Act No. 8152 — An Act amending the Virgin Islands Code, titles 3, 5, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 27, and 34 to change all references to mental health to behavioral
ACTNO, 8152 BILL NO. 32-0247 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2018 An Act amending the Virgin Islands Code, titles 3, 5, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 27, and 34 to change all references to mental health to behavioral health; amending title 19, chapter 31, section 716 (a) relating to the Citizens Council on Mental Illness Alcoholism and Drug Dependency; repealing section 14 of Act No. 7897 and section 2, paragraph (1) of Act No. 7697; appropriating $3,000,000 for the establishment of a behavioral health care facility on the island of St. Croix; and establishing requirements for the operation of in-patient and out-patient treatment programs at the behavioral health care facility ---0--- WHEREAS, there is a critical need for an inpatient psychiatric unit on the island of St. Croix; and WHEREAS, the inpatient psychiatric unit of the Juan F. Luis Hospital closed in 2012; and WHEREAS, there are approximately 700 persons registered within the Virgin Islands Department of Health to receive behavioral health outpatient services- 300 on St. …
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