Psychological/Psychiatric Examiner Services Program

Examiner Resource Application (ERA)

The Examiner Resource Application (ERA) is the mandatory invoicing tool for all examiners and institutions providing psychological and psychiatric evaluation services for civil commitment and Rule 20 proceedings under the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure. Examiners and institutions use ERA to track their court-appointed work and invoice for evaluation services. ERA reference materials and registration information are found on the ERA Training tab.

ATTENTION ERA USERS

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This ERA application is used for the following evaluation services:

• Civil Commitment examinations including Sexually Dangerous Persons/Sexually Psychopathic Personalities, Price and Jarvis Cases
• Adult Criminal Competency and Criminal Responsibility exams

This ERA application is NOT used for:

• Prepetition examinations
• Juvenile Rule 20.01 or 20.02 exams
• Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction exams
• Repeat sex offender presentencing assessments
• Judicial Appeal Panel Exams

What if I need help or have questions?

For further assistance, use the Service Desk link that is located at the bottom of any screen within the Psychological Services Electronic Invoicing application or use the Technical Support Form.