Title 3 V.I.C. §415 Boards of Examiners for Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Optometry, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic and Podiatry

Boards established 

(a) The following boards are hereby established within the Department: 

(1) The Board of Medical Examiners 

(2) The Board of Dental Examiners 

(3) The Board of Pharmacy 

(4) The Board of Nurse Licensure 

(5) The Board of Optometrical Examiners 

(6) The Board of Physical Therapy 

(7) The Board of Chiropractic Examiners 

(8) The Board of Podiatry Examiners. 

Composition; qualifications; appointment; tenure 

(b) The Boards provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be composed of members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature as follows: 

(6) The Board of Physical Therapy—three members appointed from a list of five persons submitted by the Virgin Islands Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, all of whom shall be residents of the Virgin Islands and practitioners of physical therapy therein. Members of the first Board shall be appointed for terms of one, two and three years respectively. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for three years. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner from a list of three persons submitted by said chapter. Not more than two members shall reside in any one district. 

Chairman 

(c) Each board shall elect annually one of its members to serve as its Chairman; provided that the Governor shall designate the first Chairman of each board initially appointed under this section. 

(d) Omitted. 

Removal of members 

(e) (1) The members may be removed by the Governor for cause.