Duties of the corporation

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  • It is the duty of the corporation and the corporation shall:
    • (a) submit to the Governor and the Legislature, within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, a complete and detailed report of its operations and accomplishments, receipts and expenditures, assets and liabilities, the details of its lease and sales agreements, the amount charged for services, and the improvements, if any, in its collections; and

    • (b) maintain auditable accounts and records and make them available upon reasonable request to the Director of the Budget or the Chairman of the Legislature's Committee on Finance; and

    • (c) comply with the laws, rules and regulations, and procedures of the Government of the Virgin Islands as applicable, and most particularly with respect to employees, and abide by collective bargaining agreements applicable to the Government employees subject to supervision by the corporation; and

    • (d) operate the hospitals and health care facilities under its jurisdiction in accordance with guidelines established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations where applicable; and

    • (e) through its District Boards, submit to the Governor and the Legislature a Certified Annual Audit of the respective Hospitals which shall be paid for by each respective Hospital.

      The provisions of subsection (e) of this section shall become effective October 1, 2000.


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