COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOSPITALS AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0068 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
April 4, 2023 
 
 
 
An Act authorizing the members of the Board of Medical Examiners to serve temporarily as 
de facto board members of boards established under title 3 Virgin Islands Code, section 415 if 
a board does not have enough members to establish a quorum 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  (a) The licensed physician members of the Board of Medical Examiners 
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appointed under title 3 Virgin Islands Code, section 415 (b)(1)(A) may serve temporarily as de 
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facto board members of any of the boards established under 3 V.I.C. § 415 whenever any one 
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of those boards does not have enough members to establish a quorum. 
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(b) 
Members of the Board of Medical Examiners serving on any board pursuant to 
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subsection (a) counts toward the number of members necessary to establish a quorum and shall 
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carry out the duties of the board, including the issuance of licenses. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill authorizes the members of the Board of Medical Examiners to serve as de facto 
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board members of boards established under title 3 Virgin Islands Code, section 415 if a board 
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lacks sufficient members to establish a quorum. 
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BR23-0452/March 29, 2023/HLF 
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