Who handles the advertised care?
What can I ask at a first visit?
Bring your main concern in your own words. Choosing a treatment before the visit is not needed.
What can I bring?
Have your medicine list and the health records you want to discuss within reach. Write down what you hope to understand.
If an advert brought you here, save its exact wording. Ask what evidence supports the claim and whether it applies to your situation.
Does choosing a medicine from a menu count as an assessment?
Choosing from a menu alone falls short of the treatment standard, says guidance adopted in May 2026 by the Federation of State Medical Boards.
Patients’ follow-up questions must have a route to the health professional under that same guidance.
State licensing boards decide how to use this advice. It does not by itself create a law that applies to every visit.
Ask the service how you can put your own questions to the person treating you.
What needs a clear answer before I decide?
Ask what health problem the proposed medicine would treat, what other options exist, and how the result would be checked.
Ask for the total cost and the follow-up plan in writing. Take time to read an answer you did not understand during the visit.
- Why this medicine for this health problem?
- What would make us review the plan?
- Who handles questions between visits?
Which question still needs an answer?
Keep that question at the top of your notes. Ask for plain words when an answer leaves you uncertain.