Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Health shall order a preliminary psychiatric evaluation of all mentally ill persons referred to him for treatment in a mental hospital. Such evaluation shall be conducted by either the hospital psychiatrist, a psychiatrist designated by the Commissioner, or the medical director of the hospital; and, shall be conducted for the purpose of determining what treatment plan should be initiated with regard to the particular patient in order to make maximum use of available hospital facilities.
U.S. Virgin Islands Legal Code
1174a
U.S. Virgin Islands § 1174a — U.S. Virgin Islands law