Find and check care
Make room for your questions at the visit.
Bring the questions that matter to you. The visit is a chance to discuss a health goal before settling on a treatment.
Put your health story within reach.
Use a short note rather than relying on memory. It can be a starting point for the conversation.
- Write down your medicines, supplements and allergies.
- Note past care and what has changed since then.
- Write what you hope will be better, in everyday words.
- Include questions about pregnancy or breastfeeding if they matter to you.
The visit needs a real assessment.
The Federation of State Medical Boards said a choice from a medicine list was not enough, as of September 26, 2026. The person treating you still needs to assess your health before ordering medicine.
The Federation is a group of state licensing boards, and its guidance is not a law that applies everywhere.
Under Arizona’s rules checked October 3, 2026, the person assessing you must judge whether a remote visit fits the care you need.
- Ask how extra tests or an in-person examination would be arranged.
- Ask which questions need answering before a treatment decision.
- Ask what the alternatives would involve.
Leave able to describe the plan in your own words.
Try explaining the plan in your own words before the visit ends. Ask again wherever the answer is still unclear.
- Can you tell me the plan again in plain words?
- If treatment begins, when do we review it?
- Who answers new questions between visits?
- What is the plan if I decide not to begin?