Title 23 — Internal Security and Public Order
16 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
23 V.I.C. § 1091 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as The Virgin Islands Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
23 V.I.C. § 1092 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Director” means the Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency.(2) “Disaster relief organization” means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided b…
23 V.I.C. § 1093 Applicability to volunteer health practitioners
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This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners registered with a registration system that complies with section 1095 and who provide health or veterinary services in the Virgin Islands for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect.
23 V.I.C. § 1094 Regulation of services during emergency
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(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, VITEMA may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate:(1) the duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;(2) the geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;(3) the types of volunteer health prac…
23 V.I.C. § 1095 Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
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(a) To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system must:(1) accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;(2) include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners …
23 V.I.C. § 1096 Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
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(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with section 1095 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner's registration is based, may practice in the Virgin I…
23 V.I.C. § 1097 No effect on credentialing and privileging
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(a) In this section:(1) “Credentialing” means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility.(2) “Privileging” means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governi…
23 V.I.C. § 1098 Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services; administrative sanctions
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(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a volunteer health practitioner shall adhere to the scope of practice for a similarly licensed practitioner established by the licensing provisions, practice acts, or other laws of the Virgin Islands. (b) Except as otherwise provided in sub…
23 V.I.C. § 1099 Relation to other laws
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(a) This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by other laws. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Mana…
23 V.I.C. § 1100 Regulatory authority
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The Director may promulgate rules to implement this chapter. In doing so the Director shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the Adjunct General and any entity delegated to coordinate the implementation of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and shall also…
23 V.I.C. § 1101 Limitations on civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability
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(a) Subject to subsection (c), a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services. (b) No person is vicariously liable for damages for…
23 V.I.C. § 1102 Workers' compensation coverage
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(a) In this section, “injury” means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this Territory who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this Territor…
23 V.I.C. § 1103 Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this chapter, as a “uniform act”, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
23 V.I.C. § 1104 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any such provision to any person, thing, or circumstance, is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the determination of invalidity does not affect, impair, or invalidate the other provisions, or th…