NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 64 5. To determine the dependence of suspects, defendants, convicts on psychoactive substances and the need for treatment; 6. To answer other questions where psychiatric knowledge is required.“76 A forensic expert shall carry out the task assigned to them solely based on their expertise in their field and the conclusions shall not exceed the expertise of their field. The findings of a forensic expert which go beyond the expert's expertise may not be of probative value, nor may forensic experts draw conclusions on legal matters.77 In accordance with the "Regulations on the Procedure for the Qualification of a Forensic Psychiatric Expert, a Forensic Psychological Expert and the Procedure for the Issuance of a Certificate of Qualification of a Forensic Psychiatric Expert, a Forensic Psychological Expert in the State Forensic Psychiatry Service of the Ministry of Health“78, the professional qualifications of the State Forensic Psychiatry Service's forensic psychiatric experts, and forensic psychological experts shall be assessed every 5 years. The data of the qualification assessment shall be submitted to the Ministry of Justice of the Law on Forensic Expertise of the Republic of Lithuania, 2002, No. IX1161, available in Lithuanian at: https://bit.ly/3PHqBk8. 77 Law on Forensic Expertise of the Republic of Lithuania, 2002, No. IX1161, available in Lithuanian at: https://bit.ly/3PHqBk8. 78 Approved by Order No. 12P-16 of the Director of the National Forensic Psychiatric Service, 15 October 2007. 76

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