Credentialing Board
The practitioners who set the standard.
Its members set the certification standards, validate the examination, adjudicate appeals, confer the Distinguished CLLP designation, and ensure the CLLP remains rigorous, current, and relevant to the profession it serves.
Board membership is open to current LTACH leaders, to former LTACH executives and leaders now serving elsewhere in healthcare, and to current and former leaders from other settings that care for the chronically critically ill. A majority of the Board's seats are held at all times by active LTACH practitioners or by individuals with prior LTACH executive experience, so the credential is set by those who have led in the setting it serves and reflects present operational, regulatory, and clinical realities while drawing on the perspective, independence, and depth of judgment that former executives bring.
Board Composition
The CLLP Credentialing Board is structured to represent the full scope of leadership for the chronically critically ill, with the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital at its center. Its seats span clinical, operational, regulatory, financial, technological, and academic expertise and the perspective of patients and families, held by current and former LTACH leaders and by leaders from other settings that care for these patients. The Board has nine seats.
Seats: 2
Operational leadership, financial management, regulatory navigation, strategic oversight
Current or former LTACH CEOs and Executive Directors, including those now leading in other healthcare settings, and senior executives of other settings that care for the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
Multi-facility perspective, enterprise leadership development, workforce strategy
Current or former multi-facility operations or clinical VPs with LTACH chain-level responsibility, including those now in regional or enterprise healthcare leadership, and multi-site leaders of other programs caring for the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
Clinical quality, nursing workforce, interdisciplinary care coordination, patient experience
Current or former LTACH CNOs and clinical directors, including those now in senior clinical roles elsewhere, and senior nursing or clinical leaders of other settings that care for the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
Regulatory compliance, CMS policy, Conditions of Participation, ethics adjudication
Attorneys with current or prior practice in LTACH or post-acute regulatory matters, including compliance and survey law affecting the care of the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
LTACH Quality Reporting Program, patient criteria rule, site-neutral payment, survey standards
Current or former LTACH compliance, regulatory, quality, or survey-management professionals, including those now in broader healthcare policy or compliance roles, and regulatory leaders from other settings that care for the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
Research methodology, competency framework validity, adult learning application
Faculty or researchers with current or recent scholarly engagement in chronic critical illness, LTACH outcomes, workforce development, or credentialing, with preference for those with operational experience in an LTACH or another setting that cares for the chronically critically ill.
Seats: 1
Patient and family experience, goals-of-care perspectives, ethical oversight
Professionals whose primary role, current or former, centers on patient and family advocacy or patient experience in an LTACH or another setting that cares for the chronically critically ill. Lived experience as a patient or family member is valued alongside, but does not substitute for, that professional role.
Seats: 1
EHR/EMR optimization, clinical surveillance systems, revenue cycle technology, telehealth integration, cybersecurity governance, data analytics in high-acuity care environments
Current or former health technology leaders, clinical informatics directors, or revenue cycle executives with documented technology implementation or oversight experience in an LTACH or another setting that cares for the chronically critically ill, or former LTACH executives whose role included substantive technology governance.
Founding Board Members
The CLLP Credentialing Board is constituted, with all nine seats filled, and is conducting its governance work. The Institute continues to receive expressions of interest for future vacancies from current and former LTACH leaders and from current and former leaders of other settings that care for the chronically critically ill. Board member appointments are published as the Institute elects to announce them.
Board Service Interest
Current and former LTACH leaders, and current and former leaders of other settings that care for the chronically critically ill, are invited to submit an expression of interest. Board service requires approximately 6 to 8 hours per quarter, carries a fixed annual honorarium, and earns 5 CLLP CEUs per year of active service.
Express Your Interest
Complete the form below. All submissions are reviewed personally. We will follow up within five business days.
Prefer email? board@CLLPcertification.org
Governance Framework
Board Governance
The structural safeguards that establish the CLLP Credentialing Board as independent, grounded, and publicly accountable.
Independence Policy
Board members receive a fixed annual honorarium for Board service and hold no other compensated role with the LTACH Leadership Institute. The honorarium is fixed and stays the same regardless of certification volume, examination outcomes, or program revenue. Their authority over certification standards is independent of the Institute's commercial operations. This structural independence is what makes the CLLP's governance legitimate.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Board members disclose any financial, professional, or personal relationships that could create a conflict of interest in their Board duties. Disclosed conflicts are managed through recusal from affected decisions. The policy is reviewed and attested annually.
Term and Rotation
Term limits ensure the Board remains current with the evolving LTACH landscape and continues to represent practitioners with relevant, recent knowledge of the setting, whether currently active in LTACH or serving in leadership roles across the broader healthcare sector.
The Board's independence from the Institute's commercial operations is structural, not aspirational. Members receive a fixed annual honorarium for Board service and hold no other compensated role with the Institute. Their authority over certification standards is absolute, and separate from the Institute's educational and business activities.