NAC178.110. Course of training required for initial issuance of certificate.

     1. The Division will establish a course of training for persons desiring the initial issuance of a certificate.

     2. The course of training must include instruction on:

     (a) The statutes and case law relevant to providing a report or an evaluation concerning the competency of a defendant to stand trial;

     (b) The elements of conducting a clinical interview or clinical testing relating to providing a report or an evaluation concerning the competency of a defendant to stand trial;

     (c) The elements of preparing an evaluation report relating to providing a report or an evaluation concerning the competency of a defendant to stand trial;

     (d) The ethical standards and considerations relevant to providing a report or an evaluation concerning the competency of a defendant to stand trial; and

     (e) The potential impact on the defendant, the court and the treatment system of a recommendation concerning the competency of a defendant to stand trial.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Men. Health & Dev. Services by R228-03, eff. 4-5-2004)