§ 14. Periodic renewal
(a) At the time of periodic renewal, the Board shall require the licensee to demonstrate to its satisfaction the licensee’s continuing qualification for medical licensure. The application form for license renewal shall be designed to require the licensee to update and add to the information in the Board’s file relating to the licensee and the […]
§ 15. Exemptions
(a) The Medical Practice Act shall not apply to: (1) students while engaged in training in a medical school approved by the state medical board; (2) those providing service in cases of emergency where no fee or other consideration is contemplated, charged or received; (3) commissioned medical officers of the armed forces of the United […]
§ 16. Unlawful practice of medicine; violations and penalties
(a) It shall be declared unlawful for any person, corporation or association to perform any act constituting the practice of medicine as defined in the Medical Practice Act without first obtaining a medical license in accord with that act and the rules and regulations of the Board. (b) The Board may issue a cease and […]
§ 17. Rules and regulations
The Board shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this subchapter and may amend, repeal and enforce those rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and to fulfill its duties under the act.
§ 18. Funding and fees
(a) The Board must be fully supported by the revenues generated from its activities, including fees, charges and reimbursed costs. All such revenues, with the exception of fines and initial application fees, shall be deposited in the General Fund. All fines levied by the Board and application fees shall be deposited into the Virgin Islands […]
§ 19. Truth in health care professional services
(a) Short title. This section may be cited as the “Truth in Health Care Professional Services Act”. (b) Purpose. The Legislature of the Virgin Islands hereby finds and declares that: (1) There are widespread differences regarding the training and qualifications required to earn professional degrees and these differences often concern the training and skills necessary […]
§ 31. Unlawful practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy, optometry, naturopathy and podiatry
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy, optometry, naturopathy, podiatry, or any other system of the treatments of injuries, diseases, pain or deformity, or to hold himself forth as a practitioner thereof or to assume the title of Doctor in relation thereto, except as provided in […]
§ 32. License required
(a) Any person desiring to practice any of the sciences covered by section 31 of this title shall first obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Practice of any such science in the absence of such license shall be strictly prohibited and shall subject said practitioner to the […]
§ 33. Powers and duties of Board
The Board shall have the power and duty to— (1) issue, revoke or suspend licenses under this subchapter; (2) determine whether any medical school is entitled to recognition under the provisions of this subchapter as a medical school of good standing; and (3) adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations and bylaws, not inconsistent with […]
§ 34. Application for license; qualifications
(a) Applications for license shall be sent to the Board and shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant— (1) is twenty-one years of age or over (birth certificate or similar evidence thereof); (2) has resided in the Virgin Islands for six consecutive months immediately preceding his application; (3) is of good moral character […]