NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 3.2.4. MEDICAL CRITERION The medical criterion is determined by forensic psychiatrists. Pursuant to the Law on Forensic Examination of the Republic of Lithuania, the tasks of forensic psychiatric examination are as follows: „1. To assess the mental state of suspects, accused persons as well as persons who have committed administrative offences and to determine their ability to understand the essence of their actions and to control them; 2. To assess the mental state of persons who have developed a mental health condition after the commission of a criminal offence or the imposition of a sentence; 3. To determine whether the suspected, accused, or other person involved in the case is dangerous to themselves or others due to a mental health condition; 4. To recommend the use of an appropriate type of compulsory medical treatment for persons found not criminally responsible; 63