Misrepresentation and Noncompliance Policy

The Certification Board will investigate allegations concerning alleged misconduct by Certificants.  Reports of alleged misconduct must be in writing signed and delivered directly to the Certification Board within 120 days of the alleged violation(s). Supporting documentation must accompany the complaint.

Complaints can include but are not limited to:

• Ineligibility for certification
• Irregularity in connection with the certification examination, unauthorized possession use, access or distribution of certification examinations, score reports, answer sheets, certificates, certificant or applicant files, documents or other materials
• Material misrepresentation or fraud in any statement to Certification Board or to the public including by not limited to statements made to assist the applicant certificant or another applying for obtaining or retaining certification, gross or repeated negligence in professional work, the convocation of plea of guilty or plea of no contest to a felony or misdemeanor which is directly related to the practice of nurse life care planning, Failure to adhere to the eligibility requirements for certification candidacy or continuing certification requirements.

The certification board will review the allegation and take one of the following actions:

1. Dismiss the allegation for insufficient evidence

2. Attempt to resolve the issue with the parties involved

3. Conduct a full investigation of the allegation and initiate sanction.

Disciplinary Action

The Certification Board decision shall be final, unless appealed within 30 days. Sanctions may include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following.

1. Reprimand with or without remedial requirements

2. CNLCP probation for a specified period of time with remedial requirements,

3. Suspension of the certificant's CNLCP for a specified period of time, remedial     requirements as specified with specified completion date

4. Revocation of the certificant's CNLCP certification and use of the CNLCP designation.

If remedial requirements are not completed and fulfilled in a satisfactory manner, the CNLCP will be revoked.

If a violation has been found and the certificant's certification has been suspended or revoked a notice of action will be published to the website and to the respective state nursing board.

If appealed, the Certification Board will review additional evidence and appoint a hearing panel within 45 days comprised of 2 Certification Board members, the public member of the certification board, 2 members of the executive board of AANLCP and 2 randomly selected CNLCPs.

The panel will convene within 60 days of appointment. Upon conclusion of the hearing the panel will render its written decision within 30 days. The panel may recommend any sanction up to and including revocation of the certification.

All decisions will be delivered via certified mail to all parties involved.

Written Inquiries & Complaints:     AANLCP-CB Board,

                                                  Attention:  J. Stephens, Co-Chair

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Revised:  March 18, 2006