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ee ot 2 res te TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Territory of the Virgin Islands REGULARISE SESSION 20_90 ) LL CALL /, Sc Bill No. 23 - 0097 Date: SZ, OO Short Title: To amend Title 27, Chapter 1, Subchapter XI, Virgin Islands Code, as it pertains to the practice of podiatry LEGISLATIVE HISTORY (a) Introduced and sent to Committee On............ccceceeceeceeeeceeeeeueees Date... cccceceeeeeeenesereereeeerecees (b) Reported from Committee and sent to Rules on..........ccecccsccescesecssecsecsscesseecsesestesetessesetenseesseeaey (C) Reported from Committee on Rules..........ccccccescesesseseseeseeceeceseecseeseseesaceseeseseeseestsseseeeees (d) Recalled from Committee by Special Order...........cccccecsccssesecseeseceeesserecesecssesaetecsaresceaeesaeed (©) Adopted OM... cecceccccsscessccsecseeesecesecesscsssensssstesssesssceusesssuasesarenscesuesessesssessessseasteasessserseraes (f) Rejected OM... cece ccc eee cree cence ene ee teen eet eee ones ce neseesa esas ceesseedeeescegeegeeeseeneegereeeneneens (2) Vetoed by Governor On... .eccecessessessseseesecseesseseesecsecsecssesecsacsacsesesesscesaessessecsseseessecseesseass (h) Reconsidered by Legislature and passed or rejected Over Govermor’s Veto OM.........ccccccccc cee cceeeecseneeneaeeseueeesaaeeeseesseeeauereecuaceeaeeeeasersaerreeueeeeaes MEMBERS YEA NAY NOT VOTING ABSENT BENNERSON, Gregory A. BERRY, Lorraine L. . ) BRYAN, Adelbert M. / _ pee Donald “Ducks” / DONASTORG, Adlah “Foncie” GOLDEN, Violet Anne DAVID, Roosevelt St. C. S GOMEZ, Judy M. GOODWIN, George E. ot HANSEN, Alicia “Chucky” a JN. BAPTISTE, Norman / JONES, David S. , . : os LIBURD, Almando “Rocky” g PETRUS, Allie-Allison /0 RICHARDS Vargrave A. ; [/ Certified true and correct Mees ce af GTLL CLERK 11/30/99 - AMENDED AND REPORTED OUT TO THE FLOOR 09/22/99 - TABLED AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR 07/16/99 - REPORTED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES BILL NO. 23-0097 Twenty-Third Legislature of the Virgin Islands of the United States JULY 7, 1999 To amend Title 27, Chapter 1, Subchapter XI, Virgin Islands Code, as it pertains to the practice of podiatry PROPOSED BY: Senator Allie-Allison Petrus; Co-sponsored by Senators Lorraine L. Berry, Violet Anne Golden, Donald “Ducks” Cole and David S. Jones BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. Title 27, Chapter 1, Subchapter XI, Virgin Islands Code, is amended in the following instances: (a) Section 168a is amended in the following instances: 1. In the second sentence, delete all the language after the word “surgery”. 2. Delete the third and fourth sentences in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: “Podiatric services are inclusive of the treatment of warts, leg COANDURPWHN = oh ulcers, ingrown nails, corns, calluses, heel pain, fractures, skin lesions, and ONO WOK WD = aK ON = 6 © 16 17 18 19 20 21 Ze 23 24. Z2 26 amputations or other surgeries limited to the foot. Any restrictions to the above will be determined by the governing board following review of the physician’s credentials to determine appropriate training via residency, fellowship, or preceptorship.” (b) Section 168c is amended by inserting a proviso clause at the end thereof to read as follows: “sprovided, however, that no applicant for admission to the practice of podiatry shall be examined solely by a member who is a Podiatrist actively engaged in private practice.” (c) Section 168f, subsection (b) is amended by deleting the proviso clause at the end thereof. (d) Section 168h is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following language: “However, where there is a documented need for the specialty or its subspecialties as determined by the Medical Directors of the hospitals or the Commissioner of Health, the Board is authorized to grant without examination a special unrestricted license for a three year period. A special unrestricted license shall be issued only to a Podiatric physician who has an unrestricted license to practice in the United States, and who has completed an accredited residency program approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association.” BR99-0808/May 28, 1999/ RH