(a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands the Department of Human Services (hereinafter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Human Services (hereinafter, referred to as the “Commissioner”). The Commissioner shall be appointed by […]
(a) The Department shall establish, administer, coordinate and supervise all publicly financed services and programs for youth, children, handicapped, elderly, and low-income adults and families (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “clients”) within the jurisdiction provided in this chapter. (b) The Department, through the Commissioner, is empowered and has the duty to: (1) provide a central […]
(a) The Department is designated as the “state agency” for all programs pertaining to youth, children, handicapped, elderly and low-income adults and families whenever such designation is required by federal law for the purpose of participating in federal programs. (b) The Governor shall, by Executive Order, unless otherwise prohibited by law, conform the Department, by […]
The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, consistent with law, for the execution of the powers and duties of the Department, the delivery of services and programs, the conduct of Department officers and personnel and the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers and property of the Department.
(a) There is established the Virgin Islands Criminal Victims Compensation Commission which shall be composed of the Commissioners of the Departments of Human Services, Health, and the V.I. Police Department and the Attorney General, or their designees, as members ex officio. The Commission shall, at its first meeting in each calendar year, elect as its […]
(a) The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a program to be designated the “Virgin Islands Learning Center for the Blind and Physically Handicapped” (hereinafter referred to as the “Learning Center”). The purpose of the Learning Center shall be to provide educational, counseling, social and related services […]
(a) Whenever the Commissioner receives a written complaint under oath pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, section 159, VIC, he shall, within 72 hours from receipt of such written complaint: (1) set a date for a hearing on the matters alleged in the written complaint; (2) serve on the person or entity charged in […]
Any reference in this Code, other than for historical purposes, to the Department of Social Welfare, the Office of Community Services, the Virgin Islands Community Action Agency, the Youth Services Administration, the Commission on Youth, the Commission on Aging, the Board of Social Welfare, the Commission on the Handicapped or the Developmental Disabilities Council, which […]
