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Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in Alabama?

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ALABAMA PUTS THE CONSENT DUTY ON THE DELEGATING PHYSICIAN AND NAMES WHAT IT MUST COVER. Before a delegated non-ablative treatment the physician must ensure the patient is adequately informed and has SIGNED a consent form setting out Risks, Benefits, Alternatives and Complications — including reasonably foreseeable side effects, AND THE NAME OF THE DEVICE AND THE PROCEDURE. The protocol must also carry SELECTION CRITERIA to screen patients for the appropriateness of a non-ablative treatment. On the clinical side, obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, formulating a working diagnosis and developing a treatment plan are named services a physician assistant performs under delegation from the supervising physician.

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  • (3) Selection criteria to screen patients for the appropriateness of non-ablative treatments;

    Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.05(3) (Written protocols — patient selection) · verified Sep 4, 2026

  • (a) Ensuring that patients are adequately informed and, prior to treatment, have signed consent forms that outline Risks, Benefits, Alternatives, and Complications, including the disclosure of reasonably foreseeable side effects and complications that may result from the non-ablative treatment, as well as the name of the device and the procedure;

    Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-11-.04(2)(a) (Delegation and supervision — informed consent) · verified Sep 4, 2026

  • These services include, but are not limited to: (a) Obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; (b) Ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; (c) Formulating a working diagnosis; (d) Developing and implementing a treatment plan;

    Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7 (Services performed by a physician assistant under delegation) · verified Sep 4, 2026

  • Comprehensive assessment includes patient history, physical examination, analysis of the data collected, and development, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s plan of care.

    Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-6 (definition of “Assessment, Comprehensive”) · verified Sep 4, 2026

  • A physician practicing telemedicine shall establish a diagnosis through the use of acceptable medical practices, which may include taking a patient history, a mental status examination, a physical examination, disclosure and evaluation of underlying conditions, and diagnostic and laboratory testing, if that would otherwise be required in the provision of the same service delivered in person; and the physician-patient relationship may be formed without a prior in-person examination.

    Ala. Code § 34-24-703(b)(1), (d) · verified Sep 8, 2026

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