Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 214 Findings
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(1) The Legislature of the Virgin Islands finds that:(1) Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the Virgin Islands;(2) The American Heart Association estimates that 250,000 Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest each year;(3) A cardiac arrest victim's chance of survival d…
19 V.I.C. § 215 Automatic external defibrillator, defined
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As used in this chapter “automatic external defibrillator”, or “AED,” means a device that has received approval of its pre-market notification by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., and is: capable of recognizing the presence or abs…
19 V.I.C. § 216 Requirements
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(a) A person or entity, including a Government entity that acquires an AED shall ensure that:(1) The users receive appropriate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and in the use of an AED by the American Heart Association, National Safety Council, American Safety and …
19 V.I.C. § 217 Immunity from civil liability
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device in good faith and in a reasonably prudent manner, on a victim of a perceived medical emergency is immune from civil liability for any harm resulting from th…
19 V.I.C. § 218 Community partnerships
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The Commissioner of Health may form community partnerships with other governmental departments and agencies and private organizations and, through such partnerships, seek grants from the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purchase of AED training for use…
19 V.I.C. § 219 Who shall maintain an AED
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(a) Any department, agency or instrumentality of the branches of the Government of the Virgin Islands with a staff of forty or more employees shall maintain an AED on the premises. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each public high school with an inter-scholasti…
19 V.I.C. § 220 Short title
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This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as “The Virgin Islands Cardiac Arrest Survival Act”.
19 V.I.C. § 220a AED registry; training
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(a) The V.I. Department of Health must establish an official AED registry for the territory not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, which must, at a minimum, provide the location and type of AED. The official AED registry shall be known and may be cited as the “Al…