Title 27, Professions and Occupations
22 chapters · 460 sections in this title.
27 V.I.C. § 1 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this subchapter—(a) “assessment program” means a formal system to evaluate a physician's competence within the scope of professional physician practice.(b) “competence” means possessing the requisite abilities and qualities (cognitive, non-cognitive, and c…
27 V.I.C. § 10 Impaired physicians
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(a) The Board may at its discretion, require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination or a chemical dependency evaluation conducted by an independent evaluator designated by the Board. The results of the examination or evaluation are admissible in any…
27 V.I.C. § 100 Disciplinary proceedings
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(a) The Board may deny, revoke or suspend any license to practice nursing issued by the Board or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, upon proof that the person—(1) is guilty of fraud or deceit, in procuring or attempting to procure a license to pract…
27 V.I.C. § 101a General provisions
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(a) Qualifications. A person is qualified for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse if that person:(1) has applied in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Board and has not violated a provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter. The…
27 V.I.C. § 11 Dyscompetent physicians
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(a) The Medical Practice Act shall provide for the restriction, suspension, revocation or denial of the medical license of any physician who is determined by the Board to be dyscompetent or incompetent. (b) The Board may develop and implement methods to identify dyscompetent phys…
27 V.I.C. § 111 ARTICLE 1 Findings and declaration of purpose
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The Nurse Licensure Compact is enacted and entered into with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the Compact in the form substantially as the Compact appears in this section as follows. (a) The party states find:(a) The health and safety of the public are affected by the…
27 V.I.C. § 112 ARTICLE 2 Definitions
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(a) As used in this Compact:(a) “Adverse action” means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state’s laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an individual’s license or multistate lic…
27 V.I.C. § 113 ARTICLE 3 General provisions and jurisdiction
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(a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in the state is recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a RN or as a LPN/VN, under a multistate licensure privilege, in each …
27 V.I.C. § 114 ARTICLE 4 Applications for licensure in a party state
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(a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license issued by any other state, whether there are any…
27 V.I.C. § 115 ARTICLE 5 Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards
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(a) In addition to other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board may:(1) Take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege to practice within that party state.(A) Only the home state may take adverse action against a nurse’s license issued by the home …
27 V.I.C. § 116 ARTICLE 6 Coordinated Licensure Information System and Exchange of Information
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(a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed RNs and LPNs/VNs. This system must include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist in the coordination of nurs…
27 V.I.C. § 117 ARTICLE 7 Establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
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(a) There is created and established by the party states a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.(1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the party states.(2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the…
27 V.I.C. § 118 ARTICLE 8 Rulemaking
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(a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same force as provisions of this …
27 V.I.C. § 119 ARTICLE 9 Oversight, dispute resolution and enforcement
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(a) Oversight:(1) Each party state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this Compact’s purposes and intent.(2) The Commission is entitled to receive service of process in any proceeding that may affect the powers, responsibilitie…
27 V.I.C. § 12 Compulsory reporting and investigation
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(a) Any person may report to the Board in a manner prescribed by the Board, any information he has reason to believe indicates a medical licensee is or may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct, or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practic…
27 V.I.C. § 120 ARTICLE 10 Effective date, withdrawal and amendment
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(a) This Compact becomes effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this Compact into law by no less than 26 states or December 31, 2019. All party states to this Compact, that also were parties to the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, superseded by…
27 V.I.C. § 121 ARTICLE 11 Construction and severability
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(a) The Compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this Compact are severable, and if any article, section, subsection, phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party s…
27 V.I.C. § 122 ARTICLE 12 Required nurse registration; penalty
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(a) Any physician, hospital, federally qualified health center, urgent care facility, surgical center, any other healthcare entity defined in 19 V.I.C. § 221, or any other health care facility or provider that employs a nurse pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact shall register…
27 V.I.C. § 13 Protected action and communication
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(a) Immunity. The Medical Practice Act provides legal protection for the members of the Board and its staff and for those providing information to the Board in good faith.(a) Immunity. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall a…
27 V.I.C. § 14 Periodic renewal
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(a) At the time of periodic renewal, the Board shall require the licensee to demonstrate to its satisfaction the licensee's continuing qualification for medical licensure. The application form for license renewal shall be designed to require the licensee to update and add to the …
27 V.I.C. § 141 Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:“Appropriate tests” means a test that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined qualifies for a certificate of waiver under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments o…
27 V.I.C. § 142 License required
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(a) Any person desiring to engage in the practice of pharmacy in the Virgin Islands, or desirous of operating a pharmacy in the Virgin Islands, shall first obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (b) A license issued pursuant to this subcha…
27 V.I.C. § 143 Application for license; qualifications
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(a) Application for license as a pharmacist shall be on a form provided by the Board and sent to the Board not less than six weeks prior to the examination accompanied by an examination fee of $50 and satisfactory proof that the applicant—(1) is not less than twenty-one years of …
27 V.I.C. § 144 Examinations
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(a) The Board of Pharmacy shall hold regular examinations in June and November of each year, on such subjects relating to the practice of pharmacy as it may deem necessary for the protection of public health including examinations on theoretical and practical subjects as follows:…
27 V.I.C. § 145 Internship requirements
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(a) To assure proficiency in the practical aspects of pharmacy, the Board shall, by regulation, prescribe internship requirements which must be satisfactorily completed prior to issuance of a pharmacist license. The Board shall specify the period of time when and in what manner t…
27 V.I.C. § 146 Issuance of licenses by Commissioner of Health; fee
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The Board shall report its recommendations with respect to all applications to practice, including the results of all examinations, where such are required, to the Commissioner of Health who upon due consideration that all requirements have been met shall issue licenses to each q…
27 V.I.C. § 147 Reciprocity
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The Board shall, under regulations or provisions of its bylaws, admit without examination legally qualified pharmacists who hold certificates to practice pharmacy in any state which has educational requirements equal to those of the Virgin Islands.
27 V.I.C. § 148 Expiration of license; annual renewal; fee; revocation or suspension
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(a) All licenses issued under the provisions of this subchapter, except temporary licenses, shall expire on December 31 next following the date of issuance of the same. Licenses shall be renewed annually as a condition to further practice. Renewal shall be accomplished by payment…
27 V.I.C. § 149 Temporary licenses; Government employees; applicant for examination; applicant for reciprocal license; fees
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(a) Upon recommendation of the Board, the Commissioner of Health may issue a temporary license to a person in the employment of the Government of the Virgin Islands for the performance of his official duties, or to an applicant for examination for work under the supervision of a …
27 V.I.C. § 15 Exemptions
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(a) The Medical Practice Act shall not apply to:(1) students while engaged in training in a medical school approved by the state medical board;(2) those providing service in cases of emergency where no fee or other consideration is contemplated, charged or received;(3) commission…
27 V.I.C. § 150 Exemption of Federal officials
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The provisions of this subchapter, insofar as they relate to examination and registration of practitioners, shall not apply to duly commissioned or appointed practitioners in the service of the United States Government with respect to the performance of any official duties.
27 V.I.C. § 151 Licensing of pharmacies
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(a) The Commissioner of Finance, upon the recommendations of the Board, shall license any person to conduct a pharmacy who has filed an application therefor, subscribed by the applicant under oath or affirmation, and containing such information as the Board may require, and whose…
27 V.I.C. § 152 Expiration of license; fee
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A license for the operation of a pharmacy shall be valid until the 31st day of December following issuance and, except as otherwise provided for herein, shall carry the same rights and responsibilities as licenses issued under chapter 9 of this title. The fee for a pharmacy licen…
27 V.I.C. § 153 Pharmacist in charge; temporary absence
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Every pharmacy shall at all times when open be under the constant, direct and personal supervision and management of a pharmacist who shall have personal supervision of not more than one pharmacy at the same time; Provided, however, a person licensed as an “assistant pharmacist” …
27 V.I.C. § 153a Pharmacist-administered immunizations
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(a) As used in this section:(i) “CDC” means the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(ii) “Eligible patient” means an eligible patient in accordance with CDC guidelines for each recommended immunization.(iii) “Immunization” means any immunization approved by t…
27 V.I.C. § 153b Pharmacist-administered testing
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(1) A pharmacy providing appropriate tests, as defined in section 141, shall:(1) comply with United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations regarding good laboratory practice for CLIA - waived facilities and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Admi…
27 V.I.C. § 154 Powers and duties of the Board
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(1) In addition to any other powers and duties that may be provided for by law, the Board shall administer the provisions of this subchapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, and without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, shall have the power and duty to—(1)…
27 V.I.C. § 155 Penalties
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(1) Whoever—(1) engages in the practice of pharmacy as covered by this subchapter or operates, maintains, opens, changes location or establishes any pharmacy without having first obtained the license prescribed herein, or(2) being the proprietor or manager of a pharmacy, fails or…
27 V.I.C. § 16 Unlawful practice of medicine; violations and penalties
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(a) It shall be declared unlawful for any person, corporation or association to perform any act constituting the practice of medicine as defined in the Medical Practice Act without first obtaining a medical license in accord with that act and the rules and regulations of the Boar…
27 V.I.C. § 161 Practice of optometry defined; use of ocular agents; authorization
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(a) As used in this subchapter, a person practices optometry who, by any means or methods, other than by the use of drugs, conducts any one or more of the following practices and procedures:(1) the examination of the human eye and the eyelid for the purpose of diagnosis, treatmen…
27 V.I.C. § 161a Unlawful practice of optometry
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It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice optometry in the Virgin Islands, or to use any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that such person is practicing optometry, except as provided in this subchapter.
27 V.I.C. § 161b License required
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(a) Any person desiring to practice optometry in the Virgin Islands shall first obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (b) A license issued pursuant to this subchapter for the practice of optometry shall be issued for a period of two years…
27 V.I.C. § 161c Powers and duties of Board of Optometrical Examiners
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(1) The Board of Optometrical Examiners, established under the provisions of section 415, Title 3 of this code, shall have the power and duty to—(1) recommend the issuance, suspension, revocation or reinstatement of licenses under this subchapter; and(2) adopt, amend, and repeal …
27 V.I.C. § 161d Application for license; qualifications
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(a) Applications for license shall be sent to the Board and shall be accompanied by the prescribed examination fee and by satisfactory proof that the applicant—(1) is twenty-one years of age or over (birth certificate or similar evidence thereof);(2) is of good moral character as…
27 V.I.C. § 161e Examinations
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(a) The Board shall hold regular examinations twice a year in the Virgin Islands on the second Wednesday of June and November for admission to practice optometry. The examination shall cover all subjects as the Board prescribes; which, in accordance with accepted optometrical sta…
27 V.I.C. § 161f Reciprocity
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The Board may, under regulations or provisions of its bylaws, admit without examination legally qualified optometrists who hold certificates to practice optometry in any State which has educational requirements equal to those of the Virgin Islands and which extends like privilege…
27 V.I.C. § 161g Fees for examination and license certificate
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Fees for examination and license certificates shall be as follows: ExaminationLicenseCertificateOptometrists$50.00$5.00 Fees for examination and license certificates shall be as follows: ExaminationLicenseCertificateOptometrists$50.00$5.00 All fees shall be paid in accordance wit…
27 V.I.C. § 161h Issuance of licenses by Commissioner of Health; temporary licenses
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The Board shall report its recommendations with respect to all applications to practice, including the results of all examinations, where such are required, to the Commissioner of Health who upon due consideration that all requirements have been met shall issue licenses to each q…
27 V.I.C. § 161i Privileges not conferred by license
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring, on the holder of any license hereunder for the practice of optometry, the title of doctor, oculist, ophthalmologist, or any word or abbreviation indicating that he is engaged in the practice of medicine or surgery, or t…
27 V.I.C. § 161j Registration of licenses; annual fees, revocation or suspension
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(a) Every person who obtains a license under the provisions of this subchapter, shall, within 30 days after issuance, register the license in the office of the Commissioner of Health. Thereafter such license shall be annually registered as a condition to further practice upon pay…