Title 19 — Health
55 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
19 V.I.C. § 128 Annual Report
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The Registry shall publish an annual statistical compilation that does not include identifying information showing the incidence of chronic kidney disease, stroke, and diabetes in the Territory.
19 V.I.C. § 151 Maternal and child health services
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(1) The Department of Health, in addition to its other powers and duties, may establish and administer a program for promoting health services, including medical, dental and hospital care, of mothers, infants, pre-school and school age children, which shall provide for developing…
19 V.I.C. § 152 Services for children with physical disabilities
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(1) The Department of Health may establish and administer a program of services for children with physical disabilities or who are suffering from conditions which lead to physical disability, which shall provide for developing, extending, and improving services for locating such …
19 V.I.C. § 153 Healthcare for incarcerated women and men
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(a) For inmates and detainees incarcerated for 12 months or more, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections, Health Services Division, working with the Department of Health or other available local health services providers, shall provide breast examinations, to include manual exa…
19 V.I.C. § 154 Behavioral Health Screening of Children [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 154 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19 V.I.C. § 155 Prenatal and postpartum care [Repealed]
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19 V.I.C. § 155 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. § 156 Development and approval of mobile integrated healthcare programs
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(a) Mobile Integrated Healthcare (“MIH”) means patient-centered care delivered in a patient’s home or in a mobile environment that focuses on improving patient outcomes by integrating the larger spectrum of community healthcare and technology. (b) MIH components include tradition…
19 V.I.C. § 157 Mobile Integrated Healthcare Revolving Fund
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(a) There is established a separate and distinct fund within the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Revolving Fund (“the Fund”). The Fund is established to fund the development, implementation, and services of the mobile integrated …
19 V.I.C. § 160 Short title
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This act may be cited as “The Electronic Health Records Act”.
19 V.I.C. § 161 Purpose
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The purpose of the Electronic Health Records Act is to provide for the use, disclosure and protection of electronic health records.
19 V.I.C. § 162 Definitions
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(a) As used in the Electronic Health Records Act:(a) “demographic information” means information that identifies the individual who is the subject of the health care information, including the individual's name, date of birth and address and other information that identifies the …
19 V.I.C. § 163 Electronic health records; electronic signatures; legal recognition
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If a law or rule requires a health record to be in writing, or if a law or rule requires a signature pertaining to a health record, an electronic health record or an electronic signature satisfies that law or rule except where excluded by court rules.
19 V.I.C. § 164 Retention of health records
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(a) If a law or rule requires that a health record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record that:(1) accurately reflects the health record after it was first generated and in its final form as an electronic health record or otherwise; and(2) rem…
19 V.I.C. § 165 Use and disclosure of electronic health care information
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(a) A provider, health care institution, health information exchange or health care group purchaser shall not use or disclose health care information in an individual's electronic health record to another person in violation of territorial or federal law and without the consent o…
19 V.I.C. § 166 Liability
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If an individual requests to exclude all of the individual's information from the record locator service pursuant to subsection (e) of § 165 of the Electronic Health Records Act, the record locator service, health information exchange, health care institution or provider shall no…
19 V.I.C. § 167 Out-of-territory disclosures
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A disclosure otherwise permissible under the Electronic Health Records Act may be made to providers, health care group purchasers, health care institutions, health information exchanges or record locator services located or operating outside of the territory.
19 V.I.C. § 168 Exclusion of certain insurers
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Nothing in the Electronic Health Records Act may be construed to apply to a person operating as a property and casualty insurer, workers' compensation insurer, life insurer, long-term care insurer or disability income insurer.
19 V.I.C. § 185 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act.
19 V.I.C. § 186 Definitions
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(a) The definitions as used in this chapter have the following meaning unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Attending physician” means the physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient.(b) “Declaration” means a writing executed in accord…
19 V.I.C. § 187 Declaration relating to use of life sustaining treatment
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(a) An individual of sound mind and 18 or more years of age may execute at any time a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The declarant may designate another individual of sound mind and 18 or more years of age to make decisions gover…
19 V.I.C. § 188 When declaration operative
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A declaration becomes operative when (i) it is communicated to the attending physician and (ii) the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition and no longer able to make decisions regarding administration of life-sustaining treatment. When th…
19 V.I.C. § 189 Revocation of declaration
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(a) A declaration may be revoked at any time and in any manner by the declarant, without regard to the declarant's mental or physical condition. A revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician or other health-care provider by the declarant or a witness to …
19 V.I.C. § 190 Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration
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Upon determining that the declarant is in a terminal condition, the attending physician who knows of a declaration shall record the determination and the terms of the declaration in the declarant's medical record.
19 V.I.C. § 191 Treatment of qualified patients
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(a) A qualified patient may make decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment as long as the patient is able to do so. (b) This chapter does not affect the responsibility of the attending physician or other health-care provider to provide treatment, including nutrition and hydra…
19 V.I.C. § 192 Consent by others to withdrawal or withholding of treatment
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(a) Life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn from an individual who:(i) has been determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition and no longer able to make decisions regarding administration of life-sustaining treatment; and(ii) has no effective …
19 V.I.C. § 193 Transfer of patients
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An attending physician or other health-care provider who is unwilling to comply with this chapter shall, as promptly as practicable, take all reasonable steps to transfer care of the declarant to another physician or health-care provider who is willing to do so.
19 V.I.C. § 194 Immunities
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(a) In the absence of knowledge of the revocation of a declaration, a physician or other health-care provider is not subject to civil or criminal liability, or discipline for unprofessional conduct, for carrying out the declaration or the instructions of a designee under section …
19 V.I.C. § 195 When health-care provider may assume validity of declaration
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In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health-care provider may assume that a declaration complies with this chapter and is valid.
19 V.I.C. § 196 Recognition of declaration executed in another state
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(a) A declaration executed in another state in compliance with the law of that state or of this Territory is validly executed for purposes of this chapter. (b) A declaration executed in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, its territories and possessions is validly execut…
19 V.I.C. § 197 Effect of previous declaration
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An instrument executed before the effective date of this chapter which substantially complies with section 187(a) of this title shall be given effect pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
19 V.I.C. § 198 Miscellaneous provisions
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(a) Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with this chapter does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide or homicide. (b) The making of a declaration pursuant to section 186 of this title does not affect in any manner the…
19 V.I.C. § 199 Penalties
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(a) A physician or other health-care provider who willfully fails to transfer the care of a patient in accordance with section 193 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined $500 or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year. (b) A physician who willfully …
19 V.I.C. § 200 Uniformity of construction and application
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This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
19 V.I.C. § 201 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Health Care Consent Act.
19 V.I.C. § 202 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Adult” means an individual 18 or more years of age.(b) “Health care” mean any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition.(c) “Health care provider” means a person who is lice…
19 V.I.C. § 203 Individuals who may consent to health care
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(1) Unless incapable of consenting under section 204 of this title, an individual may consent to health care for himself if he is:(1) An adult; or(2) a minor and(A) is emancipated pursuant to Title 16, chapter 9, Virgin Islands Code;(B) has attained the age of 17 years and, regar…
19 V.I.C. § 204 Individuals incapable of consenting
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As an individual otherwise authorized under this chapter may consent to health care unless, in the good faith opinion of the health care provider, the individual is incapable of making a decision regarding the proposed health care.
19 V.I.C. § 205 Individuals who may consent to health care for others
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(a) If an individual incapable of consenting under section 204 of this title has not appointed a health care representative under section 207 of this title or the health care representative appointed under section 207 of this title is not reasonably available or declines to act, …
19 V.I.C. § 206 Delegation of power to consent to health care for another
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(a) An individual authorized to consent to health care for another under section 205, subsection (a), paragraph (2) or subsection (b), paragraphs (2) or (3) of this title, who for a period of time will not be reasonably available to exercise the authority may delegate the authori…
19 V.I.C. § 207 Health care representative: appointment; qualification; powers; revocation and responsibility
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(a) An individual who may consent to health care under section 203 of this title may appoint another as a health care representative to act for the appointor in matters affecting his health care. (b) A health care representative appointed under this section must be an individual …
19 V.I.C. § 208 Court ordered health care or court-ordered appointment of representative
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(a) A health care provider or any interested individual may petition the Superior Court to:(1) make a health care decision or order health care for an individual incapable of consenting; or(2) appoint a representative to act for the individual. (1) make a health care decision or …
19 V.I.C. § 209 Disqualifications of authorized individuals
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(a) An individual who may consent to health care for himself under section 203 of this title may disqualify others from consenting to health care for him. (b) The disqualification must be in writing, signed by the individual, and designate those disqualified. (c) A health care pr…
19 V.I.C. § 210 Limitations of liability
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(a) A health care provider acting or declining to act in reliance on the consent or refusal of consent of an individual who he believes in good faith is authorized by this chapter or other law of this Territory to consent to health care is not subject to criminal prosecution, civ…
19 V.I.C. § 211 Availability of medical information
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An individual authorized to consent to health care for another under this chapter has the same right as does the individual for whom he is acting, to receive information relevant to the contemplated health care provider. Disclosure of information regarding contemplated health car…
19 V.I.C. § 212 Effect on existing law
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(a) This chapter does not affect the law of this Territory concerning an individual's authorization to make a health care decision for himself or another regarding withdrawing or withholding medical care necessary to preserve or sustain life. (b) This chapter does not affect the …
19 V.I.C. § 213 Uniformity of application and construction
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This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among the jurisdictions enacting it.
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…