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The Private Practice
Autumn 2013
REFERRALS ESSENTIALS
·Mustbeinwriting.
·Mustbesignedbythe
referring practitioner.
·Mustbedated.
·Mustberetainedfor18months.
·Mustspecifyaservicetobe
rendered by the specialist.
·Mustgivethespecialist
necessary information about
the patient's condition.
·Thereferralmustbereceived
before the service is provided.
·Referralsdonotneedtobein
writing in a medical emergency.