§ 505. Alert system and database
The Department, in conjunction with VITEMA, shall develop a plan to ensure that the Silver Alert System uses a localized mass alert notification system. The plan must include the creation of a data base to store information about individuals served under this chapter, including, height, weight, medical conditions, and recent photographs in accordance with the […]
§ 506. Funding
(a) The Silver Alert Community Response System Fund is established in the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The Commissioner of Finance shall administer this Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Fund consists of all sums appropriated by the Legislature, all public and […]
§ 521. Maintenance of registry
(a) The Department of Human Services shall maintain a registry of persons 60 years and older who live alone and persons with disabilities who live alone. (b) The Department of Human Services, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Virgin Islands Elections System shall post signs in conspicuous places throughout their respective establishments notifying the […]
§ 522. Periodic reporting of registry information
(a) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Virgin Islands Elections System must remit the contact information to the Department of Human Services on a monthly basis. (b) The Department of Human Services shall submit the registry to the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, the National Guard of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands […]
§ 523. Confidentiality of registry information
The information collected for the registry is confidential and may not be disclosed other than to assist the person on the registry in time of a manmade or natural disaster or if there is a medical or some other emergency. Disclosure of the information under any other circumstance subjects the person who discloses the information […]
§ 502. Establishment and purpose
(a) The Silver Alert System is established within the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. The Silver Alert System is used when appropriate to alert other public safety departments and private safety organizations when an adult with documented serious memory impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, is reported to the Virgin Islands Police […]
§ 503. Development and implementation
The Director, with the assistance of the Commissioner of Police, the Attorney General and the Department of Human Services, shall develop and implement the Silver Alert System notification plan for the purpose of disseminating, as rapidly as possible, information about a missing person, so that the Police Department, other law enforcement agencies, public safety departments, […]
§ 504. Consultation and training
(a) In promulgating regulations to develop and implement the Silver Alert System, The VITEMA shall consult with the Virgin Islands Police Department, representatives of the Office of the Attorney General, the Department and any local chapter of the National Alzheimer’s Association. (b) All first responders, EMS first responders, 911 operators and other appropriate personnel, as […]
§ 501. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. (2) “Department” means the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. (3) “EMS first responder” means a person providing emergency medical services. (4) “First responder” […]