OT: kicked out of ped practice

[crisi]

That being said, the discharge of your nephew was not legal. They need written termination and a minimum of 30 days from receipt of that written termination of emergency care. Many states require the discharging doctor to provide the names and contact information of at least two other providers to the discharged patient.

In my opinion, any doctor who would dump a patient over $6.00 is not worth it. It is possible that this doctor was looking to discharge this patient and is using this as an excuse. Either way, I think your sister should be looking for a new doctor. It doesn't have to be a pediatrician, either.

Good luck.

I suspect there is more than one side to this story. They would have been sending out bills every month since the charge was incurred. Sis sounds like she's overwhelmed - pregnant and newly single with a kid at home. If she missed the bills, she may have missed the notice.

The office has to provide notice - they can't make her read it.

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

i work for psychiatrist office in the billing


if we dismiss a pt we give a 30 day supply due to liability issues

if the dr can be reached i would have your sis contact him ASAP!!!
most of our docs have a soft spot for that....the billing lady is just going by her ppwk

if the dr does nothing....call a local psychiatrist office & "plead' that its an emergency & they might be able to squeeze her in since shes ready to deliver

if all else fails...theres always the local mental health/urgent care facilites as a last resort

let me know if you have any questions & i will be happy to help