West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-6A-11 — Payment to forensic evaluators
West Virginia·Ch. 27 MENTALLY ILL PERSONS·Art. 6A COMPETENCY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS CHARGED OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME
The department shall pay qualified forensic evaluators for all matters related to conducting a court-ordered forensic evaluation. The department shall develop and implement a process for prompt payment to qualified forensic evaluators. The department shall establish policies and procedures for establishing a maximum rate schedule for each of the four evaluation types (competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, diminished capacity, dangerousness) to include all efforts towards the completion of each evaluation such as scheduling and administrative tasks, record review, psychological and other testing, interviews, report writing, research, preparation and consultation. Such policies and procedures shall include input from provider representatives as necessary and appropriate. Any ra
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Legislative History
2007 Reg. Sess., SB117; 1957 Reg. Sess., HB146
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-1-1
Definitions§ 27-1-10
Psychologists and psychiatrists§ 27-1-11
Addiction§ 27-1-12
Likely to cause serious harm§ 27-1-13
Chief medical officer§ 27-1-14
Detained or taken into custody§ 27-1-15
Computation of time§ 27-1-16
Incapacitated§ 27-1-17
Judicial officer§ 27-1-2
Mental illness§ 27-1-3
Intellectual disability§ 27-1-4
Inebriate§ 27-1-5
Physician§ 27-1-6
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