Title 19, Health
55 chapters · 675 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 271 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires—“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health of the Virgin Islands.“Medical care” means medical, surgical, dental and nursing services, and other remedial services recognized by law, in the home, office, hospital, …
19 V.I.C. § 272 Schedule of fees for medical care
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(a) A schedule of fees for medical care provided by the Department of Health shall be established by the Commissioner, subject to approval by the Governor. Such fees shall be based upon actual costs of services rendered and medical supplies used in the treatment of patients, and …
19 V.I.C. § 273 Payment required
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All persons except those entitled to full or partial medical care under the provisions of this chapter shall be required to pay full fees for medical care on a current basis and in accordance with the schedule of fees.
19 V.I.C. § 274 Regulations for credit facilities
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(a) Subject to the approval of the V.I. Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation, the Hospital Administrator shall provide by regulation for the extending of credit facilities to persons required to pay the full or partial costs of medical care. Such regulations sha…
19 V.I.C. § 275 Disposal of fees
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All fees, collected under the provisions of this chapter, shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Finance and covered into the Treasury of the Virgin Islands in the special fund designated “The Health Revolving Fund”, provided for by section 3017 of Title 33.
19 V.I.C. § 276 Exemptions
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(a) Subject to approval by the V.I. Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation, the Hospital Administrator may exempt wards of the Government and persons suffering from chronic and communicable diseases specified by the Hospital Administrator, the control and care of …
19 V.I.C. § 277 Ability to pay
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(a) No resident of the Virgin Islands shall be denied medical care because of financial inability to pay the cost thereof. (b) Subject to approval by the Governor, the Commissioner with the advice of the Commissioner of Human Services shall establish reasonable standards for dete…
19 V.I.C. § 278 Medical care for needy; Federal aid
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(1) The Department of Human Services, in addition to its other powers and duties shall establish and administer a program of medical care to individuals and families whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the cost of the necessary medical care. Under such a program, …
19 V.I.C. § 279 Rules and regulations
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In addition to the regulations authorized elsewhere in this chapter and subject to approval by the Governor, the V.I. Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation shall adopt and from time to time amend, all such other reasonable rules and regulations, consistent with t…
19 V.I.C. § 280 Donations, gifts and bequests
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The Hospital Administrator or Medical Director may accept, deposit and disburse gifts, donations, contributions and bequests to the hospitals and clinics of the Virgin Islands to be utilized or expended by the Hospital Administrator or Medical Director, subject, to the approval o…
19 V.I.C. § 281 Fees payable by private patients
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Professional service fees may be charged by physicians, dentists and nurses for personal services rendered to private patients in the Government hospitals. If Government supplies are used, their actual cost shall be billed monthly by the Government hospital and paid for by the pr…
19 V.I.C. § 282 Resident physicians; salary; accommodations; subsidization of accommodations for St. John nursing personnel
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(a)–(c) [Repealed eff. Jan. 1, 1971.] (a) The Commissioner in his discretion may subsidize living accommodations for nursing personnel recruited for service on the island of St. John by contributing toward the rental of such accommodations such amount as he may deem reasonable an…
19 V.I.C. § 283 Referral of patients outside Virgin Islands; expenses
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(a) The Commissioner is hereby authorized to refer patients outside the Virgin Islands for medical, surgical and other professional services, or bring in to the Virgin Islands specialists for professional and/or consultative services, when in his professional judgment such action…
19 V.I.C. § 285 Right of subrogation
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(a) Third-party coverage for medical care shall be primary coverage and shall be exhausted before any payment authorized under this chapter shall be made on behalf of any person eligible for services under this chapter. (b) An applicant or recipient upon admission shall inform th…
19 V.I.C. § 286 Assignment of accounts receivable for collection by third party
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Any account receivable of any hospital or clinic of the Government of the Virgin Islands which remains delinquent 90 days after the date of the first billing therefor, may be assigned for collection by a third party.
19 V.I.C. § 286a Lien created—application—priority
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(a) Every hospital, as defined in 29 V.I.C. § 221(2), that is under the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands Government Hospital and Health Facilities Corporation has a lien for all reasonable and necessary charges for hospital care, treatment and maintenance of ill or injured pers…
19 V.I.C. § 286b Perfecting lien—filing and notice—contesting—effect of settlement or payment
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(a) In order to perfect a lien, the agent or operator of a hospital, not later than 120 days after the person has been discharged from the hospital, shall file in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands located in the division where the patient resides…
19 V.I.C. § 286c Duties of court clerk—hospital lien book—fee
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(a) The clerk of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands in the division where the lien was filed, shall endorse on the claim the date and hour of filing and at the expense of the court shall provide a hospital lien book with proper index in which the clerk enters the date and h…
19 V.I.C. § 286d Impairment of lien—damages
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(a) No release or satisfaction or any action, suit, claim, counterclaim, demand, judgment, settlement or settlement agreement, or any of them, is valid or effectual against a hospital lien unless the hospital as the lienholder joins the action or executes a release of the lien. (…
19 V.I.C. § 286e Release of lien—fee
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(a) To release a perfected lien, the operator of the hospital to whom the lien has been paid shall execute a certificate to the effect that the claim filed by the hospital for treatment, care and maintenance has been paid or discharged and authorizing the clerk of the Superior Co…
19 V.I.C. § 286f Lienholder not to be named on checks or drafts
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No person, firm, or corporation, paying a claim, demand, or judgment shall include the name of any lienholder, as a payee on any drafts or checks issued to settle the claims, demands, or judgments.
19 V.I.C. § 286g Limitations on hospital
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This subchapter may not be construed to give any hospital an independent right of action to determine liability for injuries sustained by any person covered under this subchapter nor shall any settlement or compromise of a claim entered into on behalf of the person require the ap…