Florida Statutes Title XLVII. Criminal Procedure and Corrections § 916.115. Appointment of experts

(a) To the extent possible, the appointed experts shall have completed forensic evaluator training approved by the department, and each shall be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or physician.

(b) The department shall maintain and annually provide the courts with a list of available mental health professionals who have completed the approved training as experts.

(a) Pursuant to s. 29.006, the office of the public defender shall pay for any expert retained by the office.

(b) Pursuant to s. 29.005, the office of the state attorney shall pay for any expert retained by the office and for any expert whom the office retains and whom the office moves the court to appoint in order to ensure that the expert has access to the defendant.

(c) An expert retained by the defendant who is represented by private counsel appointed under s. 27.5303 shall be paid by the Justice Administrative Commission.

(d) An expert retained by a defendant who is indigent for costs as determined by the court and who is represented by private counsel, other than private counsel appointed under s. 27.5303, on a fee or pro bono basis, or who is representing himself or herself, shall be paid by the Justice Administrative Commission from funds specifically appropriated for these expenses.

(e) State employees shall be reimbursed for expenses pursuant to s. 112.061.

(f) The fees shall be taxed as costs in the case.

(g) In order for an expert to be paid for the services rendered, the expert's report and testimony must explicitly address each of the factors and follow the procedures set out in this chapter and in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.