By February 1, 2020, the department shall create a partnership with an accredited institution of higher education in the state to develop and provide rigorous training in forensic evaluation. On or before January 1, 2021, newly hired competency evaluators must complete a training that addresses competency, sanity, report writing, expert testimony, and other skills crucial for forensic evaluators; except that competency evaluators who are forensic psychiatrists certified or certification-eligible by the American board of psychiatry and neurology and forensic psychologists who are certified or certification-eligible by the American board of forensic psychology may be exempt from any training requirements as outlined in this section through an exemption process to be developed by the department. The state will manage an oversight program that will provide support and ensure quality of forensic evaluators.
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-223), ch. 227, p. 2290, § 11, effective July 1.