If a referral comes from a defense firm is the life care planning process different?
The fundamental process does not change when approaching the life care planning process from a defense perspective. Consistency in the approach is still critical and the plan one develops should not be influenced by the referral source. Nevertheless, the life care planner does not always have the opportunity to perform a clinical interview and history with the patient and a family member. Also, they will typically not be allowed any interaction with the treating health care team. So how can these issues be overcome? If the case has been referred sufficiently early enough in the process, the following steps are recommended. First, the relevant clinical interview and history questions for the patient and a family member should be developed and presented to the referral source for use in deposition. This will allow the life care planner to obtain much of the necessary data. Second, the professional can participate in developing questions for the deposition of the plaintiff’s life care pla
