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SUMMARY:Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services
DESCRIPTION:Please be advised that the Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services will be conducting a meeting on Monday, July 07, 2025, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.\nBLOCK I                                                                                                          10:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.\nBill No. 36-0079     An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code, part IV, chapter 37, to add a new subchapter mandating territorial hospitals to provide paternity testing services upon request.\nBill No. 36-0003     An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code relating to nursing homes and assisted living facilities by adding a new chapter 76 to establish the services that nursing homes and assisted living facilities are required to provide; establishing limitations on financial charges, requirements for visitation, and the rights of a resident.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Justa Encarnacion, Commissioner, V.I. Department of Health\nMr. Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General, V.I. Department of Justice\nHonorable Averil E. George, Commissioner, Department of Human Services\nMr. Troy Schuster, Virgin Islands State Director, American Association of Retired Persons\nBLOCK II                                                                                                         1:15 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. \nThe committee will receive a comprehensive overview of the growing challenges posed by the direct discharge of minimally processed wastewater in public areas and brine discharge in our bays, which threatens environmental safety, public hygiene, and community health. This synopsis should help us understand both the immediate and long-term health risks, including potential disease outbreaks, and to provide guidance on best practices for sewage management, public health protection, and coordinated government response.\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Justa Encarnacion, Commissioner, V.I. Department of Health\nHonorable Jean Pierre-Oriol, Commissioner, V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources\nMr. Daryl Griffith, Interim Executive Director, V.I. Waste Management Authority\nMr. Karl Knight, Executive Director & CEO, V.I. Water & Power Authority\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-health-hospitals-and-human-services-29/
ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Ray Fonseca:MAILTO:senatorrayfonseca@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Health, Hospitals and Human Services
LOCATION:Charlotte Amalie
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