Credentialing Board
The practitioners who set the standard.
The CLLP Credentialing Board is the independent governing body of the CLLP credential. Its members set the certification standards, validate the examination, adjudicate appeals, and ensure the CLLP remains rigorous, current, and relevant to the profession it serves.
Board membership is voluntary and open to active LTACH practitioners and individuals with prior LTACH executive experience who now serve in leadership roles across other healthcare settings. The Board maintains a majority of currently active practitioners at all times — ensuring the credential reflects current operational, regulatory, and clinical realities while benefiting from the perspective, independence, and depth of judgment that experienced former LTACH executives bring.
Board Composition
The CLLP Credentialing Board is structured to represent the full scope of LTACH leadership — composed of active LTACH practitioners and individuals with prior LTACH executive or leadership experience who now serve in leadership roles across other healthcare settings — spanning clinical, operational, regulatory, financial, and academic expertise.
Operational leadership, financial management, regulatory navigation, strategic oversight
Active LTACH CEOs or Executive Directors; or individuals with prior LTACH C-suite experience now serving in executive roles across other healthcare settings.
Multi-facility perspective, enterprise leadership development, workforce strategy
Active multi-facility operations or clinical VPs; or individuals with prior LTACH chain-level executive experience now in regional or enterprise healthcare leadership.
Clinical quality, nursing workforce, interdisciplinary care coordination, patient experience
Active LTACH CNOs or clinical directors; or individuals with prior LTACH nursing or clinical leadership experience now serving in senior clinical roles elsewhere.
Regulatory compliance, CMS policy, Conditions of Participation, ethics adjudication
Attorneys actively practicing in post-acute or LTACH regulatory matters, or with documented prior engagement in LTACH-specific compliance or survey law.
LTACH Quality Reporting Program, patient criteria rule, site-neutral payment, survey standards
Active LTACH compliance or regulatory professionals; or individuals with prior LTACH regulatory, quality, or survey-management experience now in broader healthcare policy or compliance roles.
Research methodology, competency framework validity, adult learning application
Faculty or researchers with active scholarly engagement in post-acute care, LTACH outcomes, workforce development, or credentialing — preference for those with direct LTACH operational background.
Patient and family experience, goals-of-care perspectives, ethical oversight
Individuals with lived experience as a patient or family member in an LTACH setting, or professionals whose primary role centers on patient advocacy in high-acuity post-acute care.
EHR/EMR optimization, clinical surveillance systems, revenue cycle technology, telehealth integration, cybersecurity governance, data analytics in high-acuity care environments
Active LTACH or post-acute health technology leaders, clinical informatics directors, or revenue cycle executives with documented LTACH-specific technology implementation or oversight experience — or individuals with prior LTACH executive experience whose operational role included substantive technology governance responsibility.
Founding Board Members
The CLLP Credentialing Board is currently being constituted. Founding Board member appointments will be announced on this page as confirmations are received. The Board will be fully constituted prior to the launch of the pilot cohort certification program.
Board Service Interest
Active LTACH practitioners and individuals with prior LTACH executive or leadership experience who now serve in leadership roles across other healthcare settings are invited to submit an expression of interest. Board service is voluntary, requires approximately 6–8 hours per quarter, and carries 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 — composed of active practitioners and individuals with prior LTACH executive experience now serving across other healthcare settings — as independent, grounded, and publicly accountable.
Independence Policy
No member of the CLLP Credentialing Board may simultaneously hold a compensated position with the LTACH Leadership Institute, LLC. Board members — whether currently active in the LTACH field or recently retired — serve as volunteers whose authority over certification standards is independent of the Institute's commercial operations. This structural independence is what makes the CLLP's governance legitimate — and what any external review of the program will confirm.
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
Founding Board members serve an initial term of three years. Subsequent terms are two years, renewable once. 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. Active practitioners and individuals with prior LTACH executive experience who now serve in leadership roles across other healthcare settings serve as volunteers — prohibited from holding a compensated position with the Institute while on the Board. Their authority over certification standards is absolute — and separate from the Institute's educational and business activities.