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! …
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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 The Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony on the following: BR 21-0244     A bill amending, restructuring, reclassifying and adopting the first comprehensive Virgin Islands Behavioral Health Act that addresses services and interdepartmental coordination of agencies and organizations to provide a structure of support to individuals throughout the Virgin Islands who suffer from behavioral health challenges and establishes community behavioral health services, as well as provides for the first comprehensive public behavioral health facility to treat individuals voluntarily and involuntarily who face behavioral health challenges Invited Testifiers: The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Health The Honorable Denise N. George, Esq., Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands The Honorable Ray A. Martinez , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Police Department Sheryl Pogson, President, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lori Thompson, PhD, Psychologist, Insight Psychological Services, LLC Tina Comissiong, Esq ., Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center Christopher E. Finch , Chairman, Virgin Islands Government Health and Hospital Corporation Wynnie Testamark , Director, Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections Samuel Joseph, Esq ., Chief Public Defender, Office of the Territorial Public Defender Alisha Udhwani, Esq., President, VI Bar Association + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Alisha Udhwani Esq. , Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands , Behavioral Health Act , BR 21-0244 , Christopher E. Finch , Lori Thompson PhD , Samuel Joseph Esq , Sheryl Pogson , The Honorable Denise N. George Esq. , The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion , The Honorable Ray A. Martinez , Tina Comissiong Esq , Virgin Islands Department of Health , Wynnie Testamark Date Jun 29 2022 Expired! Time 12:30 pm Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Health, Hospitals and Human Services Organizer Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorfrancis@legvi.org Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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