Louisiana Children's Code Tit. VIII, Art. 837.1. Standards for restoration service providers

(1) Shall not have served on the competency commission.

(2) Shall be a psychiatrist, psychologist, medical psychologist, certified special education teacher, social worker, or counselor, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed solely because of ignorance of court procedure or legal rights.

(3) Shall be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, medical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, qualified intellectual disability professional, or licensed professional counselor all of whom have been engaged in the practice of clinical psychology or counseling for not less than three consecutive years immediately preceding the appointment and who have expertise in child development specific to severe chronic disability of children attributable to intellectual impairment, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed because of mental illness or developmental disorder.

(4) May be a combination of persons meeting the qualifications in Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this Paragraph, if the court determines the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed both because of ignorance of court procedure or legal rights and because of mental illness or developmental disorder.

(1) Possess at least two years experience working with children or adolescents.

(2) Be knowledgeable of the state's competency standards and statutes and with the treatment, training, and restoration courses approved by the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) Have undergone child capacity to proceed restoration training, reviewed the training materials provided, and have certified in writing that the materials have been reviewed.

(4) Be certified by the Louisiana Department of Health as having completed a restoration service provider training course.