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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks The Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks will convene a legislative hearing to examine the operational oversight, progress, and challenges of recreational facilities and capital improvement projects of the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation across the Virgin Islands. The hearing will also include a legislative review of Bill No. 36-0099 addressing elder abuse response systems and a special policy discussion regarding CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) certification for the Virgin Islands’ aging and senior care facilities BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation – Territorial Operations Review Invited Testifier: Vincent Roberts, Commissioner Designee, Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation LUNCH 12:30 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. BLOCK II 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Bill No. 36-0099 An act amending title 34 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 15 expanding the Elder and Dependent Invited Testifiers: Honorable Averil George, Commissioner, Department of Human Services Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, Department of Justice Troy De Charbert-Schuster, State Director, AARP Virgin Islands Angus Drigo, Executive Director, Disability Rights Center Virgin Islands BLOCK III 2:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Policy Discussion – CMS Certification for Senior Living Facilities The Committee will engage in a policy discussion on Aging focused on the current status and pathway toward achieving CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) certification for senior living and long-term care facilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. CMS certification is essential for facilities seeking to provide care reimbursable under Medicare and Medicaid, and ensures compliance with federal standards for quality, safety, and patient rights. The Committee will examine: 1. Where are we now? – Assessing the current certification status of senior living facilities. 2. What’s required? – Understanding CMS’s Conditions of Participation, operational manuals, and compliance criteria. 3. What’s next? – Outlining a strategic path forward for certification, facility upgrades, and access to CMS federal funding. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Averil George, Commissioner, Department of Human Services Troy De Charbert-Schuster, State Director, AARP Virgin Islands Honorable Justa Encarnacion, Commissioner, Department of Health Junia John-Straker, CEO, Lutheran Social Services of Virgin Islands + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 36-0099 , addressing elder abuse , An act amending title 34 Virgin Islands Code chapter 15 , and Recreation , Angus Drigo Executive Director Disability Rights Center Virgin Islands , Assessing the current certification status of senior living facilities , Averil George Commissioner Department of Human Services , capital improvement projects , care reimbursable under Medicare and Medicaid , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , certification for senior living and long-term care , Department of Sports , Department of Sports Parks and Recreation , ensures compliance with federal standards , expanding the Elder and Dependent , facilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands , Gordon Rhea Esq. Attorney General of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice , Junia John-Straker CEO Lutheran Social Services of Virgin Islands , Medicare and Medicaid , operational oversight progress and challenges , Outlining a strategic path forward for certification facility upgrades , Parks , policy discussion on Aging focused , progress and challenges of recreational facilities , quality safety and patient rights , Troy De Charbet-Schuster State Director AARP Virgin Islands , Understanding CMS's Conditions of Participation , Vincent Roberts Commissioner Designee , Virgin Islands' aging and senior care facilities Date Sep 19 2025 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Organizer Senator Angel L. 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