An evaluation ordered by the court shall be conducted by a qualified forensic evaluator. (1) A qualified forensic evaluator shall have education and training in the following areas: (A) Forensic evaluation procedures for juveniles, including accepted criteria used in evaluating competency; (B) Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with developmental disability, developmental immaturity, intellectual disability, or mental illness; (C) Clinical understanding of child and adolescent development; and (D) Familiarity with competency standards in this state. (2) The department shall establish procedures for ensuring the training and qualifications of qualified forensic evaluators. Annually, the department shall provide a list of qualified forensic evaluators to the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
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