Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS) is a national certification, not a New York license. How a New York court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the New York venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve New York.
The CDMS certifies professionals in disability management: coordinating medical care, benefits, and return-to-work planning for injured workers within workers' compensation and disability systems. In life care planning the credential is relevant to workers' compensation plans, where the planner must understand fee schedules, claims administration, and how future care interacts with the benefit system.
New York's Supreme Court is the trial-level forum for personal injury and medical malpractice claims despite its name, with the five New York City counties among the highest-volume venues in the country. Workers' compensation claims are decided by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board.
Outside the civil courts, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board is the forum where a plan is most often examined in New York. KW Life Care Planning CDMS-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for New York's practice environment.
CDMS-credentialed experts provide testimony in New York's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.
Highest court: Court of Appeals. Federal venues: S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y., N.D.N.Y., W.D.N.Y..
KW Life Care Planning provides CDMS-credentialed life care planners for New York cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
It documents expertise in the workers' compensation and disability benefit environment. A planner who holds it understands how the plan's items will be paid, disputed, and settled within that system.
No. It certifies disability management practice, which is a coordination and planning role. Counseling credentials such as the CRC are separate, though some professionals hold both.
Contact our team to discuss how KW Life Care Planning can support your case with certified life care planning expertise. Request a Consultation or call (201) 343-0700.