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V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1601 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 58 - The Blood Safety Act|§ 1601. Informing patients of options

 (A) Whenever a blood transfusion may be necessary during a surgical procedure, a physician or surgeon shall inform the surgery patient, prior to performing the surgical procedure, of the options of receiving autologous blood transfusions, designated blood transfusions or homologous blood transfusions; provided, the patient shall sign an acknowledgment of the notification of options under this subsection. (B) The physician or surgeon who will perform the surgery shall note on the patient's medical record and shall attach or insert the acknowledgment authorized under subsection (A) of this section to the medical record. (C) The physician or surgeon who will perform the surgery shall not be required to provide his patient with an explanation of the transfusion options pursuant to this section, if medical contraindications exist or the surgery is performed on an emergency basis. (D) If there are no medical contraindications or the surgery is not performed on an emergency basis, the physician or surgeon shall allow adequate time, prior to surgery, for pre-donation to occur. If the patient waives the option to pre-donate blood, the physician or surgeon shall not incur any liability for his failure to allow the pre-donation to occur.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1602 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 58 - The Blood Safety Act|§ 1602. Blood banks

 (A) A health care facility which performs a transfusion shall be required to accept autologous or designated blood for a potential transfusion to a patient, if the blood is received from a blood bank licensed by the Virgin Islands Department of Health, and has been tested and prepared in accordance with standards approved by the Department of Health. (B) A blood bank which collects autologous or designated blood shall inform the donor of the blood or the intended recipient of the blood, in the case of a designated blood transfusion, of all fees that the blood bank charges to process, store, transport, or otherwise prepare the blood for transfusion.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1603 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 58 - The Blood Safety Act|§ 1603. Powers and duties of the Commissioner of Health

 The Commissioner of Health shall have general oversight and shall establish rules and regulations for the implementation and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1604 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 58 - The Blood Safety Act|§ 1604. Virgin Islands Employee Blood Donor Act

 (a) The Commissioner of Health shall promulgate regulations to implement an Employee Blood Donation Program that provides for participants to receive time off from their employment to donate blood, as provided in subsection (d). (b) Only fulltime employees who are employed by the employers identified in subsection (d), are at least 18 years of age, and meet the health and other criteria established by the Department of Health are eligible to participate in the Employee Blood Donor Program under this section. (c) The Employee Blood Donor Program operates during the operating hours of the blood bank. (d) Employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands and those private-sector employees employed by beneficiaries of either the Economic Development Program or Act No. 4740 are entitled to a maximum of three hours leave once every two months, without loss of pay, or any other benefit, to allow employees time to donate blood. (e) Employers and employees shall cooperate to establish mutually acceptable schedules that permit employee participation in the Program to the fullest extent possible while maintaining adequate staffing levels in the workplace. (f) Employees who participate in the Blood Donation Program shall submit to their employers documented proof confirming their participation at the time and on the date for which they received leave.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1700 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 59A - Crematories|§ 1700. Erection, maintenance and operation of crematories; fees

 (a) Any funeral home licensed to do business in the Virgin Islands, or individual or corporation formed under the laws of this territory with at least three (3) years training in mortuary science or five (5) years of operating experience, may erect, maintain and operate a crematory in the territory and provide the necessary appliances and facilities for the disposal by incineration of the bodies of the dead, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The location of a crematory shall be within the confines of a plot of land approved for the location of crematories by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. (b) Application for approval shall be made in writing to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, and a hearing shall be held on the island in which the location is situated within sixty-five days from the date of receipt of the application. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the application to the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, and to the Commissioner of Health, and by publication twice in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the Virgin Islands at intervals of not less than two days, the first being not more than fifteen days, nor less than ten days, and the second being not less than two days before the hearing. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall approve or deny the application within one hundred and twenty days after the hearing, provided an extension of time not to exceed a further period of one hundred and twenty days may be had with the consent of the applicant. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources shall state the grounds for its actions in the records of the Department. Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources, together with the cost of the publication of the notice and the reasonable cost of the hearing, to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. (c) No crematory shall be erected until the plans for it have been filed with and approved by the Department of Health, and no crematory shall be used until it has been inspected and approved by the Department of Health, and a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) is paid to the Department of Health for its inspection and approval.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1701 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 59A - Crematories|§ 1701. Public crematory

 The Department of Health may erect, maintain and operate a crematory for the cremation after dead bodies which have been held in its morgue for at least one year, and have not been identified or claimed. The crematory shall be erected, maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and shall be subject to the restrictions herein provided. No dead body shall be cremated under this section if the body is claimed and removed within seven days after receipt of notice, by relatives or interested friends or by the agency responsible for the burial of the body, but any dead body may be cremated with the consent of the relatives, friends or agency responsible for the burial of the body.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1702 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 59A - Crematories|§ 1702. Records and certificates

 The managers of each crematory shall keep books of record, which shall be open at reasonable times for inspection, in which shall be entered the name, age, sex and residence of each dead body cremated, together with the authority for such cremation and the disposition of the ashes. The owner or manager of each crematory shall immediately forward to the registrar by whom the permit required by section 1703 was issued a certified duplicate of the record, which duplicate the registrar shall keep on file and record with other vital statistics. When any dead body is removed from this Territory for the purpose of cremation, the person having the legal custody and control of the dead body shall cause a certificate to be procured from the person in charge of the crematory in which the body is cremated, stating the facts called for in this section, and cause the certificate to be filed on record with the registrar by whom the permit was issued.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1703 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 59A - Crematories|§ 1703. Cremation authorized; certificate required; fees

 (a) A dead body may be disposed of by cremation in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, or may be removed from the Territory for such purpose. If death occurred in the Virgin Islands, the death certificate required by law shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics for the island in which the person died, if known, or, if not known, for the island in which the body was found. A cremation certificate from the chief medical examiner, deputy chief medical examiner, associate medical examiner, or an authorized assistant medical examiner, stating that he has made inquiry into the cause and manner of death, and is of the opinion that no further examination or judicial inquiry is necessary, shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics of the island in which the person died, if known, or, if not known, of the island in which the body was found, or with the registrar of vital statistics of the island in which the funeral director having charge of the body is located. (b) The estate of the deceased person, if any, shall pay the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) for the issuance of a cremation certificate. Upon receiving the certificate, the registrar of vital statistics shall issue a permit for the cremation of the dead body; except that, when the cremation certificate is issued in a jurisdiction other than that where the person died, the registrar of vital statistics shall ascertain from the original removal permit that the certificates required by the statutes of the territory have been received and recorded, that the body has been prepared in accordance with this title and that the entry regarding the place of disposal is correct. (c) Whenever the registrar finds that the place of disposal is incorrect, he shall issue a corrected removal permit and, after inscribing and recording the original permit in the manner prescribed herein, shall then immediately give written notice to the registrar for the jurisdiction where the death occurred of the change in place of disposal, stating the name and place of the crematory and the date of cremation. Such written notice shall be sufficient authorization to correct these items on the original certificate of death. No dead body shall be cremated until at least forty-eight hours after death, unless the death was the result of a communicable disease, and no dead body shall be received by any crematory unless accompanied by the permit provided for in this section. The fee for a cremation permit shall be twenty dollars and for the written notice five dollars. The Department of Health shall provide forms for the permits, which shall not be the same as for regular burial permits, and any blanks and books as may be required by the Registrar of Vital Statistics.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 1704 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 59A - Crematories|§ 1704. Penalty

 Any person who makes any false statement in procuring any permit required by this chapter, or who removes any dead body from this Territory for the purpose of cremation upon an ordinary removal permit, or who violates any provision of this chapter, upon conviction shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2025 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 60 - Burial at Sea|§ 2025. Burial at sea

 Remains of deceased persons may be taken by boat from any harbor in this territory, or, if cremated, may be taken by boat or by air, for burial at sea at a point not less than ten miles from the nearest shoreline. Cremated remains shall be removed from their container before such remains are buried at sea.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2031 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2031. Findings

 It is found and declared that there exist in the Virgin Islands dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or due to other conditions including those set forth in section 2033(f) of this title, rendering such dwellings unsafe or insanitary, or dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety or morals, or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the Virgin Islands and of the communities of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2032 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2032. Powers of Government of the Virgin Islands

 Power is conferred upon the Government of the Virgin Islands to require or cause the repair, closing or removal of such structures in the manner provided in this chapter. For this purpose and other governmental purposes, the Commissioner of Public Works or his designated representative (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the Commissioner) is authorized and empowered to exercise the powers prescribed by this section. As used in this chapter the word “dwelling” shall mean any building, or structure or part thereof used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used, and includes any appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2034 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2034. Powers of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may exercise such powers as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including the following powers in addition to others granted in this chapter: (1) to investigate the dwelling conditions in the communities in order to determine which dwellings therein are unfit for human habitation; (2) to administer oaths, affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence; (3) to enter upon premises for the purpose of making examinations: Provided, that such entries shall be made in such manner as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the persons in possession, and to obtain an order for this purpose from a court of competent jurisdiction in the event entry is denied or resisted; (4) to appoint and fix the duties of such officers, agents, and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and (5) to delegate any of his functions and powers hereunder to such officers, agents, and employees as he may designate.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2035 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2035. Determination of reasonable cost

 (1) The determination of “reasonable cost” as such term is used in clauses (1) and (2) of section 2033(b) of this title shall be made in each case by the Commissioner based upon expert testimony respecting the value and repair of the dwelling under consideration.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2036 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2036. Cooperation with Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority

 The Commissioner shall, with respect to those areas designated by the Legislature as urban renewal areas, work closely with and cooperate with the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority in achieving its objectives in the urban renewal area and shall coordinate his activities with those of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority; the Commissioner shall further give his aid and assistance in the formulation and carrying out of the workable programs authorized by section 153 of Title 29.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2037 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2037. Estimates of expenses of administration and enforcement

 The Commissioner, as soon as possible after appointment and designation, shall prepare an estimate of the annual expense or costs to provide the equipment, personnel and supplies necessary for periodic examinations and investigations of dwellings in the communities of the Virgin Islands for the purpose of determining the fitness of such dwellings for human habitation, and for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2038 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2038. Provisions of chapter additional and supplemental to other laws

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of the courts or of any department, bureau or agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands, or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce any provisions of local codes or regulations, nor to prevent or punish violations thereof; and the powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2039 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 61 - Repair, Closing and Demolition of Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation|§ 2039. Powers of Government of Virgin Islands not limited

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of the Government of the Virgin Islands or of any political subdivisions thereof to define and declare nuisances and to cause their removal or abatement, by summary proceedings or otherwise.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2043 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 62 - Noise Pollution Control|§ 2043. Taverns and bars; soundproofing

 All taverns and bars within 500 feet of any church, school or residential area must be enclosed and must be soundproofed within 180 days after enactment of this chapter, and any owner or operator of a tavern or bar not in compliance with this subsection shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in section 2044.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2044 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 62 - Noise Pollution Control|§ 2044. Enforcement

 (a) The Virgin Islands Department of Police shall investigate any possible violations of this chapter. (b) Police officers from the Virgin Islands Police Department shall use a sound level meter to determine whether a sound constitutes a noise disturbance or exceeds the sound level permitted for certain acts as provided in section 2042 of this chapter. The sound level meter must be calibrated annually. (c) Any person who refuses to submit to a sound level test when requested to do so by a police officer is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both the fine and the imprisonment. (d) Any person convicted of violating section 2042 of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more $2,000, or both the fine and the imprisonment. A separate offense is committed each day the noise disturbance continues and may be punished separately. (e) Any person who owns, has charge of, or, where applicable, occupies a building in which a sound, or sounds emanate which constitute a noise disturbance or exceed the noise limit as provided in section 2042 of this chapter shall receive a written warning for each violation. Upon a third violation such person shall, in addition to receiving a written warning, be subject to a fine of $200 for the third violation and each violation thereafter. (f) The Attorney General may seek civil remedies, including an injunction to prevent or abate violations of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 19, § 2045 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part VI - Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health|Chapter 62 - Noise Pollution Control|§ 2045. Action for actual damages

 Any person who suffers actual damage as a result of violation of this chapter committed by any other person may bring an action against the person under this chapter and may bring any other common law or statutory causes of action. The court may award actual economic damages or any other relief that the court considers proper.