Title 27 — Professions and Occupations
22 chapters · 534 sections in this title.
27 V.I.C. § 168aa Refusal, suspension or revocation of licenses Disciplinary proceedings
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(a) The Board may, after due notice and hearing, refuse to issue a license or certification to any person who:(1) attempts to obtain a license or certification by means of fraud or deceit;(2) does not meet the requirements to obtain a license or certification as established in th…
27 V.I.C. § 168bb Unauthorized practice, penalty
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(a) No person shall hold himself out as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or practice speech-language pathology or audiology unless he is licensed or certified in accordance with this chapter. No person shall use the title speech-language pathologist, audiologist, audi…
27 V.I.C. § 168cc False statements on application-penalty
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Any person who deliberately makes a false statement on his application for license or certification is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 or a term of imprisonment of not less than one month and not more than 12 months, or…
27 V.I.C. § 168dd Fee schedule
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(a) The following non-refundable fees shall be paid to the Board:(1) Audiologist and speech-language pathologist:(A) Application fee-$30(B) License/renewal fee-$30(C) Provisional license-$50(D) Examination fee-$25(E) Re-take examination fee-$20(F) Duplicate or misplaced license-$…
27 V.I.C. § 168ee Regulations
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The Commissioner shall, pursuant to Title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 35, promulgate regulations to implement and carry out the purposes of this chapter.
27 V.I.C. § 168p Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application or meaning—(a) “Audiologist” means any person who is licensed as an audiologist in the Virgin Islands and who engages in the practice of audiology.(b) “Audiology” …
27 V.I.C. § 168q Board established
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(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Allied Health Professions (“Board”) is established within the Virgin Islands Department of Health. The Board shall regulate the practice of all allied health professionals and evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and grants licen…
27 V.I.C. § 168r Powers and duties of the Board
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(a) The Board has the following powers and duties:(a) evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise examinations and grant licenses to those persons who pass the examination and who are determined to be qualified as a speech language pathologist or audiologist;(b) evaluate…
27 V.I.C. § 168s License required, certification
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No person may practice audiology or speech-language pathology as an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist unless that person obtains a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No person may practice as an audiology assistant or a speech-language pathology…
27 V.I.C. § 168t Application for license or certification
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A person who desires to be licensed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certified as a speech language pathology assistant or audiology assistant shall apply to the Board in writing on an application form prescribed by the Board. At the time of filing the applicati…
27 V.I.C. § 168u Speech-language pathologist or audiologist-qualifications for Licensure
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(a) To be eligible for license by the Board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, an applicant shall:(a) be at least 21 years of age;(b) be of good moral character;(c) hold a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an accredited educa…
27 V.I.C. § 168v Speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, qualification for certification
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(a) To be eligible for certification by the Board as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, an applicant shall:(a) be at least 18 years of age;(b) be of good moral character;(c) hold a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an accr…
27 V.I.C. § 168w Examination
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(a) Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the Board may determine. (b) At least two examinations for each discipline shall be held in each calendar year. The examinations sha…
27 V.I.C. § 168x Issuance of license
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The Board shall issue a license as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or a certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant to each applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter.
27 V.I.C. § 168y License, certificate-renewal
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The license or certification of every person licensed or certified under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed every two years in the licensee or certification holder’s birth month.
27 V.I.C. § 168z Provisional license
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(a) The Board may grant a provisional license to an applicant who:(1) is licensed in good standing as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist in another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2) has pas…