CNLCP in Louisiana

Reviewed by KW Life Care Planning Editorial Team

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

How the credential is weighed in Louisiana

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.

Louisiana civil claims are tried in the parish District Courts, and medical malpractice claims against qualified providers go first to a medical review panel. Workers' compensation claims are heard by the Office of Workers' Compensation Administration.

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

Louisiana courts and venues

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

Highest court: Louisiana Supreme Court. Federal venues: E.D. La., M.D. La., W.D. La..

Source: Louisiana judiciary (lasc.org)

CNLCP experts for Louisiana matters

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

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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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