§ 1204. Rules and regulations
The Commissioner of Health may adopt all necessary regulations not in conflict with this chapter for the admission, care, and discharge of patients in the mental hospital.
§ 1175. Admission of private patient upon request
Before any person can be received in the mental hospital as a private patient, the parent or legal guardian of such person, or in case he has no parent or legal guardian, some near relative or other person interested in him shall present a written request to the Commissioner of Health for admission, setting forth […]
§ 1176. Maintenance of patients
(a) All indigent public patients shall be kept and maintained at the expense of the government of the Virgin Islands. (b) All public patients not indigent shall be kept and maintained at the expense of the government of the Virgin Islands in the first instance, but in such cases the government shall be entitled to […]
§ 1173. Record of proceedings; transcript to Commissioner of Health
The proceedings in cases pursuant to this chapter shall be entered on record in the civil minutes of the district court by the clerk thereof. Before any patient is sent to the hospital, the judge shall cause a complete transcript of the proceedings to be made and certified by the clerk under the seal of […]
§ 1174. Persons who may be admitted into mental hospital
The following persons may be admitted into the mental hospital as patients— (1) All persons who have been adjudged mentally ill by the district court and ordered to be conveyed to the mental hospital and who are indigent. Such patients shall be known as “public patients”. (2) All persons who may be certified to be […]
§ 1174a. Preliminary psychiatric evaluation
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Health shall order a preliminary psychiatric evaluation of all mentally ill persons referred to him for treatment in a mental hospital. Such evaluation shall be conducted by either the hospital psychiatrist, a psychiatrist designated by the Commissioner, or the medical director of the hospital; and, […]
§ 1141. Entry of judgment
(a) Upon return of a verdict agreed upon by five members of the jury finding that the defendant is of unsound mind, and that it is necessary that he be placed under restraint, judgment shall be entered adjudging the defendant to be mentally ill and ordering him to be conveyed to a private or a […]
§ 1142. Support of person adjudged mentally ill
(a) If it is found that a defendant adjudged mentally ill under this subchapter is possessed of property, or that some other person is legally liable for his support, the judge may, from time to time, upon request of the Commissioner of Health, cite the guardian of the defendant, or other person legally liable for […]
§ 1143. Limitation on recovery for support of mentally ill person
The government of the Virgin Islands, in cases provided for in section 1142 of this title, shall in no instance recover more than the actual cost of the support of any mentally ill person. The certificate of the Commissioner of Health as to the amount due shall be sufficient evidence to authorize the court to […]
§ 1171. Hospitalization of mentally ill persons
Immediately after any person is adjudged mentally ill, the judge of the district court shall communicate with the Commissioner of Health and if notified by the latter that there is a vacancy in the institution or that the patient can be accommodated, he shall issue his warrant to the marshal or some other suitable person, […]