V.I. Code tit. 19, § 244 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 19 - Health|Part II - Hospitals and Nursing Schools|Chapter 16 - v.i. Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 244. Powers of the corporation

 The V.I. Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation shall have the power to: (a) sue and be sued subject to the limitations and requirements of existing law applicable to the Government of the Virgin Islands; Provided That, the Corporation may report any individual to the Credit Bureau and may file a civil action although the Government may owe the individual income tax refunds or retroactive payments notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 6190 § 5; (b) have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (c) adopt, alter, amend or repeal bylaws or rules or regulations for the organization, management, and regulation of its affairs consistent with this chapter and all other applicable law; (d) make and execute contracts and leases and all other agreements or instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and the fulfillment of its corporate purposes; (e) manage, operate, superintend, control, and maintain the hospitals and health facilities of the Government of the Virgin Islands in partnership with the Government; (f) set and collect fees for its health services and for the use of the health facilities under its jurisdiction; (g) provide health and medical services for the public directly or by agreement or lease with any person, firm, or private or public corporation or association, through and in the health facilities managed by the corporation; (h) employ and remove through the District Governing Boards the Chief Executive Officers; (i) apply for and/or to receive and accept any gifts or grants of money, property or services or other aid, including any reimbursement allowance, offered or made available to it by any person, government or agency whatever, for use by the corporation in carrying out its corporate purposes in the exercise of its powers; and to negotiate for the same upon such conditions as the corporation may determine to be necessary, convenient or desirable; and to comply, subject to the provisions of this chapter, with the terms of any such gifts, grants or other aid; (j) initiate, formulate, establish, and make operable health hospital policy for facilities under its jurisdiction and coordinate such hospital policy between the districts; (k) delegate to the District Governing Boards, for as long as the district boards exist, those powers and procedures that are necessary to the day-to-day operations of the respective district health facilities, which shall include, but not be limited to, quality assurance, procurement of supplies, and equipment, when such procurement is not a part of the territory-wide purchasing for the corporation, and financial disbursements to vendors directly supplying the district health facilities; provided, however, that no such delegated power shall be greater that the powers of the corporation granted pursuant to this chapter; (l) establish standards and procedures for the uniform delivery of quality health care services at facilities under its jurisdiction; (m) use agents, employees, and facilities of the Government of the Virgin Islands who and which are not subject to the corporation's supervision or jurisdiction but may be temporarily assigned to the corporation by the Governor to achieve better health care delivery; (n) acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease or sublease, and to accept jurisdiction over and to hold and own, and dispose of by sale, lease or sublease, or otherwise, real or personal property, or any interest therein for its corporate purposes; provided, however, that no such acquisition shall result in a net cost to the Government of the Virgin Islands, unless otherwise authorized by law; (o) establish wholly-owned non-profit and for profit subsidiaries; (p) negotiate with private insurers and other third-party payers; (q) obtain a line of credit or other financing for working capital purposes up to a maximum of $5,000,000 for each of the hospitals under its jurisdiction, secured by a pledge and assignment of revenues by the particular hospital seeking the financing, along with the guaranty of the Corporation or the Government of the Virgin Islands, as required; (r) issue revenue bonds through the Public Finance Authority.