Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) is a national certification, not a New Mexico license. How a New Mexico court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the New Mexico venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve New Mexico.
The M.D. degree with state licensure authorizes the practice of medicine. In life care planning, physicians supply the medical foundation of the plan: diagnosis, prognosis, life expectancy considerations, and the treatment, medication, surgical, and follow-up recommendations that the planner itemizes and prices. A physician life care planner can both make and document those recommendations.
New Mexico civil claims are tried in the District Courts, and medical malpractice claims against qualified providers go first to a medical review commission. Workers' compensation claims are decided by judges of the Workers' Compensation Administration.
Outside the civil courts, the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration is the forum where a plan is most often examined in New Mexico. KW Life Care Planning M.D.-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for New Mexico's practice environment.
M.D.-credentialed experts provide testimony in New Mexico's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.
Highest court: New Mexico Supreme Court. Federal venues: D.N.M..
KW Life Care Planning provides M.D.-credentialed life care planners for New Mexico cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
Yes. The plan documents the treating providers' recommendations and the physician planner's own review of the record. Where the two differ, the plan states the basis for the recommendation adopted.
Courts do not categorically require it, but board certification in the specialty relevant to the injury is frequently persuasive on qualification.
A physician can present a medical opinion on life expectancy based on the evaluee's condition, function, and the relevant literature. The plan shows the sources relied on and, where appropriate, the cost of the plan across a range of life expectancies.
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.