Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands

Collection: Hearing Records
Sub-shelf: Hearing Notices
Kind: Hearing Record
Entity: Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Date: 2026
Topics: Disaster Recovery
Pages: 1
Text: Native Text
Identifiers: Bill 35-0081

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Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services Please be advised that the Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services will be conducting a meeting on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas. During this Committee meeting, action will be taken on Bill No. 35-0081, An Act repealing and reenacting Title 27, chapter 1, subchapter IIa to enact the Virgin Islands Telehealth Act, which includes telemedicine and the standards that govern the practice of medicine and the provision of healthcare services using telehealth modalities. The committee will also receive an operational update from the Hebert Grigg Home for the Aged (HGH) and a follow up update from the St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation. Caribbean Kidney Center (CKC) will provide an update on the status of nurse payments for their facility. BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Bill No. 35-0081 An Act repealing and reenacting Title 27, chapter 1, subchapter IIa to enact the Virgin Islands Telehealth Act, which includes telemedicine and the standards that govern the practice of medicine and the provision of healthcare services using telehealth modalities. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion, Commissioner, VI Department of Health Ms. Tina Commissiong, Esq., Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center Mr. Douglas Koch, Chief Executive Officer, Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center Dr. Carolyn Clansy Miller, License Psychologist, Ashar Counseling and Psychological Mrs. Massarae Sprauve-Webster, Chief Executive Officer, Frederiksted Healthcare Inc. LUNCH 12:05 P.M. – 12:30 P.M. BLOCK II 12:35 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. The Committee will receive an update from the Hebert Grigg Home for the Aged (HGH) on the status of their operation. Invited Testifiers: Ms. Denelle Baptiste,Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services Mr. Alvin Milligan, Acting Administrator, Senior Citizen Affairs Mrs. Ana Velez-Martinez, Director, Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged BLOCK III 2:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. The St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation will provide a updated operational status, Caribbean Kidney Center (CKC) will provide an update on the status of nurse payments for their facility. Invited Testifiers: Dr. Tess Richards, Interim Executive Director, St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation Dr. Walter Gardiner, Medical Director, Caribbean Kidney Center + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 35-0081 , Alvin Milligan , Ana Velez-Martinez , Ashar Counseling and Psychological , Caribbean Kidney Center , Carolyn Clansy Miller , Denelle Baptiste , Department of Human Services , Douglas Koch , Frederiksted Healthcare Inc. , Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged , Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center , Justa E. Encarnacion , Massarae Sprauve-Webster , payments , programs , responsibilities , Schneider Regional Medical Center , Senior Citizen Affairs , St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation , Telehealth Act , telemedicine , Tess Richards , VI Department of Health , Walter Gardiner Date Jul 24 2023 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Health, Hospitals and Human Services Organizer Senator Ray Fonseca Phone 340-774-0880 Email senatorrayfonseca@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow