CHLCP™ Certification Portfolio Examination
Life Care Planning Certification: Become a Certified Health Professional Life Care Planner
Certified Health Professional Life Care Planner (CHLCP™) Certification by Portfolio Examination
CHLCP™ Certification Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of application as per the CHLCP™ Handbook for Candidates.
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1. What is the primary licensure criteria?
Provision of proof of current, active, and unrestricted licensure in healthcare (or a health and human services discipline) or its equivalent in other countries, for at least the prior two (2) years immediately preceding application. The scope of the license (e.g., medical/osteopathic doctor, registered nurse, chiropractor, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, nurse practitioner, psychologist, neuropsychologist, licensed social worker) must allow independent Patient/Client assessment.
2. How much experience is required to become a CHLCP™?
Verification of a minimum of two (2) years/four thousand (4,000) hours paid or billable professional healthcare experience that requires licensure and determination of Patient/Client needs within the five (5) years immediately preceding application.
2. How much experience is required to become a CHLCP™?
Verification of a minimum of two (2) years/four thousand (4,000) hours paid or billable professional healthcare experience that requires licensure and determination of Patient/Client needs within the five (5) years immediately preceding application.
3. What are the Education/Skills requirements to become a CHLCP™?
Completion of one hundred twenty (120) continuing education units* relating to life care planning, or in equivalent areas (see Content Outline in CHLCP™ Handbook for Candidates) that can be applied to the development of life care plans or pertain to the service delivery applicable to life care planning within the five (5) years immediately preceding application.
* There must be a minimum of ten (10) hours specific to a basic orientation, methodology, and standards of practice relevant to the life care planning process/principles contained within the continuing education curriculum.
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Verification* of two (2) years/4000 hours paid or billable life care planning experience that incorporates the life care planning process and skill set inherent to the assessment and determination of treatment needs and their respective costs, across the continuum of care, within the past five (5) years immediately preceding the application.
Checklist for CHLCP™ Initial Certification Application Submission shall include the following:
A completed Application for the CHLCP™ Examination.
A copy of a current, unrestricted professional license or computer-generated document from the Candidate’s State licensing board demonstrating active licensure without restrictions.
The Candidate’s resume or curriculum vitae. Proof of completion of 120 continuing education units* relating to life care planning or in equivalent areas that can be applied to the development of a life care plan, or pertain to the service delivery applicable to life care planning, within the five (5) years immediately preceding application, OR verification indicative of two (2) years full time, paid, professional work experience in the field of life care planning or a variant thereof, as described above under Education/Skills.
Full payment of the required fee(s).
Documentation as required.
*Verification of experience must be authenticated by an employer or a minimum of two referral sources. CHLCP™ Verification of Work Experience Form can be found here.
It should be noted that if ambiguity exists in terms of pathway interpretation/qualification, a final decision will be executed by the Universal Life Care Planner Certification Board Application Committee, consisting of the Certification Board Chairman, Certification Board Co-Chairman, and the Certification Board Secretary.
Note: No practice test is necessary to be eligible to sit for the CHLCP™ Certification Portfolio Examination.
The policies and procedures used by the Universal Life Care Planner Certification Board to construct and review items and examination forms for the CHLCP™ portfolio assessment process are consistent with guidelines recommended by the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education (AERA, APA, NCME; 2014) as well as other industry standards such as: Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs (National Commission for Certifying Agencies, 2014) and Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons (ISO/IEC 17024).