Revolving Fund

(a)Community Health Center Revolving Fund. There is hereby established a Community Health Center Revolving Fund CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

(Fund)to be maintained by the CEO of the Community Health Centers. The Fund shall be established and maintained in a bank account apart and separate from the General Fund or any other bank account(s) of the government of Guam, and shall not be comingled with, or a part of, the General Fund. All funds due or accruing to the account from whatever source(s), as provided or authorized pursuant to applicable law, inclusive of any interest, shall be deposited in the Fund in its entirety immediately upon receipt by the government of Guam.

(1)The CEO of Community Health Centers shall report monthly and maintain full compliance with all financial reporting requirements of the government of Guam pursuant to applicable law.

(2)Any and all collections deposited into and/or expenditures from the Fund shall be reported to the members of the GCHCBD.

(b)Independent Records and Accounts. The Fund shall be maintained separate and apart from all other government funds; have an independent records and accounts concerning the Fund; and audited as directed by the GCHCBD or the Office of Public Accountability and shall provide I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan and I Liheslaturan Guåhan a copy of the audited report.

(c)Deposits. All monies collected for products and services rendered at the community health centers shall be accounted for and deposited into the Fund and available to pay for the expenses of the community centers.

(d)Application. All monies deposited in the Fund shall be available to be used to pay for the expenses of the community center allowable by Federal regulations and guidelines as the nonFederal share of project costs in accordance with the Department’s grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Fund may also be used for the following expenses:

(1)payment(s) for contractual services;

(2)payment(s) for supplies; CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

(3)payment(s) for any other expenses, which if remains unpaid may result in an emergency situation as approved by the Board in a resolution;

(4)the Fund shall be reimbursed from other appropriated fund sources for any expenditure made as a result of circumstances outlined in Subsection

(3)if the expenditure was budgeted from said appropriated source; and

(5)board stipends, as provided by applicable law.

(6)Program income shall not be redirected, reprogrammed, or used for any purpose other than the Guam Community Health Centers operations.

(e)Accounts Receivables. The Community Health Centers CEO, in consultation with and upon approval of the GCHCBD, is hereby authorized to pursue accounts receivables payment in whatever manner allowable by law, including contractual services for collection and tax refund garnishments. The Community Health Centers CEO shall promulgate rules and regulations through the Administrative Adjudication Law governing collection and reduction of uncollectible accounts receivables.

(f)The Community Health Centers CEO in consultation with and upon approval of the GCHCBD shall submit an annual spending plan for the Fund in accordance with and at the same time as the Bureau of Budget and Management Research budget call.

(g)The Community Health Center CEO shall, by no later than the 20th day of each quarter, submit a financial report relative to the status and activities of the Community Health Center Revolving Fund. The quarterly report shall be submitted, via the Office of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and the Chairpersons of the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Health of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. The report shall, at a minimum, contain:

(1)all expenditures and encumbrances (monthly and year-to-date);

(2)funds received and source(s); CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

(3)status of accounts receivable for outstanding debts and/or delinquent payment obligations owed to the Community Health Center(s); and

(4)any and all other pertinent information relative to the Fund.

(h)The Community Health Center Revolving Fund shall be included in the government of Guam annual audit review and report.

(i)The funds shall be exempt from all transfer authority granted to the Director of the Department of Administration, the Director of Department of Public Health and Social Services and I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan.