Standards for Healthcare Facilities, Practitioners, and

Personnel; Specialized Procedures and Curricula Concerning Family Violence.

(a)Under the leadership of the Family Violence Task Force, the Guam Police Department, the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority and the Superior Court of Guam, in the spirit of networking, cooperation and coordination, shall promulgate standards for healthcare facilities, practitioners and COL372014 CH. 15 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT personnel in the facilities, including specialized procedures and curricula concerning family violence.

(b)The procedures and curricula must be developed in consultation with public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family violence, advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions or organizations, and persons who have demonstrated expertise and experience in providing health care to victims of family violence and their children.