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CHC 837.1 - Standards for restoration service providers

Art. 837.1. Standards for restoration service providers

A. A restoration service provider shall meet the following qualifications:

(1) Shall not have served on the competency commission.

(2) Shall be a psychiatrist, psychologist, medical psychologist, certified special education teacher, social worker, or counselor, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed solely because of ignorance of court procedure or legal rights.

(3) Shall be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, medical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, qualified mental retardation professional, or licensed professional counselor all of whom have been engaged in the practice of clinical psychology or counseling for not less than three consecutive years immediately preceding the appointment and who have expertise in child development specific to severe chronic disability of children attributable to intellectual impairment, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed because of mental illness or developmental disorder.

(4) May be a combination of persons meeting the qualifications in Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this Paragraph, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed both because of ignorance of court procedure or legal rights and because of mental illness or developmental disorder.

B. All restoration service providers shall:

(1) Possess at least two years experience working with children or adolescents.

(2) Be knowledgeable of the state's competency standards and statutes and with the treatment, training, and restoration courses approved by the Department of Health and Hospitals.

(3) Have undergone child capacity to proceed restoration training, reviewed the training materials provided, and have certified in writing that the materials have been reviewed.

(4) Be certified by the Department of Health and Hospitals as having completed a restoration service provider training course.

C. The Department of Health and Hospitals shall promulgate rules and regulations for certifying restoration providers and develop a training module within one year from August 15, 2006. The department shall set reasonable fees for the training and certification of restoration service providers.

D. To remain certified, a restoration provider shall complete additional training every two years.

Acts 2006, No. 266, §1; Acts 2008, No. 222, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 251, §13.

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