(a) For inmates and detainees incarcerated for 12 months or more, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections, Health Services Division, working with the Department of Health or other available local health services providers, shall provide breast examinations, to include manual examinations and mammograms, and pap smears for women and prostate examinations for men 40 years or older. These examinations must be performed in accordance with the standards and recommendations published by National Commission of Correctional Health Care (“the NCCHC”) and United States Preventative Service Task Force (“the USPSTF”), Laboratory testing, to include blood and urine tests and general wellness examinations, must be conducted annually, or as recommended by a licensed physician.
(b) All testing conducted pursuant to the NCCHC or USPSTF guidelines or those of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections, Health Services Division may be conducted more frequently than recommended, if there is a medical necessity to do so, as determined by a licensed physician.