Title 34 — Welfare
17 chapters · 206 sections in this title.
34 V.I.C. § 40 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Certified individual” means an individual who has been certified to participate in the Program under section 43, subsection (b) of this chapter;(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Human Services;(3) “Disabled person” means any in…
34 V.I.C. § 41 Pharmaceutical and medical supplies assistance to aged and disabled persons
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(a) The Commissioner shall establish and implement a program to provide financial assistance to certified individuals 60 years of age and over, disabled adults and adults suffering with cancer or degenerative diseases for their acquisition of prescription drugs, including refills…
34 V.I.C. § 42 Eligibility
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(a) Any resident of the territory 60 years of age, or over and any disabled person who is a resident of the territory regardless of age whose household income meets the Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) low-income guidelines for the Virgin Islands as published annually …
34 V.I.C. § 43 Application; certification; identification cards
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(a) An individual, otherwise eligible to participate in the Program, must, prior to receiving any benefit from the Program, file with the Commissioner a written, signed application to participate in the Program. Such applications shall be on forms provided for that purpose by the…
34 V.I.C. § 44 Length of certification; reapplication
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(a) Each individual certified to participate in the Program under section 43, subsection (b) of this chapter, shall remain so for a period of one (1) year from the date of such certification. (b) Any individual certified to participate in the Program under section 43, subsection …
34 V.I.C. § 45 Presentment; copayment; procedure
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(a) In order to receive the benefits of the Program, a certified individual must present his identification card, provided for in section 43 of this chapter, and pay in full a copayment of six dollars ($6.00) to a pharmacy for the first prescription drug, and a one dollar co-paym…
34 V.I.C. § 46 Payment under other plans or insurance
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(a) An otherwise eligible individual whose prescription drug costs are wholly covered by another plan of assistance or insurance shall be ineligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter except that applicants to the Program who are insured under a private insurance…
34 V.I.C. § 47 Reconsideration
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(a) An individual determined not eligible to participate in the Program under section 43, subsection (b) of this chapter may, within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the written determination, file a petition with the Commissioner to reconsider the determination of ineli…
34 V.I.C. § 48 Election to participate; signs
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(a) No later than ninety (90) days from the date of enactment of this chapter, the Commissioner shall notify, in writing, each pharmacy in the Territory of the existence of the Program established by this chapter and that only those pharmacies which file written notices of intent…
34 V.I.C. § 49 Rules and regulations; notices
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(a) The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The Commissioner shall, within ninety (90) days from the date of enactment of this chapter and periodically thereafter, cause to be published in two (2)…