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Consensus and Majority Statement Recommendation Survey

Consensus and Majority Statement Recommendation Survey

The Work Group has worked hard these past 9 months, the time has come to have the Life Care Planning practitioner evaluate where we are at collectively.

During Fall Forum a few thoughts emerged and one of these was:
Are the Statements Advisory to the Associations, Credentialing Bodies and Educational Programs or are the Practice Guidelines for Life Care Planners?
This theme emerged during our individual groups.

Please review each of the 96 Statements with the Work Group's Recommendation and reasoning, including Citations for review.

Please respond accordingly to your Agreement regarding the Recommendation.

Please reply by February 14, 2025
Thank you!!!!

Please direct any questions to Cloie Johnson
cloie@osc-voc.com or 425-949-4406
1.Statement 1: Life Care Planners may come from a variety of disciplines, provided they have qualifications including five years’ experience in a primary discipline, complete supervised time under a qualified life care planner and belong to a life care planning professional association.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL

Citation: SOP 1. c
1. STANDARD: The life care planner has an educational background and professional preparation suitable for life care planning.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
c. Demonstrates that the professional discipline provides sufficient education and training to assure that the life care planner has an understanding of human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial and family dynamics, the health care delivery system, the role and function of various health care professionals, and clinical practice guidelines and standards of care. Within their profession’s scope of practice, the education and training allow practitioners in the discipline to independently perform assessments, analyze and interpret data, make judgments and decisions on goals and interventions, and evaluate responses and outcomes.(Required.)
2.Statement 2: Life Care Planners shall seek out mentor relationships, educating students and unaffiliated professionals about life care planning training, education, experience, special knowledge and required credentials.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Not enforceable(Required.)
3.Statement 3: Life Care Planners shall disseminate information regarding their area of practice through electronic collaboration, web sites, peer-reviewed journals, books, conferences and symposia and professional associations.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Not enforceable(Required.)
4.Statement 4: Life Care Planning research shall be reviewed by peers through an objective and “blind” process that addresses methodology.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement; currently implemented by JLCP and JNLCP for research (historical relevance to FLCPR)(Required.)
5.Statement 5: Life Care Planners shall understand the definition of reliability and consistently practice in such a manner.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep, guidance(Required.)
6.Statement 6: Life Care Planners shall have knowledge of relevant laws and regulations as well as local and national care standards.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL:
Citation SOP 8b and 18d
8. STANDARD: The life care planner establishes working expectations with the referring party.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
b. Seeks clarity regarding jurisdictional requirements that may affect work product.
18. STANDARD: The life care planner may engage in forensic applications.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES: If the life care planner engages in practice that includes participation in legal matters, the life care planner:
d. Seeks clarity regarding jurisdictional requirements that may affect work product.(Required.)
7.Statement 7: Life Care Planners shall understand optimal outcomes achievable for particular injuries.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL:
Citation SOP 11 e, h, I, j, k, and l
11. STANDARD: The life care planner uses a consistent, valid, and reliable approach to determining evaluee’s needs.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
e. Considers person-centered care criteria such as settings, admission criteria, treatment indications or contraindications, program goals and outcomes, consistency of services relative to standards of care, duration and frequency of services, ability of the evaluee to effectively benefit from services and products, responsiveness of services to changing evaluee needs, whether care is the least restrictive relative to the needs of the individual, and availability.
h. Considers the rationale/reason for inclusion or exclusion of recommendations.
i. Considers factors such as pre-existing conditions and causally related needs in forensic cases.
j. Considers the likely benefit of recommendations and how a recommendation may affect other recommendations (i.e., multidimensional influences throughout the life care plan).
k. Considers the probability versus possibility of need.
l. Researches appropriate options for recommendations, using sources that are reasonably available to the evaluee.(Required.)
8.Statement 8: Revised: Life Care Planners shall promote and participate in a national organization for life care planners that serves as a collective voice for the specialty practice and as a repository for resources.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep, guidance(Required.)
9.Statement 9: Life Care Planners shall complete 120 hours of training including courses that focus on disability issues and is specific to life care planning.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: No longer applicable. There are multiple requirements for multiple programs.(Required.)
10.Statement 10: Life Care Planning programs shall be based on the latest knowledge and practices.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement; guidance to Life Care Planning Training and Certification Program(Required.)
11.Statement 11: Life Care Planning programs shall cover certification-preparation as well as advanced topics and complex issues.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement, guidance to Life Care Planning Training and Certification Program(Required.)
12.Statement 12: Life Care Planning programs shall be offered in accessible geographic locations and electronically

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement, seen as Guidance to Life Care Planning Training and Certification Programs and Organizations(Required.)
13.Statement 13: Life Care Planning continuing education units shall be available at an increasing number of forums

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement, seen as Guidance to Life Care Planning Programs and Organizations(Required.)
14.Statement 14: Life Care Planning continuing education units shall be available at forums that may not focus solely on life care planning.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement, seen as Guidance to Life Care Planning Programs and Organizations(Required.)
15.Statement 15: Life Care Planners shall keep up to date on best practices in life care planning by completing and encouraging others to participate in continuing education.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL:
Citation: SOP 1 e.
1. STANDARD: The life care planner has an educational background and professional preparation suitable for life care planning.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
e. Obtains continuing education and/or training to remain current in the knowledge and skills relevant to life care planning.(Required.)
16.Statement 16: Life Care Planner certification shall render its holder a qualified life care planner, provided that certification is maintained.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Self evident(Required.)
17.Statement 17: Life Care Planner certification shall be renewed every five years with the accumulation of 60 continuing education units.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Defined by certifying bodies(Required.)
18.Statement 18: Life Care Planners shall be licensed and/or certified in their professional discipline before being certified as a life care planner.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL:
Citation Citation: SOP 1a and b
1. STANDARD: The life care planner has an educational background and professional preparation suitable for life care planning.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
a. Possesses the appropriate educational requirements in a rehabilitation or health care field as defined by their professional discipline.
b. Maintains the current professional licensure, provincial registration, or national board certification that is required to practice their professional rehabilitation or health care discipline.(Required.)
19.Statement 19: The International Commission on Health Care Certification shall apply for National Commission for Certifying Agencies accreditation

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: No longer relevant(Required.)
20.Statement 20: Life Care Planners shall hold a certification that has mechanism for complaints and resolution.

RECOMMENDATION - removal - redundant all certification of LCPers have ethics and SOP 4 a and b indicates following Code of Ethics
4. STANDARD: The life care planner shall practice in an ethical manner and follow the Code of Ethics of their respective professions, roles, certifications, and credentials.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
a. Follows the Code of Ethics for their profession.
b. Follows the Code of Ethics for their professional roles, certifications, and credentials.(Required.)
21.Statement 21: Life Care Planning certification shall flow from a practitioner-created core curriculum.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Unenforceable - Professions and Certifications role, not relevant(Required.)
22.Statement 22: The Life Care Planning certifying body shall not be proprietary.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement, seen as Guidance to Life Care Planning Certification, Programs and Organizations(Required.)
23.Statement 23: The Life Care Planning certifying body shall manage and disclose ethical complaints and violations.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Unenforceable(Required.)
24.Statement 24: Life Care Planning certification exams shall be developed and maintained by an advisory group.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Unenforceable(Required.)
25.Statement 25 Life Care Planning certification exams shall be administered by an autonomous entity independent of any organization that provides life care planning training and/or education.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL: Unenforceable(Required.)
26.Statement 26 Standards of Practice terminology shall be reviewed

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement(Required.)
27.Statement 27 Standards of Practice terminology shall be defined.

RECOMMENDATION: OK to keep separately as Advisory Statement not Consensus and Majority Statement(Required.)
28.Statement 28 Standards of Practice shall delineate educational requirements for entry into the practice of life care planning.

RECOMMENDATION: REMOVAL
Citation: SOP 1 a thru e

1. STANDARD: The life care planner has an educational background and professional preparation suitable for life care planning.
PRACTICE COMPETENCIES:
a. Possesses the appropriate educational requirements in a rehabilitation or health care field as defined by their professional discipline.
b. Maintains the current professional licensure, provincial registration, or national board certification that is required to practice their professional rehabilitation or health care discipline. c. Demonstrates that the professional discipline provides sufficient education and training to assure that the life care planner has an understanding of human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial and family dynamics, the health care delivery system, the role and function of various health care professsionals, and clinical practice guidelines and standards of care. Within their professsion’s scope of practice, the education and training allow practitioners in the discipline to independently perform assessments, analyze and interpret data, make judgments and decisions on goals and interventions, and evaluate responses and outcomes. d. Participates in specific continuing education as required to maintain the individual practitioner’s licensure, registration, or certification within their profession.
e. Obtains continuing education and/or training to remain current in the knowledge and skills relevant to life care planning(Required.)