Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 5 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Section 1-122

    (405 ILCS 5/1-122) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-122)

    Sec. 1-122. Qualified examiner. "Qualified examiner" means a person who is:

        (a) a Clinical social worker as defined in this Act,

        (b) a registered nurse with a master's degree in

    psychiatric nursing who has 3 years of clinical training and experience in the evaluation and treatment of mental illness which has been acquired subsequent to any training and experience which constituted a part of the degree program,

        (c) a licensed clinical professional counselor with a

    master's or doctoral degree in counseling or psychology or a similar master's or doctorate program from a regionally accredited institution who has at least 3 years of supervised post-master's clinical professional counseling experience that includes the provision of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders, or

        (d) a licensed marriage and family therapist with a

    master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited educational institution or a similar master's program or from a program accredited by either the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy or the Commission on Accreditation for Counseling Related Educational Programs, who has at least 3 years of supervised post-master's experience as a marriage and family therapist that includes the provision of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.

    A social worker who is a qualified examiner shall be a licensed clinical social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-1357, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

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