Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC) is a national certification, not a U.S. Virgin Islands license. How a U.S. Virgin Islands court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the U.S. Virgin Islands venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve U.S. Virgin Islands.
The MSCC certifies professionals in the preparation of Medicare Set-Aside allocations for workers' compensation and liability settlements. Scope includes identifying injury-related, Medicare-covered future care, pricing it under the applicable fee schedule, and documenting the allocation in a form that satisfies Medicare's review process and protects the parties' interests.
Civil claims in the U.S. Virgin Islands are tried in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. Workers' compensation is administered by the Department of Labor, and specialist care not available on-island is priced for travel to the mainland.
Outside the civil courts, the Virgin Islands Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation Division is the forum where a plan is most often examined in U.S. Virgin Islands. KW Life Care Planning MSCC-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for U.S. Virgin Islands's practice environment.
MSCC-credentialed experts provide testimony in U.S. Virgin Islands's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.
Highest court: Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands. Federal venues: D.V.I..
KW Life Care Planning provides MSCC-credentialed life care planners for U.S. Virgin Islands cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
When a settlement closes future medical benefits and the claimant is a Medicare beneficiary or has a reasonable expectation of enrollment within the period Medicare's guidance addresses. Counsel and the MSCC confirm the review thresholds and current guidance for the specific settlement.
Both project future injury-related care from the same records and physician recommendations. The set-aside is limited to Medicare-covered items priced under the fee schedule; the life care plan covers all reasonable future care at the pricing appropriate to the case.
Yes. The methodology is similar, though liability allocations involve additional judgment about apportionment and the absence of a formal review program comparable to the workers' compensation process.
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.