Islan Guåhan Emergency Health Powers Act (Guam Code: Title 10 - Health & Safety; Division 1 - Public Health; Chapter 19 - Emergency Health Powers) País/Territorio Guam (EUA) Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2020 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., General Palabra clave Peligros Gobernanza Sistema de alerta temprana Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Salud pública Institución Cuestiones de procedimiento Área geográphica Micronesia, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.guamcourts.org Referencias - Legislación Implementado por 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) Legislación | Guam (EUA) | 2020 Palabra clave: Salud pública, Peligros, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos, Protección del consumidor, Comercio interior, Infracciones/sanciones Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX