§ 45c. Telemedicine licensure
The Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiners shall regulate the practice of telemedicine in the Territory in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the following: (a) No person shall practice or attempt to practice medicine at a distant site between the Virgin Islands and a foreign jurisdiction. (b) No person shall practice or […]
§ 45d. Regulation of telemedicine licensure
The Board of Medical Examiners may establish regulations for telemedicine licensure as follows: (a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall issue a telemedicine license to authorize certain physicians, who hold a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States, to provide telemedicine services in the Virgin Islands. […]
§ 50a. Definitions
As used in this subchapter— “Physician assistant” means a person who has graduated from a physician assistant or surgeon assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or by the predecessor or successor agency, and/or a person who has passed the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification […]
§ 50b. Qualifications for licensure
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the Board shall license an individual before the individual may practice as a physician assistant. The Board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who: (1) submits an application on forms approved by the Board; (2) pays the appropriate fee as determined by the […]
§ 50c. Graduate license
The Board may grant a graduate license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure except that the applicant has not yet taken the national certifying examination or is awaiting the results. (a) A graduate license is valid (1) for one year from the date of issuance; (2) until the results of an applicant’s […]
§ 40. Exemptions
The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to: (a) dentists or nurses when practicing their profession within the purview of the statutes applicable to their respective professions; (b) duly commissioned or appointed practitioners in the service of the United States Government with respect to the performance of any official duties; or (c) physicians and […]
§ 41. Penalties
Whoever practices any system of treatment in the Virgin Islands covered by this subchapter without having first obtained the license prescribed herein, or wilfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules and regulations issued hereunder, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
§ 42. Immunity in emergency
(a) This section may be cited as “The Good Samaritan Law.” (b) No person who voluntarily and gratuitously renders emergency assistance to a person in need thereof, shall be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries or property damage which result from acts or omissions by such person in rendering emergency assistance, which may […]
§ 45a. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter: (a) “Distant site” means the telemedicine site where the provider group is providing medical services to a patient at a distance or consulting with a patient’s provider remotely. (b) “Licensure for Telemedicine” means a telemedicine license or any current Virgin Islands physician licensure, including unrestricted, institutional, special restricted and […]
§ 45b. Purpose
In the interests of public health, safety and welfare, and to protect the people from the unprofessional, improper and incompetent practice of telemedicine, it is the responsibility of the Legislature to enact laws regulating the granting and subsequent use of the privilege to practice medicine and to ensure, as much as possible, that only qualified […]