(a) The following persons or entities may not directly access the PDMD, but may request information in the PDMD from the Department:(1) a law enforcement officer pursuant to a criminal investigation but only after the law enforcement officer obtains a search warrant signed by a judge that demonstrates probable cause to believe that a violation of federal or Virgin Islands criminal law has occurred, and that specified information contained in the PDMD would assist in the investigation of the crime, and that the specified information should be released to the law enforcement officer;(2) a regulatory body engaged in the supervision of licensing or regulatory boards of practitioners authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances;(3) a person or entity investigating a case of breaches of privacy of the PDMD or its records;(4) medical examiners as authorized by law to investigate causes of deaths for cases under investigation pursuant to his official duties and responsibilities;(5) the Department of Human Services if:(A) the purpose of the PDMD information is related to an investigation under title 5 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 201, subchapter IV and not pursuant to a criminal investigation by a law enforcement officer; and(B) the Department of Human Services has obtained a court order pursuant to 5 V.I.C. § 2556 to access the information;(6) a patient or authorized agent of a patient, who requests his own prescription monitoring information; or(7) a parent or legal guardian of a minor child who requests the minor child’s information.
(1) a law enforcement officer pursuant to a criminal investigation but only after the law enforcement officer obtains a search warrant signed by a judge that demonstrates probable cause to believe that a violation of federal or Virgin Islands criminal law has occurred, and that specified information contained in the PDMD would assist in the investigation of the crime, and that the specified information should be released to the law enforcement officer;
(2) a regulatory body engaged in the supervision of licensing or regulatory boards of practitioners authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances;
(3) a person or entity investigating a case of breaches of privacy of the PDMD or its records;
(4) medical examiners as authorized by law to investigate causes of deaths for cases under investigation pursuant to his official duties and responsibilities;
(5) the Department of Human Services if:(A) the purpose of the PDMD information is related to an investigation under title 5 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 201, subchapter IV and not pursuant to a criminal investigation by a law enforcement officer; and(B) the Department of Human Services has obtained a court order pursuant to 5 V.I.C. § 2556 to access the information;
(A) the purpose of the PDMD information is related to an investigation under title 5 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 201, subchapter IV and not pursuant to a criminal investigation by a law enforcement officer; and
(B) the Department of Human Services has obtained a court order pursuant to 5 V.I.C. § 2556 to access the information;
(6) a patient or authorized agent of a patient, who requests his own prescription monitoring information; or
(7) a parent or legal guardian of a minor child who requests the minor child’s information.