Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
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! …
Download the original document · Plain text (TXT) · Browse the archive · How this archive works
Original source: https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-health-hospitals-and-human-services-29/
SHA-256 382bc51590a7691fe2558c88e661960ae7267a0cce4bcf02d3d8dac9ce479ff3
Re-using this document
A proceeding of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, open to the public under 3 V.I.C. § 881, which reaches any committee of any branch of government and permits the news media to publish what it records.
Our description, tagging, arrangement, extracted text and machine transcripts are released under CC0 1.0. We assert nothing about the document itself.
Archive identifier LF-382bc51590a7
Document text
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 07, 2025, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Bill No. 36-0079 An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code, part IV, chapter 37, to add a new subchapter mandating territorial hospitals to provide paternity testing services upon request. Bill No. 36-0003 An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code relating to nursing homes and assisted living facilities by adding a new chapter 76 to establish the services that nursing homes and assisted living facilities are required to provide; establishing limitations on financial charges, requirements for visitation, and the rights of a resident. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Justa Encarnacion , Commissioner, V.I. Department of Health Mr. Gordon Rhea, Esq. , Attorney General, V.I. Department of Justice Honorable Averil E. George , Commissioner, Department of Human Services Mr. Troy Schuster , Virgin Islands State Director, American Association of Retired Persons BLOCK II 1:15 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. The committee will receive a comprehensive overview of the growing challenges posed by the direct discharge of minimally processed wastewater in public areas and brine discharge in our bays, which threatens environmental safety, public hygiene, and community health. This synopsis should help us understand both the immediate and long-term health risks, including potential disease outbreaks, and to provide guidance on best practices for sewage management, public health protection, and coordinated government response. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Justa Encarnacion , Commissioner, V.I. Department of Health Honorable Jean Pierre-Oriol, Commissioner, V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources Mr. Daryl Griffith , Interim Executive Director, V.I. Waste Management Authority Mr. Karl Knight, Executive Director & CEO, V.I. Water & Power Authority + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 36-0003 , 36-0079 , American Association of Retired Persons , and the rights of a resident , assisted living facilities , Averil E. George , brine discharge , Daryl Griffith , Department of Health , Department of Human Services , Department of Justice , Department of Planning and Natural Resources , Gordon Rhea , Jean-Pierre Oriol , Justa Encarnacion , Karl Knight , limitations on financial charges , nursing homes , paternity testing , requirements for visitation , title 19 Virgin Islands Code part IV chapter 37 , Troy Schuster , Waste Management Authority , wastewater , Water & Power Authority Date Jul 07 2025 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