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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services The Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services has scheduled a hearing receive testimony on :   BLOCK I                                                                                                         10:00 A.M. – 1: 0 0 P . M . Bill No. 34-0244       An Act amending title 27 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 4, section 191(a) and (d) to expand and clarify the definition of naturopathic medicine and the physical   modalities used in the practice of naturopathy Invited Testifiers: Aziyza Shabazz , President, Esthetician/Physical Trainer, Aziyza Nature’s Spa Dr. Loriann Laugle , Studio 360 Chiropractic Wellness & Functional Movement Center Shannon Braden , Executive Director, North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)   The committee will receive an update on matters related to the nursing practices in the Virgin Islands including compensation, working conditions expired contracts, and the credentialing of traveling nurses. Invited Testifiers: Jacqueline Canton , Registered Nurses Leadership Union, Executive Chair/Chief Negotiator Carmen Vanterpool-Romney , Executive Director, VI Board of Nurse Licensure   LUNCH                                                                                                           1: 0 0 P . M . – 1 : 3 0 P . M .     BLOCK II                                                                                                        1:30 P.M. – 5 : 0 0 P . M . Bill No. 34-0279        An Act amending 19 Virgin Islands Code, Part V restructuring, reclassifying and adopting the first comprehensive Virgin Islands Behavioral Health Act to provide    for services and interdepartmental coordination of agencies and organizations to provide a structure of support to individuals throughout the Virgin Islands who suffer from behavioral health challenges; to establish community behavioral   health services, as well as to provide for the first comprehensive public Behavioral Health Facility to treat individuals voluntarily and involuntarily who face behavioral health challenges, amending and repealing conflicting laws; and providing for other related purposes Invited Testifiers: The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , Commissioner, VI Department of Health The Honorable Denise N. George, Esq ., Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands The Honorable Ray A. Martinez , Commissioner, VI Police Department Sheryl Pogson , NAMI/AARP Lori Thompson,   PhD, Psychologist, Insight Tina Comissiong, Esq ., Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center Christopher E. Finch , Chairman, Virgin Islands Government Health and Hospital Corporation  Wynnie Testamark , Director, VI Bureau of Corrections Samuel Joseph, Esq ., Chief Public Defender, Office of the Territorial Public Defender Alish a Udhwani, Esq., President, VI Bar Association + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 34-0244 , 34-0279 , Alisha Udhwani Esq. , Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands , Aziyza Nature’s Spa , Aziyza Shabazz , Carmen Vanterpool-Romney , Christopher E. Finch , Dr. Loriann Laugle , Jacqueline Canton , Lori Thompson PhD , NAMI/AARP , North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE) , nursing practices , Office of the Territorial Public Defender , Registered Nurses Leadership Union , Samuel Joseph Esq , Schneider Regional Medical Center , Shannon Braden , Sheryl Pogson , Studio 360 Chiropractic Wellness & Functional Movement Center , The Honorable Denise N. George Esq. , The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , The Honorable Ray A. Martinez , Tina Comissiong Esq , VI Bar Association , VI Board of Nurse Licensure , VI Bureau of Corrections , VI Department of Health , VI Police Department , Virgin Islands Government Health and Hospital Corporation , Wynnie Testamark Date Jul 29 2022 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Organizer Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorfrancis@legvi.org Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. 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