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Field checklist / keep the answers

Bring a page. Leave with answers.

Use the sheet for a visit or a call about care. A blank check means the answer still needs work.

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Words used in this note
Clinician
The health professional assessing and discussing your care.
Form
The way the medicine is supplied, such as a tablet or injection.
Follow-up
The conversation after the first visit about the care plan.
An open white note sheet with blank lines, empty check squares and a blue folded corner.

How to use the sheet

Use your browser’s Print command for a paper copy. The print layout leaves space for written answers.

  1. Write the goal

    Use your own words to write the problem you are seeking help with.

  2. Ask and record

    Work through the checks with the service or clinician and write down the answers.

  3. Verify the records

    Match the clinician and pharmacy names to the official Alabama board records.

  4. Keep open questions

    Leave an unanswered check blank and note what would resolve it.

Your care checks

Write your goal for the visit, then keep the answers below.

Goal for the visit

  • Person

    Full name, role and licence record match.

    Name / licence / status

  • Assessment

    I can describe the reason for the proposed care and the other options.

    Reason / options

  • Medicine

    I know the exact name, whether it is a tablet or shot, whether FDA has approved it and whether Alabama allows it to be prescribed.

    Name / tablet or shot / FDA approval / allowed in Alabama

  • Pharmacy

    I know who fills or prepares it and have checked the Alabama permit.

    Pharmacy / permit

  • Price

    I have the full quote and the price after any introductory offer.

    Care / medicine / tests / renewal

  • Follow-up

    I know how to reach the clinician and when the plan is reviewed.

    How to reach / next review

  • Instructions

    I know whom to ask about the label, storage or delivery.

    Written instructions / question route

Keep an unclear answer open

An offer can wait while a missing answer is resolved.

  • A clinician or pharmacy name I cannot match.
  • An unclear medicine name, FDA approval or permission to prescribe it in Alabama.
  • A bill that leaves out a recurring fee.
  • No clear way to ask a question after the visit.

Open the note for the check you are working on

Use these pages when the short sheet is not enough.