vaccination and housing of patients, and to destroy contaminated facilities or materials; (e) to grant the government of Guam and local officials the authority to provide care, treatment and vaccination to persons who are ill, or who have been exposed to contagious diseases, and to separate affected individuals from the population at large to interrupt disease transmission; (f) to ensure that the needs of infected or exposed persons are properly addressed to the fullest extent possible, given the primary goal of controlling serious health threats, and (g) to provide the government of Guam and local officials with the ability to prevent, detect, manage and contain emergency health threats without unduly interfering with civil rights and liberties. Full text English Website www.guamcourts.org References - Legislation Implemented by Executive Order relative to Declaring a State of Emergency to Respond to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Executive Order 2020-03 of the Governor of Guam) Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX