(a) The Board may at its discretion, require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination or a chemical dependency evaluation conducted by an independent evaluator designated by the Board. The results of the examination or evaluation are admissible in any hearing before the Board, despite any claim of privilege under […]
(a) The Medical Practice Act shall provide for the restriction, suspension, revocation or denial of the medical license of any physician who is determined by the Board to be dyscompetent or incompetent. (b) The Board may develop and implement methods to identify dyscompetent physicians and physicians who fail to provide quality care. The Board may […]
(a) Any person may report to the Board in a manner prescribed by the Board, any information he has reason to believe indicates a medical licensee is or may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct, or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of medicine. (b) The following are required to […]
The Medical Practice Act provides legal protection for the members of the Board and its staff and for those providing information to the Board in good faith. (a) Immunity. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any current or former member, officer, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
In the interests of public health, safety and welfare, and to protect the people from the unprofessional, improper and incompetent practice of medicine, 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 […]
(a) Board created. There is hereby created The Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiners (hereafter referred to as the Board) to regulate the practice of medicine in the Virgin Islands in accordance with this statute and to otherwise enforce this statute. (b) Delegation of duty. The duty of determining a person’s initial and continuing qualification […]
(a) Medical licensing examination. (1) No person shall receive a license to practice medicine in the jurisdiction unless the person has passed an examination or examinations satisfactory to the Board. (2) The Board shall approve the preparation and administration of an examination or examinations in English which it deems must be satisfactorily passed as part […]
(a) The applicant shall provide the Board and attest to, or provide the means to obtain and verify, the following information and documentation in a manner required by the Board: (1) the applicant’s full name and all aliases or other names ever used, current address, Social Security number and date and place of birth; (2) […]
(a) Such applicants shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine or a Board-approved equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs acceptable to the Board. (b) Such applicants shall be eligible by virtue of their medical education and training for unrestricted licensure or authorization to practice medicine in the country in […]
(a) The Board may establish regulations for issuance of an “Institutional Medical License”. Such a license will: (1) be granted to an eligible Government physician in the employ of, under contract with the Government or public hospitals or any Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC). If the applicant has an unrestricted license in any United […]
(a) Range of actions. A range of disciplinary actions are available to the Board. These include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) revocation of the medical license; (2) suspension of the medical license, including summary suspension; (3) probation; (4) stipulations, limitations, restrictions and conditions relating to practice; (5) censure (including specific redress, if […]
(a) Board authority. The Board may commence legal action to enforce the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and may exercise full discretion and authority with respect to disciplinary actions. (b) Administrative procedures. The existing administrative procedures act or similar statute, in whole or in part must either be applicable to or serve as the […]
