§ 166l. Subchapter not retroactive
The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to any act of malpractice which occurred before the effective date of this subchapter.
§ 167a. Practice of chiropractic defined
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Practice of chiropractic” means the diagnosis and treatment of human ailments, as taught by a school or college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, recognized by the United States Department of Education, including: (A) The detection and correction of structural and functional imbalance, nerve interference, distortion, […]
§ 167b. Unlawful practice of chiropractic
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice chiropractic in the Virgin Islands, or to use any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that such person is practicing chiropractic, except as provided in this subchapter.
§ 167c. License required
(a) Any person desiring to practice chiropractic in the Virgin Islands shall obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (b) A license issued pursuant to this subchapter for chiropractic practice shall be issued for a period of two years.
§ 166f. Attorney’s contingency fee
(a) A contingency fee for an attorney representing a plaintiff prosecuting a medical malpractice claim shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%). (b) The limit on an attorney’s contingency fee required by this section is subject to the discretion of the court to increase or decrease said percentage.
§ 166g. Reporting and review of claims
(a) All malpractice claims settled or adjudicated to final judgment shall be reported to the Commissioner of Health by the plaintiff’s attorney and by the health care provider or his insurer within sixty (60) days following final disposition of the claim. The report to the Commissioner of Health shall state the following: (1) nature of […]
§ 166c. Claim not assignable
A patient’s claim for compensation under this subchapter is not assignable.
§ 166d. Statute of limitations
(a) No claim, whether in contract or tort, may be brought against a health care provider based upon professional services or health care rendered or which should have been rendered unless filed within two (2) years from the date of the alleged act, omission or neglect except that for such a claim against a health […]
§ 166e. Health care provider group insurance policy
(a) The Commissioner of Health is hereby authorized and directed to procure a group insurance policy which shall cover the cost of Professional Liability Insurance for health care providers as defined in section 166(c) of this subchapter. Health care providers who engage in private practice and who participate in the group insurance policy procured by […]
§ 165n. Reporting violations; immunity
(a) A person, including, but not limited to, a licensee, corporation, insurance company, health care organization or health care facility and Territorial governmental agencies, shall report to the Board any conviction or determination by an agency or court that a licensee has committed an act that constitutes a violation of section 165k(c) of this subchapter. […]