In this chapter: (1) “Cancer” means all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and leukemia. (2) “Health care facility” means hospitals; health care clinics; health centers; skilled nursing facilities; mental health facilities; kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory surgical facilities; rehabilitation facilities; […]
(a) There is established within the Department of Health under the division of and supervision of the Virgin Islands Chronic Disease Prevention Program, the Virgin Islands Central Cancer Registry. The Registry serves as the territorial surveillance system and repository of cancer data that includes data regarding incidence, mortality, stage of the disease, risk factors and […]
(a) Each healthcare provider and health care facility shall report in an electronic format or any other format requested by the Registry each new case of a reportable neoplasm to the Registry not later than 180 days after the date of diagnosis or date of first contact with the already diagnosed patient. (b) Private or […]
(a) All cancer case data provided to the Registry must be kept confidential. No information reported to the Registry which identifies or could lead to the identification of an individual cancer patient may be disclosed to any person or entity; except that the identifying information may be disclosed to another state cancer registry and territorial […]
(a) Cancer case data may be shared with cancer researchers or federal cancer control agencies for the purposes of cancer prevention, control, and research upon the submittal of documentation to the Registry providing that research in cancer prevention or control is ongoing or approval for such research has been granted. If applicable, the Registry shall […]
(a) No person who in good faith discloses privileged or confidential information or provides cancer case reports to the Registry or allows the Registry access to a cancer case report is liable in any civil action. (b) The protection from liability provided in subsection (a) does not apply to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or […]
Any person who violates a reporting provision of this chapter or regulations or orders pertaining to the reporting of information to the Registry is subject to a civil fine of not less than $1,000 per case but not more than $5,000 per case. Before assessing the fine, the Commissioner of Health, or the Commissioner’s designee, […]
The Registry must be funded through appropriations from the Legislature, federal agencies and through donations from private entities.
The Registry shall publish an annual statistical compilation that does not include identifying information showing the incidence of cancer in the Territory.
