Who Can Apply?
Psychiatrists, licensed psychologists and licensed clinical social workers (LCSW) can apply for certification.
- LCSWs may only perform forensic evaluations related to a youth's fitness to proceed.
- Psychiatrists enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency training program may participate in evaluations requiring certification. This is only if they participate under the direct supervision and review of a psychiatrist or psychologist who has been granted full certification.
Oregon Health Authority accepts applications at any time, but will only approve applicants for full certification upon completion of:
Until these items are complete, approved applicants will have temporary certification status.
- Applicants who do not yet have redacted forensic evaluations for review may perform evaluations of those charged with crimes other than aggravated murder, murder or ballot measure 11 offenses for the purpose of generating reports to OHA for review.
- The applicant must notify OHA at the time of application that they will be doing evaluations for this purpose.
Full certification has a maximum duration of 24 months from the certification date.
Application Requirements
Conditional Certification
The court may grant a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist conditional certification if exigent circumstances exist such as:
- An out-of-state expert evaluation being sought, or
- Unusual expertise is required.
The court will notify OHA when it grants a conditional certification using the Notice of Conditional Forensic Evaluator Certification.
Conditional certification ends at the disposition of the particular case for which the conditional certification was granted.
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