child & adolescent psychiatry

Patient Portal

how to, policies & paperwork

 

Schedule an Appointment

To schedule an appointment, please click on the Schedule an Appointment button and select the appropriate appointment type. For example, if this is for a consultation, please select that option.


Cancel or Reschedule an Appointment

  • If there is less than one business day before your appointment, please contact me directly at 860.999.4047

  • If there is more than one business day before your appointment, please reschedule using the Schedule an Appointment tab on the website.

  • Late Cancellations and Missed Appointments: Cancellations must be received by the previous business day (on Friday for a Monday appointment) to avoid fees. Failure to keep a scheduled appointment will result in a charge for the full fee of the scheduled appointment. Late cancellations will be charged at half the full fee. Please note that health insurance plans DO NOT pay for missed appointments; these charges will be entirely your responsibility.


Get a Refill

  • During your visit I will provide you with prescriptions for a supply of medication adequate to last until our next recommended appointment time.

  • If you run out of medication this is an indication that you are due for an appointment and refills will not be processed until you have an appointment scheduled.

  • If you require a refill between appointments please allow one week for processing of your request.

  • Please request a refill from your pharmacy. You must speak with the pharmacy staff to request controlled substance prescriptions.


Prepare for First Appointment

  • After the consultation, and treatment is deemed appropriate for the patient, you will be invited to establish an account on the Patient Portal. Please complete the necessary new patient registration documents. Forms can also be sent via email or text message upon request.

  • Ample parking is available in front of the building.

  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time to complete paperwork if forms have not been filled out online ahead of time.

  • Please bring your insurance card, your current medications, a list of your previous medications, and copies of any previous neuropsychological testing or diagnostics.


Missed Appointments/Late Cancellations

Cancellations must be received by the previous business day (on Friday for a Monday appointment) to avoid fees. Failure to keep a scheduled appointment will result in a charge for the full fee of the scheduled appointment. Late cancellations will be charged at half the full fee. Please note that health insurance plans DO NOT pay for missed appointments; these charges will be entirely your responsibility.


Emergency/Crisis Situtations

  • Emergency Contact: If you are experiencing an emergency and/or need immediate assistance for your own or someone else’s safety, please call 911 or report to the nearest emergency room.

  • For the Connecticut Crisis Line please call: 211, or navigate to this page for more information: https://uwc.211ct.org/mental-health-crisis-intervention-services-connecticut/

  • For the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline please call: 988

  • Messages left on my voicemail are retrieved regularly and are returned within a week. However, I am only in the office three days a week so do not delay care waiting for a return call.


Extreme Weather

  • I follow the Glastonbury Public Schools extreme weather policy. If school is cancelled due to poor weather conditions, we will make every effort to reschedule in-person appointments to telehealth appointments, or reschedule to the next available in-person appointment time.

  • If school is running 2 hours late, I will start seeing patients at 11:30 am. If your appointment is before 11:30 am we will make every effort to reschedule in-person appointments to telehealth appointments for that day, or reschedule to the next available in-person appointment time.



New Patient Paperwork

After the consultation appointment, patients will be invited to the Patient Portal to complete paperwork and make payments.


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