Summary


This rule: 1) describes who is eligible to be an Essential Treatment Examiner; 2) establishes a certification process for Essential Treatment Examiners; 3) requires applicants to meet minimum standards of skill, knowledge, and understanding in order to be certified; 4) requires applicants to attend classes developed by DSAMH to receive a certification; 5) establishes a process to have certain Division sponsored training requirements waived if the applicant can show competence through previous training and experience; and 6) requires that compensation for an essential treatment examination be negotiated between the petitioner and the Essential Treatment Examiner.