Registered Nurse (R.N.) 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.
Registered nurse licensure authorizes the practice of professional nursing. In life care planning, the RN is a qualifying clinical credential for both CLCP and CNLCP certification and grounds the plan in direct knowledge of skilled nursing care, medication administration, wound and skin care, supplies, and the daily routines that determine attendant care hours.
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 R.N.-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for Louisiana's practice environment.
R.N.-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)
KW Life Care Planning provides R.N.-credentialed life care planners for Louisiana cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
Clinical familiarity with the hands-on care a condition requires: skilled nursing tasks, medication and supply quantities, equipment use, and the practical hours of attendant care a person needs at each level of function.
Certification is not legally required, but the CLCP or CNLCP documents specific training and examination in life care planning methodology and is widely expected in litigation.
The nurse planner testifies to the needs documented in the plan and their cost. Opinions that a specific treatment is medically necessary or causally related come from the treating or examining physician.
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.