A yes is not the whole visit.

An assessment means checking your health before deciding on treatment.

In guidance checked September 26, 2026, the state medical boards’ group rejects prescribing based only on a patient choosing medicine from a menu.

This guidance also requires a chance for patients to raise follow-up questions of their own.

It guides medical boards; each state decides its enforceable rules.

The boards’ guidance says a set of tick-box questions is not enough on its own. The person reviewing your answers must be able to ask more questions.

Ask who reads your answers and how missing details get filled in. Ask how you can explain something the form did not ask.

A clear reply might describe a conversation or a request for more health information. Ask for that process in plain words.

Under the boards’ guidance, the clinician must organize any needed test or examination. Another option is to refer the patient to someone able to arrange it.

Ask what a proposed test would help decide. Ask how you will hear about the result.

If an answer is unclear, write down the gap. There is no need to turn uncertainty into a yes.