Guidelines for completing patient forms

Approved

May 24, 2013

Guidelines

The College considers the accurate and timely completion of necessary patient forms to be an essential aspect of good patient care.

Physicians should develop and implement a consistent approach to completing patient forms.  Patients should be made aware in advance of the following:

  1. Fees for completing forms (in situations where form completion is not an insured service). Fees should be reasonable, consistent, and reflect the time required to complete the form.  For further information about billing for non-insured services, consult the Doctors Nova Scotia website links below.  Note that the College does not set or specify fees for non-insured services.
  2. How long it will take to deliver the completed form once the request is received. Physicians should be prepared to exercise discretion when faced with urgent requests.

Resources

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Doctors Nova Scotia

Document History

Approved by Council:May 24, 2013
Review date:2018
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