Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Eligibility. In order to be eligible to be placed on the list of
credentialed juvenile forensic evaluators, a psychologist, psychiatrist or
other physician shall:
(1) Submit an
application on a form prepared by the Director in consultation with the
Professional Committee;
(2) Hold a
current license to practice in Oklahoma;
(3) Provide documentation of clinical
experience consisting of at least two thousand (2,000) hours, of which one
thousand (1,000) hours must be postdoctoral, in the assessment, diagnosis or
treatment of children and/or adolescents with developmental disability,
developmental immaturity, intellectual disability or mental illness;
(4) Demonstrate professional experience
conducting comprehensive/integrated psychological evaluations of children
and/or adolescents which shall include administering intellectual/cognitive,
personality and behavioral measures; and
(5) Successfully complete the Oklahoma
Juvenile Forensic Evaluator Training including a post-training written
exam.
(b)
Provisional approval. A candidate who meets the criteria
established in (a). shall be deemed provisionally approved by the Commission
and shall be placed on the list of credentialed evaluators. Such provisionally
approved evaluators shall complete one juvenile competency evaluation at the
discretion of the court. At the time that the provisionally approved evaluator
submits the first evaluation report to the court, the evaluator shall submit a
redacted copy to the Professional Committee for review. The report will be
assessed by the Professional Committee to determine adherence to the minimum
criteria as established in the Oklahoma Juvenile Forensic Evaluator
Training.
(c)
Final
Approval.
(1) The Professional
Committee shall submit to the Commission for final approval the names of those
evaluators whose first report meets minimum criteria as determined by the
Professional Committee. Persons approved by the Commission shall remain on the
list of credentialed evaluators for a period of three (3) years. Approved
evaluators must retake and successfully complete the Juvenile Forensic
Evaluator Training at the end of each three-year period in order to remain on
the list.
(2) If an evaluator's
first evaluation report does not meet minimum criteria, the Professional
Committee shall notify the court. The Professional Committee shall also inform
the evaluator of the deficiencies, make mentoring available, and provide an
opportunity for the evaluator to submit one additional report contingent upon
referral by a court. If the Professional Committee determines that the second
evaluation report does not meet minimum criteria, the Professional Committee
shall notify the court and the evaluator's name shall be removed from the list
of credentialed evaluators. A person whose name is removed from the list may
reapply and must retake and successfully complete the Oklahoma Juvenile
Forensic Evaluator Training.
