CNLCP in Hawaii

Reviewed by KW Life Care Planning Editorial Team

Certified Nurse Life Care Planner (CNLCP) is a national certification, not a Hawaii license. How a Hawaii court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the Hawaii venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve Hawaii.

How the credential is weighed in Hawaii

The CNLCP certifies registered nurses in life care planning grounded in the nursing process: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Nurse life care planners bring hands-on clinical knowledge of medications, supplies, skilled care, and daily care routines to the documentation of future needs, frequencies, and costs.

Hawaii's Circuit Courts hear injury and malpractice claims, and medical malpractice claims are first submitted to a medical inquiry and conciliation panel. Workers' compensation is administered by the Disability Compensation Division, with appeals to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board.

Outside the civil courts, the Hawaii Disability Compensation Division is the forum where a plan is most often examined in Hawaii. KW Life Care Planning CNLCP-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for Hawaii's practice environment.

Hawaii courts and venues

CNLCP-credentialed experts provide testimony in Hawaii's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.

Highest court: Hawaii Supreme Court. Federal venues: D. Haw..

Source: Hawaii judiciary (courts.state.hi.us)

CNLCP experts for Hawaii matters

KW Life Care Planning provides CNLCP-credentialed life care planners for Hawaii cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.

Other credentials in Hawaii

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the CNLCP differ from the CLCP?

Both certify life care planning competence. The CNLCP is open only to registered nurses and frames the plan around the nursing process; the CLCP is open to several clinical and rehabilitation disciplines. Many nurse planners hold both.

What does a nurse life care planner add to a catastrophic injury case?

Practical knowledge of skilled nursing tasks, supply quantities, medication administration, and the daily routines of bowel, bladder, skin, and respiratory care, which makes the attendant care and supply sections of a plan concrete and defensible.

Can a CNLCP testify to future medical costs?

Yes, to the projected cost of the care documented in the plan, using stated cost sources. Opinions on the medical necessity of a treatment come from the treating or examining physician.

References

  1. CNLCP Certification Board
  2. AANLCP - Nurse Life Care Planning Standards of Practice

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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.