1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil commitment; modifying requirements for examiners;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 253B.02, subdivision 7.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 253B.02, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 7.Examiner. "Examiner" means a person who is knowledgeable, trained, and 
1.7 	practicing in the diagnosis and assessment or in the treatment of the alleged impairment, 
1.8 	and who is:
1.9 	(1) a licensed physician;
1.10 	(2) a licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology or who became a 
1.11 	licensed consulting psychologist before July 2, 1975; or
1.12 	(3) an advanced practice registered nurse certified in mental health or a licensed physician 
1.13 	assistant, except that only a physician or psychologist meeting these requirements may be 
1.14 	appointed by the court as described by sections 253B.07, subdivision 3; 253B.092, 
1.15 	subdivision 8, paragraph (b); 253B.17, subdivision 3; 253B.18, subdivision 2; and 253B.19, 
1.16 	subdivisions 1 and 2, and only a physician or psychologist may conduct an assessment as 
1.17 	described by Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 20.