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10 GCA § 2911

Mental Health Services

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 10 — Health and Safety
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(a)The Medically Indigent Program will provide the following mental health benefits to Program recipients:

(1)maximum of thirty

(30)days inpatient hospitalization per illness,

(2)out-patient facility/day treatment;

(3)maintenance counseling;

(4)chemical dependency services shall be provided subject to the following limitations:

(A)outpatient services limited to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per year;

(5)psychological and neuropsychological testing which has been determined to be medically necessary to determine a diagnosis, to establish a baseline level of functioning, and/or to assist in determining a treatment regime which is expected to result in an improvement of the patient’s functional abilities and/or quality of life;

(6)mental illness coverage for patients diagnosed with mental retardation and mental illness to address mental illness concerns; and

(7)only generic drug benefits provided;

(b)Limitations and Exclusions. All mental health benefits are subject to the stated benefit limitations and exclusions outlined in § 2912 through § 2913.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 25-163 § 1 — introduced as Bill 467-25 · introduced by Simon A. Sanchez II
  2. Amended by P.L. 27-30 § 2 — introduced as Bill 155-27 · introduced by Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.