SECTION 135:10-26-3. Credentialing process

(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 ofthose 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.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 351, eff 1-4-16 through 9-14-16 (emergency); Added at 34 Ok Reg 851, eff 9-11-17]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon the expiration of an emergency action enacting a new section, the section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 9-15-16 (after the 9-14-16 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 135:10-26-3 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added again by permanent action on 9-11-17. For official text of the emergency rule that was effective from 1-4-16 through 9-14-16, see 33 Ok Reg 351.