Health, Hospitals, & Human Services

Agenda

The Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony on the following bills:

BR 21-0241-An Act to allow for the pronouncement of death by registered nurse, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Sponsored by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.

Invited Testifiers:

Honorable Denise N. George, Esq.

Attorney General

VI Department of Justice

Honorable Trevor A. Velinor

Commissioner

VI Police Department

Joyce Heyliger, RN, MSN, MPH

Executive Director

Virgin Islands State Nurses Association

Luis O. Amaro, MD

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Schneider Regional Medical Center

Ms. Dyma Williams

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center

Ms. Tracy Sanders

Chief Executive Officer

Continuum Care VI

BR 21-0134-An Act amending title 27, chapter 1 of the Virgin Islands Code by adding a new subchapter Va establishing the Nurse Licensure Compact to create a multi-state nursing license.   Sponsored by Senator Kurt A. Vialet

Invited Testifiers:

The Honorable Justa E. Encarnacion

Commissioner

VI Department of Health

Joyce Heyliger, RN, MSN, MPH

Executive Director

Virgin Islands State Nurses Association

Carmen Vanterpool-Romney, RN, BSN, CPM

Territorial Executive Director

VI Board of Nurse Licensure