Title 27 V.I.C, § 169a. Establishment of the Board 

(a) There is established the Board of Psychology Examiners which shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature. 

(b) The board is charged with the responsibility of examining, licensing, and regulating the profession of psychology as provided under this chapter. 

(c) Of the first board appointed under the provisions of this chapter, four shall be residents who are eligible for licensure under this chapter and one of the members shall be a resident of the Virgin Islands. 

(d) Licensed professional members may be appointed by the Governor from a list submitted to him by the Association of Virgin Islands Psychologists which is a nationally recognized association representing psychologists. 

(e) On or before two years after December 30, 1994, all members of the Board, with the exception of the resident member shall be licensed under this chapter. The resident member of the board shall be a member of the general public who: 

(1) is accessible to inquiries, comments and suggestions from the general public; 

(2) may not be or ever have been a licensed psychology professional or in training to be a licensed psychology professional; 

(3) may not have a household member or member of his immediate family who is a psychology professional; 

(4) may not participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to mental health or psychology; 

(5) may not have a household member or immediate family member who participated in a commercial or professional field related to psychology; and 

(6) may not have had within two years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the board. 

(f) Of the first Board members appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the remaining term of the Board member to be succeeded. Upon the expiration of the term of office, a board member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified. 

(g) The Governor may remove a member of the board for neglect of duty, malfeasance, incompetence, misconduct, or conviction of a felony, provided, the procedures for such actions have been fully executed. Board members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for the actual inter-island expenses incurred in the performance of official Board business as provided under Title 3, section 65 of this code.

Title 27 V.I.C, § 169b. Powers and duties of the Board 

(a) The Governor shall designate one board member to serve as the first chairperson. The second, and successive chairpersons shall be elected, from among its members, by the board along with a Vice-chairperson and a Secretary/Treasurer. The manner of election of officers, their duties, and their terms of office shall be as the board determines. 

(b) The board shall: 

(1) recommend to the Commissioner of Health the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation or reinstatement of licenses under this subchapter; 

(2) meet at least twice per year, but additional meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or any three members of the Board. The attendance of three members at an official board meeting shall be considered a quorum; 

(3) administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter; 

(4) examine and pass on the qualifications of all applicants for licenses under this chapter, and shall issue a license to each successful applicant, attesting to his professional qualifications to be a licensed psychology professional; 

(5) adopt a seal which shall be affixed to all licenses; 

(6) schedule and conduct examinations not less than once per year to determine qualifications of applicants after completion of appropriate educational requirements; 

(7) annually publish a registry of names and business addresses of persons who are licensed under this chapter; 

(8) maintain a registry of approved supervisors as defined by the board; 

(9) adopt a code of ethics that the board considers to be appropriate and applicable to the practice of psychology; 

(10) establish regulations for continuing education requirements for licenses; 

(11) review University of the Virgin Islands psychology curricula according to established and published standards, which prepare students for licensure pursuant to this chapter, and approve such schools of psychology which meet the requirements of this chapter and the board through its rules and regulations; 

(12) establish fees for applications for examination, issuance and renewal of licenses and other services provided by the board. Fees shall be set so as to defray the cost of administering the provisions of this chapter, including applications, examinations, enforcement and the cost of maintaining the board; 

(13) employ such other persons as may be necessary to carry out the work of the board and engage in fund-raising activities when necessary to support the ongoing functioning of the board; 

(14) establish an annual budget for the board's operation; 

(15) have the Attorney General represent the board in all legal matters; 

(16) maintain membership and active participation in the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; 

(17) adopt rules and regulations as deemed necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter; 

(18) establish a Board of Psychology Fund bank account, in which all monies received by the Board in the form of fees and fines shall be deposited. Monies for the operation of its duties shall be disbursed by the Chairman or the Treasurer of the Board of Psychology. Accurate records of deposits and disbursements shall be kept by the Secretary/Treasurer of the board and shall be submitted annually for review and audit by the Office of Management and Budget; 

(19) make further rules and regulations to enable the board to operate and fulfill its statutory obligations which shall be consistent with this code; 

(20) conduct hearings upon complaints seeking discipline of a licensee or revocation of a license and investigations related to the compliance of this chapter. The board may also initiate hearings as provided in section 169i of this chapter; and 

(21) cause criminal prosecution of all persons violating this chapter. 

Title 27 V.I.C, § 169l. Board liability 

A member of the board, or any employee or agent of the board shall not be held subject to civil liability for any act performed in good faith and within the scope of the duties of the board.