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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 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas. During this Committee meeting, action will be taken on Bill No. 35-0081, An Act repealing and reenacting Title 27, chapter 1, subchapter IIa to enact the Virgin Islands Telehealth Act, which includes telemedicine and the standards that govern the practice of medicine and the provision of healthcare services using telehealth modalities.
The committee will also receive an operational update from the Hebert Grigg Home for the Aged (HGH) and a follow up update from the St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation. Caribbean Kidney Center (CKC) will provide an update on the status of nurse payments for their facility.
BLOCK I                                                                                                                        10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Bill No. 35-0081         An Act repealing and reenacting Title 27, chapter 1, subchapter IIa to enact the Virgin Islands Telehealth Act, which includes telemedicine and the standards that govern the practice of medicine and the provision of healthcare services using telehealth modalities.
Invited Testifiers:
 Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion, Commissioner, VI Department of Health
 Ms. Tina Commissiong, Esq., Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Regional Medical Center
 Mr. Douglas Koch, Chief Executive Officer, Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center
 Dr. Carolyn Clansy Miller, License Psychologist, Ashar Counseling and Psychological
 Mrs. Massarae Sprauve-Webster, Chief Executive Officer, Frederiksted Healthcare Inc.
LUNCH                                                                                                                          12:05 P.M. – 12:30 P.M.
BLOCK II                                                                                                                          12:35 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
The Committee will receive an update from the Hebert Grigg Home for the Aged (HGH) on the status of their operation.
Invited Testifiers:
 Ms. Denelle Baptiste,Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services
 Mr. Alvin Milligan, Acting Administrator, Senior Citizen Affairs
 Mrs. Ana Velez-Martinez, Director, Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged
BLOCK III                                                                                                                           2:05 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
The St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation will provide a updated operational status, Caribbean Kidney Center (CKC) will provide an update on the status of nurse payments for their facility.
Invited Testifiers:
 Dr. Tess Richards, Interim Executive Director, St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation
 Dr. Walter Gardiner, Medical Director, Caribbean Kidney Center
 
 
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35-0081
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Alvin Milligan
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Ana Velez-Martinez
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Ashar Counseling and Psychological
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Caribbean Kidney Center
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Carolyn Clansy Miller
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Denelle Baptiste
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Department of Human Services
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Douglas Koch
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Frederiksted Healthcare Inc.
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Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged
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Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center
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Justa E. Encarnacion
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Massarae Sprauve-Webster
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payments
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programs
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responsibilities
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Schneider Regional Medical Center
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Senior Citizen Affairs
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St. Thomas East End Medical Center Corporation
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Telehealth Act
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telemedicine
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Tess Richards
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VI Department of Health
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Walter Gardiner
 
Date
Jul 24 2023
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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