Clinic notes
Ask about care in the room
An in-person visit is a setting for care. Ask what will actually happen there and who is responsible.
← The opening pagePut a name beside the visit
Request the name of the person doing the assessment and the person who could write a prescription. Ask for their professional title before paying.
The Board of Medical Practice licenses Minnesota doctors and physician assistants; the Board of Nursing licenses nurses, as checked October 1, 2026.
Separate the assessment from the procedure
Minnesota law checked October 1, 2026 treats giving a medicine, including a shot, as medical practice. A doctor may assign this work to trained staff within their allowed duties. Nurses may give drugs under a prescriber’s direction or an approved written care plan.
Ask who decided on the treatment, who would give it and who answers if you have a concern. A treatment menu leaves those roles unclear.
Ask what happens after you leave
Ask whether later questions go to the same person who treated you. Get the follow-up plan and its fees in writing before deciding.
Compare care rather than surroundings
Use the same questions for an office visit and a remote service. Ask for the medicine name, its reason, the assessment and the full cost.