Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) is a national certification, not a Illinois license. How a Illinois court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the Illinois venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve Illinois.
The CLCP is the most widely held certification for life care planners. Scope includes the development of comprehensive, individualized life care plans for people with catastrophic injury or chronic illness, documenting every category of future care with its frequency, duration, and cost, and defending that plan through report, deposition, and trial testimony.
Illinois personal injury and medical malpractice claims are tried in the Circuit Courts, with Cook County among the busiest venues in the country. Workers' compensation claims are heard by arbitrators of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.
Outside the civil courts, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission is the forum where a plan is most often examined in Illinois. KW Life Care Planning CLCP-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for Illinois's practice environment.
CLCP-credentialed experts provide testimony in Illinois's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.
Highest court: Illinois Supreme Court. Federal venues: N.D. Ill., C.D. Ill., S.D. Ill..
KW Life Care Planning provides CLCP-credentialed life care planners for Illinois cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
Yes. CLCP candidates must hold a qualifying healthcare or rehabilitation credential, such as RN, OT, PT, CRC, or physician, before completing the training and examination.
Practice standards published by the profession's organizations call for a consistent process: record review, evaluee interview, consultation with treating providers, itemized recommendations with frequency and duration, and cost research from identified sources. A CLCP plan should be traceable at every line.
Causation opinions come from physicians. The CLCP projects care consistent with physician-supported recommendations and testifies to the needs, frequencies, durations, and costs in the plan.
The CLCP is a specialty certification layered on a clinical or rehabilitation background. Nurses, physicians, and rehabilitation counselors can all hold it; the certification documents training and examination in life care planning methodology specifically.
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.