Title 19 — Health

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19 V.I.C. § 635a Definitions
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(a) As used in this subchapter:(a) “Certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator” means a law enforcement officer assigned by a qualified law enforcement agency to investigate prescription drug diversion and who has completed a certification course in prescr…
19 V.I.C. § 635b Establishment of Program; requirements
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(a) The Department shall establish and administer the Virgin Islands Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Under the Program, the Department shall:(1) establish, maintain, and administer an electronic prescription drug monitoring database system to collect and store controlled su…
19 V.I.C. § 635c Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Committee; Creation
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(a) There is established within the Office of the Commissioner of Health the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Committee to consult with and advise the Department on matters related to the establishment, maintenance, operation, and evaluation of the Program. (b) The C…
19 V.I.C. § 635d Direct access to the PDMD
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(a) The following persons are provided direct access to information in the PDMD:(1) a prescriber or dispenser or a designee for the sole purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care to a specific patient. The delegating prescriber or dispenser may be held civilly liable an…
19 V.I.C. § 635e Access to PDMD information
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(a) The following persons or entities may not directly access the PDMD, but may request information in the PDMD from the Department:(1) a law enforcement officer pursuant to a criminal investigation but only after the law enforcement officer obtains a search warrant signed by a j…
19 V.I.C. § 635f Confidentiality
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(a) The PDMD and all information contained in the PDMD and any records maintained by the Department, or by an entity contracting with the Department, that is submitted to, maintained, or stored as a part of the PDMD is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Virgin I…
19 V.I.C. § 635g Review of database information by the Department
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(a) The Department shall review the PDMD information monthly, including a review to identify information that appears to indicate whether a patient is obtaining prescriptions in a manner that may represent misuse or abuse of controlled substances, based on prescribing criteria de…
19 V.I.C. § 635h Unlawful acts and penalties
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(a) A dispenser who knowingly and intentionally fails to submit prescription monitoring information as required in section 635b, or knowingly and intentionally submits incorrect prescription information is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to a term of i…
19 V.I.C. § 635i Information exchange with other prescription drug monitoring programs
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(a) The Department may provide prescription monitoring information to federal prescription drug monitoring programs or other states’ prescription drug monitoring programs, and the information may be used by those programs consistent with this subchapter, provided the program or s…
19 V.I.C. § 635j Authority to contract and seek funding
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(a) (1) The Department may contract to establish and administer the Program and may make application for, receive, and administer grant funding from public or private sources for this purpose.(2) A contractor shall comply with the provisions regarding confidentiality of prescript…
19 V.I.C. § 635k Annual report on performance measures
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The Department shall prepare and submit an annual report on performance measures of the Program to the Governor and the Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands by December 1st of each calendar year. Performance…
19 V.I.C. § 635l Regulations
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The Department shall promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.
19 V.I.C. § 641 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Drug Dealer Liability Act.”
19 V.I.C. § 642 Purpose
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The purpose of this act is to provide a civil remedy for residents of the Virgin Islands who suffer damages as a result of illegal drug use. Parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and others who pay for drug treatment or employee-assistance programs, as well as infa…
19 V.I.C. § 643 Findings
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) Although the criminal justice system is an important weapon against the marketing and distribution of illegal drugs, the civil justice system can and must also be used. The civil justice system can provide an avenue of compensation …
19 V.I.C. § 644 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Marketing of illegal controlled substances” means the possession for sale, sale, or distribution of a specified illegal controlled substance.(b) “Individual user of an illegal controlled substance” means the individual whose use of a specified ill…
19 V.I.C. § 645 Liability for participation in marketing of illegal controlled substances
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(a) A person who knowingly participates in the marketing of illegal controlled substances in the Virgin Islands is liable for civil damages as provided in this subchapter. A person may recover damages under this subchapter for injury resulting from an individual's use of an illeg…
19 V.I.C. § 646 Recovery of damages by affected persons
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(a) Any one or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual's use of an illegal controlled substance:(1) A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual controlled substance user.(2) An individual who was exposed to a…
19 V.I.C. § 647 Recovery of damages by individual users
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(a) An individual user of an illegal controlled substance may not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal controlled substance, except as otherwise provided in this section. An individual user of an illegal controlled substance may bring an action for damages …
19 V.I.C. § 648 Liability of third-parties
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(a) A third-party shall not pay damages awarded under this subchapter, or provide a defense or money for a defense, on behalf of an insured under a contract of insurance or indemnification. (b) A cause of action authorized pursuant to this subchapter may not be assigned, either e…
19 V.I.C. § 649 Amount of damages presumed
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(a) A person whose participation in the marketing of illegal controlled substances constitutes the following level offense, shall be rebuttably presumed to be responsible in the following amounts:(a) For a level 1 offense, 25 percent of the damages.(b) For a level 2 offense, 50 p…
19 V.I.C. § 650 Joinder of parties
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(a) Two or more persons may join in one action under this subchapter as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one place of illegal controlled substances in common, and if any portion of the period of use of an illegal controlled substance overlaps with the period o…
19 V.I.C. § 651 Comparative responsibility
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(a) An action by an individual user of an illegal controlled substance is governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Comparative responsibility attributed to the plaintiff does not bar recovery but diminishes the award of compensatory damages proportionally, accord…
19 V.I.C. § 652 Contribution among and recovery from multiple defendants
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A person subject to liability under this subchapter has a right of action for contribution against another person subject to liability under this subchapter. Contribution may be enforced either in the original action or by a separate action brought for that purpose. A plaintiff m…
19 V.I.C. § 653 Standard of proof; effect of criminal drug conviction
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(a) Proof of liability in an action brought under this subchapter shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, other elements of the cause of action shall be shown by a preponderance of the evidence. (b) (1) A person against wh…
19 V.I.C. § 654 Prejudgment attachment and execution on judgment
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(a) A plaintiff, under this subchapter, subject to subsection (c) of this section, may request an ex parte prejudgment attachment order from the court against all assets of a defendant sufficient to satisfy a potential award. If attachment is instituted, a defendant is entitled t…
19 V.I.C. § 655 Statute of limitation
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a claim under this subchapter shall not be brought more than one year after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action accrues under this subchapter when a person who may recover has reason to know of the harm from use of an i…
19 V.I.C. § 656 Stay of action
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On motion by a governmental agency involved in an investigation or prosecution of a case involving illegal controlled substances, an action brought under this subchapter shall be stayed until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion…
19 V.I.C. § 657 Severability clause
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If any provision of this subchapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by that invalidation.
19 V.I.C. § 658 Effective date
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This subchapter takes effect upon enactment.
19 V.I.C. § 661 Definitions [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 661 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 662 Discretionary authority of court; examination, report, and determination by court; termination of civil commitment [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 662 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 663 Authority and responsibilities of the Commissioner of Health; institutional custody; aftercare; maximum period of civil commitment; credit toward sentence [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 663 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 664 Civil commitment not a conviction; use of test results [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 664 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 665 Delegation of functions by Commissioner of Health; use of Federal, territorial, state and private facilities [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 665 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 666 Absence of offer by the court to a defendant of an election under section 4302(a) or any determination as to civil commitment, not reviewable on appeal or otherwise [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 666 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 681 Definitions [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 681 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 682 Preliminary proceedings—Petition for treatment [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 682 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 683 Judicial proceedings; advisement of patient, counsel retained physician's authority, treatment program of commitment, withdrawal, duration, confinement, postconfinement, and recommitment; examination of patient; appointment of physicians, order of commitment, conduct and report of examination, and copies to patient and counsel; return of patient for further proceedings [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 683 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 684 Hearings—Discharge of patient and dismissal of proceedings; notice of time and place; service; issues of fact; demand for jury or judicial determination [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 684 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 685 Order of commitment for treatment to care and custody of Commissioner of Health; reports of Commissioner of Health [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 685 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 686 Period of commitment to care and custody of Commissioner of Health; patient subject to posthospitalization program; release from confinement [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 686 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 687 Release from confinement—Notice and return to committing court; placing patient under care and custody of Commissioner of Health for posthospitalization treatment; recommendations of Commissioner of Health [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 687 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 688 Petition for inquiry into health and general condition and necessity for continuation of confinement; order for release from confinement and return to court; placing patient under posthospitalization treatment [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 688 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 689 Criminal conviction or criminal appellation from determination of being narcotic addict; criminal proceedings prohibited from using information gained in addiction inquiry [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 689 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 690 Evidence; examining physician a competent and compellable witness; physician-patient privilege [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 690 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 691 Subchapter inapplicable to persons with criminal charge pending, on probation or with sentence unserved; consent to commitment of such persons by authority with power over their custody [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 691 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 692 Commitment to hospital of the Service dependent upon certification of availability of facilities or personnel for treatment [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 692 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 693 Compensation of physicians and counsel; source of funds [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 693 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
19 V.I.C. § 694 Authority of Commissioner of Health—Delegation of functions [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 694 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.