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§ 45. Presentment; copayment; procedure

(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-payment for each additional prescription drug. (b) […]

§ 46. Payment under other plans or insurance

(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 policy with limited prescription coverage and who expect to exhaust such coverage […]

§ 47. Reconsideration

(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 ineligibility and the reasons therefor. The Commissioner shall, within twenty (20) […]

§ 48. Election to participate; signs

(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 intention to participate with the Commissioner of Human Services […]

§ 49. Rules and regulations; notices

(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) newspapers of general circulation within the Territory, notices informing the […]

§ 101. Establishment of training schools

The Governor is authorized to establish such training schools for boys and for girls as may be approved by the Legislature, which shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services .

§ 102. Admission to training schools

The training schools shall receive and provide institutional care for children who are dependent or neglected or children who are in danger of becoming dependent or neglected, who are placed therein by the Department of Human Services.

§ 103. Regulations; standards of care and training

The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of the training schools, and shall provide thereat care and training which will meet the needs of the individual child, and which will conform to accepted modern standards of institutional care for children.

§ 43. Application; certification; identification cards

(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 Commissioner and shall contain such information as the Commissioner deems necessary […]

§ 25. Trust Fund for Welfare Purposes

There is established in the treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be known as the “Trust Fund for Welfare Purposes”, to be used for assisting needy persons who are unable to meet the eligibility requirements of the programs of the Department of Human Services. Payments shall be made from this fund in […]