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V.I. Code tit. 27, § 17 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter I - Board of Medical Examiners|§ 17. Rules and regulations

 The Board shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this subchapter and may amend, repeal and enforce those rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and to fulfill its duties under the act.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 18 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter I - Board of Medical Examiners|§ 18. Funding and fees

 (a) The Board must be fully supported by the revenues generated from its activities, including fees, charges and reimbursed costs. All such revenues, with the exception of fines and initial application fees, shall be deposited in the General Fund. All fines levied by the Board and application fees shall be deposited into the Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiner's account. (b) The Board may set fees and charges pursuant to its proposed budget needs. Reasonable notice must be provided for all increases or decreases in fees and charges. (c) The Board shall operate on the same fiscal year as the Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 31 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 31. Unlawful practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy, optometry, naturopathy and podiatry

 It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy, optometry, naturopathy, podiatry, or any other system of the treatments of injuries, diseases, pain or deformity, or to hold himself forth as a practitioner thereof or to assume the title of Doctor in relation thereto, except as provided in this subchapter. This subchapter shall not apply to dentistry, nursing or chiropractic.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 32 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 32. License required

 (a) Any person desiring to practice any of the sciences covered by section 31 of this title shall first obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Practice of any such science in the absence of such license shall be strictly prohibited and shall subject said practitioner to the penalties provided by section 41 of this subchapter. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 27, chapter 1, subchapter I, section 14, a license issued pursuant to this subchapter for the practice of medicine and related professions shall be issued for a period of two years.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 33 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 33. Powers and duties of Board

 The Board shall have the power and duty to— (1) issue, revoke or suspend licenses under this subchapter; (2) determine whether any medical school is entitled to recognition under the provisions of this subchapter as a medical school of good standing; and (3) adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations and bylaws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, and in accordance with generally accepted medical standards, relating to the organization and operation of the Board, and the licensing and registration of practitioners under this subchapter, upon finding that such are necessary for the furtherance of the provisions of this subchapter, which rules, regulations, or bylaws, when approved by the Governor, shall be deemed to be a part of and of the same effect as this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 34 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 34. Application for license; qualifications

 (a) Applications for license shall be sent to the Board and shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant— (1) is twenty-one years of age or over (birth certificate or similar evidence thereof); (2) has resided in the Virgin Islands for six consecutive months immediately preceding his application; (3) is of good moral character as shown by at least two letters of favorable character testimony; (4) is not addicted to intemperate use of alcoholic stimulants or narcotic drugs; and (5) is a graduate of a school of medicine or related profession which has been accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the National Commission on Accrediting in the United States Office of Education, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare; provided, that in the case of foreign medical graduates, the Board may accept in lieu of the foregoing requirement of this paragraph; (A) a permanent certificate issued by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, or (B) satisfactory proof of post-graduate specialty training in an institution accredited by an agency recognized and approved by the National Commission on Accrediting in the United States Office of Education, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in accordance with standards established by the National Board related to the specialty involved; Provided further, that the candidate has satisfactorily completed at least one year of internship in a hospital recognized by the American Medical Association; and provided further, that in the case of practitioners of established national or international renown and acclaim, the Board may in lieu of the foregoing requirements of this paragraph accept such documentary or other proof as may be deemed satisfactory to the said Board. (b) This section shall not operate to exclude any bona fide research worker whether an alien or a citizen who does not practice for a fee and such worker shall not be required to pay the usual license fee nor to submit to an examination. (c) The residence requirements specified in this section shall not apply to residents of the Virgin Islands who have been absent studying or practicing any of the sciences covered by this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 35 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 35. Examinations

 (a) The Board shall hold regular examinations at least twice a year in the Virgin Islands for admission to practice medicine or other sciences covered by the provisions of this subchapter. The examination shall cover all subjects as the Board prescribes, which, in accordance with accepted medical standards, are adequate and sufficient for proper evaluation of an applicant's qualifications to practice medicine or other sciences under this subchapter. (b) Candidates for admission to practice shall be required to attain a general average of 75% on the subjects examined on.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 36 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 36. Issuance of licenses by Commissioner of Health for Radiological Technologists

 The Commissioner of Health, after due consideration that all requirements have been met, shall issue licenses for radiological technologists to each qualifying applicant. A license shall be issued to an individual who: (i) is registered with the American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT); (ii) possesses a valid radiological technologist license from another state or territory of the United States; or (iii) has worked as a radiological technologist domiciled in the Virgin Islands for 10 years under the supervision of a licensed radiologist. All persons working as radiological technologists shall be required to be licensed in the Virgin Islands and are further required to obtain 12 units of continuing education courses every two years in order to maintain licensure.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 37 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 37. Fees for examination and license certificate

 The Board of Medical Examiners shall establish and publish fees for examinations and license certificates, which shall not be less than the cost of administering the same by the Board. All fees shall be nonrefundable and paid in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board or incorporated in its bylaws.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38a. Issuance of licenses by Board

 The Board of Medical Examiners upon due consideration that all administrative and clinical requirements have been met shall issue the appropriate licenses under this subchapter to each qualified applicant.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38b. Institutional licenses

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter, the Board of Medical Examiners may issue an institutional license to practice to an eligible Government physician in the employ of, or under contract with, the Government. A physician with an institutional license may practice only in a Government hospital or other Government health facility under the direct supervision of the Medical Director of such hospital or facility or his designee, or the District Health Officer who shall be a permanently licensed physician. A license issued pursuant to this section may be renewed from year to year. An institutional licensee shall not provide private patient care for a fee. (b) For the purposes of this section, “eligible Government physician” means an applicant who: (1) meets the criteria established in section 34, subsection (a), paragraphs (1)–(4) of this subchapter; (2) is a graduate of a qualified school of medicine as approved by the Board of Medical Examiners; (3) has passed the Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) examination, if a foreign medical graduate, and has not passed the local professional examination or does not have one year of internship in a hospital recognized by the American Medical Association; (4) has been employed by, or under contract with, the Government and served competently for a period of at least three years upon the date of application for an institutional license; and (5) has no disciplinary proceedings pending against him in any state, territory, commonwealth, possession or foreign jurisdiction. (c) The Board of Medical Examiners is authorized and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with section 33 of this subchapter, as it deems necessary, for the regulation of the practice of medicine and related sciences by persons with institutional licenses.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38c (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38c. Temporary and special licenses

 (a) [Deleted.] (b) The Board of Medical Examiners is authorized to grant, without examination, a special unrestricted license for a five-year period. A special unrestricted license shall be issued only to a physician who has an unrestricted license to practice in the United States, and who has completed an accredited residency program in his specialty that is approved by the American Medical Association. In addition, the physician must be board-eligible or board-certified in his specialty and must fulfill all of the other requirements for licensure in the Virgin Islands, including the requirements regarding moral character, drug addiction and continuing medical education. As part of the determination to grant the license, the Board shall consider all relevant factors, including the need for the particular specialty in the territory. If a physician who is issued a special unrestricted license under this section is terminated by or resigns from the Government before the five-year license period expires, his license shall be revoked by the Board of Medical Examiners from the date of resignation or termination. If the physician remains with the Government for the five-year license period, the Board of Medical Examiners shall waive the examination requirements of this subchapter and issue a permanent license to the physician. Any physician granted a special unrestricted license under this section shall pay a fee of $500.00.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38d (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38d. Mandatory continuing medical education

 The Board shall require all permanent and institutional licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competency by completing at least 40 hours of continuing medical education each year; provided, that the Board may accept an average of 40 hours, but under no circumstances less than 25 hours of continuing medical education each year over a three-year period. Criteria for and content of continuing medical education courses shall be approved by the Board, which shall consider equivalent national, state, and territorial educational courses, including those offered by a medical society or a specialty organization, to fulfill the requirements of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38e (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38e. Status of foreign medical graduates

 Foreign medical graduates who have satisfied the criteria for licensure shall have the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as any other physician or surgeon with their respective license.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 38f (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 38f. Requirements for Government physicians

 No physician shall be employed or placed on contract with the Government of the Virgin Islands unless the physician is board-eligible or board-certified. This subsection shall not apply to physicians already employed with or under contract with the Government of the Virgin Islands prior to enactment of this subsection.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 39 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 39. Registration of licenses; annual fees; revocation or suspension

 (a) Persons who obtain licenses under the provisions of this subchapter shall, within 30 days after issuance, register said licenses in the office of the Board of Medical Examiners. Thereafter such licenses shall be annually registered as a condition to further practice upon payment at the office of the Board of Medical Examiners of fees herein provided: For the practice of Medicine, Surgery and all other  $500.00 (b) The Board of Medical Examiners may revoke or suspend the license to practice issued to any person under this subchapter who, after due notice and hearing by the Board, is found to be guilty of any unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, including habitual drunkenness, the drug habit or excessive use of narcotics, the producing of criminal abortion, or the soliciting of patronage by agents. (c) The Commissioner may call special meetings of the Board of Medical Examiners at any time for the purpose of suspending, revoking or taking other appropriate action with respect to the license to practice issued to any person under this subchapter when in his opinion the public interest requires it. Any person affected by such meetings shall receive due notice of the meeting and an opportunity to be heard at the meeting.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 40 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 40. Exemptions

 The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to: (a) dentists or nurses when practicing their profession within the purview of the statutes applicable to their respective professions; (b) duly commissioned or appointed practitioners in the service of the United States Government with respect to the performance of any official duties; or (c) physicians and surgeons furnishing medical assistance in cases of emergency.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 41 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 41. Penalties

 Whoever practices any system of treatment in the Virgin Islands covered by this subchapter without having first obtained the license prescribed herein, or wilfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules and regulations issued hereunder, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 42 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter II - Medicine and Related Professions|§ 42. Immunity in emergency

 (a) This section may be cited as “The Good Samaritan Law.” (b) No person who voluntarily and gratuitously renders emergency assistance to a person in need thereof, shall be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries or property damage which result from acts or omissions by such person in rendering emergency assistance, which may constitute ordinary negligence; Provided, however, That such immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence. (c) Subsection (a) shall be applicable to all persons, including non-profit groups and the individuals that work in them who voluntarily render counseling, advocacy, support, or other services to people in need thereof, including victims of crimes such as rape, domestic violence, assault, or battery, whether or not it is in an emergency situation. (d) Reimbursement of a non-profit group's operating expenses or wages of their volunteers does not render such group or its members ineligible for the immunity granted under this statute by grant or donation, or the payment by FEMA through VITEMA or other governmental agencies during a Declared State of Emergency.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 45a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter IIa - Telemedicine|§ 45a. Definitions

 For the purposes of this subchapter: (a) “Distant site” means the telemedicine site where the provider group is providing medical services to a patient at a distance or consulting with a patient's provider remotely. (b) “Licensure for Telemedicine” means a telemedicine license or any current Virgin Islands physician licensure, including unrestricted, institutional, special restricted and special unrestricted. (c) “Originating site” means the location of the patient or attending healthcare professional anywhere within the Territory. (d) “Telemedicine” means the use of medical information exchanged from one distant site to another via electronic communications to improve, maintain, or assist patients’ health status. Videoconferencing, transmission of still images, and e-health including patient centers are all considered part of telemedicine and telehealth. (e) “Telemedicine services” means specialist referral services, patient consultations, remote patient monitoring, medical education, and consumer medical and health information, that are performed as part of a telemedicine procedure. (f) “Telemedicine services agreement” means a cooperative agreement within the Territory or between a hospital or licensed physician in the Territory and one outside the Territory for improved health care delivery, including but not limited to tele-stroke/neurology and tele-radiology, in order to decrease patient and physician travel and enhance inter-facility cooperation.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 45b (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter IIa - Telemedicine|§ 45b. Purpose

 In the interests of public health, safety and welfare, and to protect the people from the unprofessional, improper and incompetent practice of telemedicine, it is the responsibility of the Legislature to enact laws regulating the granting and subsequent use of the privilege to practice medicine and to ensure, as much as possible, that only qualified and fit persons hold that privilege. The fundamental purpose of this statute is to protect the public, and any license, certificate or other practice authorization issued pursuant to this statute shall be a revocable privilege, and no holder of such a privilege shall acquire thereby any irrevocable right.
V.I. Code tit. 27, § 45c (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 27 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1 - Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery|Subchapter IIa - Telemedicine|§ 45c. Telemedicine licensure

 The Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiners shall regulate the practice of telemedicine in the Territory in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the following: (a) No person shall practice or attempt to practice medicine at a distant site between the Virgin Islands and a foreign jurisdiction. (b) No person shall practice or attempt to practice medicine at a distant site between the Virgin Islands and another United States jurisdiction without first complying with the provisions of this subchapter and without being a holder, of a Virgin Islands medical license. (c) Telemedicine services in the Territory shall operate in accordance with current accepted core standards for telemedicine operations.