Examiner Qualifications Pre-employment and Fit-for-Duty evaluations will be conducted only by a licensed, doctoral-level psychologist or other mental health professional where permitted by law. Examiners provide assessment services only within the boundaries of their competence based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study, and professional experience. In all cases, the examiner should have expertise in clinical assessment as well as in the assessment of normal personality characteristics, skills, and abilities relevant to personnel selection. Agencies should utilize examiners who are trained and experienced specifically in the provision of pre-employment and fit-for-duty psychological evaluations for public safety positions, and who participate in regular, ongoing continuing education and training that is specific to pre-employment and fit-for-duty screening in addition to that of a more general police psychology nature. Examiners should be familiar with employment law impacting the conduct of preemployment and fit-for-duty psychological evaluations, including but not limited to the ADA, ADAAA, GINA, and other Federal and State laws applicable to the practitioner’s jurisdiction. Examiners should consult with legal counsel when appropriate. Examiners must adhere to ethical principles and standards for practice in their profession and jurisdiction.
