(a) Upon the order of the court, a defendant undergoes a mental examination by a psychiatrist or other person medically or otherwise qualified to give an opinion of the defend-ant’s mental condition.
(b) Unless otherwise specified by the court, the scope of the examination pertains to wheth-er:
(1) the defendant is mentally competent to stand trial; and
(2) the defendant was sane at the time of the commission of the criminal act charged.
History: 1979, PL 16-43 § 2.