Public officers will benefit from clear guidance in accessing health care from the British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Authority and the Department of Human Resources. 

Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE has stated that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is the most significant advancement of  the Territory’s civil protection network, since the introduction of the Social Security system some thirty years ago.

The National Health Insurance (NHI) Office has begun the reimbursement of benefit claims as a function of the system.

Fellow Residents of the Virgin Islands. This New Year ushers in a new era of health security and financial protection for everyone that calls these Virgin Islands home. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands has issued the Social Security (National Health Insurance) Regulations, 2015 to provide for the efficient administration of the National Health Insurance (NHI) System. 

The Department of Human Resources will be providing assistance to officers who are not yet registered with the National Health Insurance Program to ensure that all public officers are registered by December 31.

Eight new private healthcare providers have joined the National Health Insurance (NHI) network as registration continues towards the ‘Go Live’ date of January 1, 2016.

The Latin community in the British Virgin Islands has been educated on the benefits of the National Health Insurance (NHI) following a meeting held with representatives of the Social Security Board.

Representatives of three local health clinics in the network of on-island providers have signed the Participating Provider Agreement within the National Health Insurance System. 

The Office of the Deputy Governor is encouraging public officers to register for the National Health Insurance (NHI).