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Medical insurance policies do not typically cover weight management care and related expenses, including laboratory testing, electrocardiograms, prescription medication and related your primary diagnosis is obesity, you may not bill your insurance company for a coどmorbid condition. Doing so may result in a charge of fraud against you and/or the physician.
An appropriate receipt of payment will be provided, including a charges and descriptions of the office visit for the different levels of service provided. The codes used for this purpose may or may correspond to the codes used by insurance companies.
Changes to “codes” will not be made for the use of any insurance company. Insurance companies may reimburse patients for expenses related to weight management, for instance if comorbid conditions are also part of the weight management treatment, but reimbursement will not be made from the insurance company to the physician. Again, please understand that will not present a bill to any supplements. If insurance company for weight management services or related charges. Also, VIVE Concierge Health will provide what is considered an appropriate receipt, as above described and is not obligated to complete any form that may be provided by a health insurance company sent to the patient or physician in this regard and sign an informed waiver prior to participation in this Weight Management Program.
I hereby request and consent to examination and subcutaneous and or intramuscular injection of vitamins and peptides as well as treatment with naturopathic care, including various modes of physical therapy, elective vitamin and peptide injection and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for me (or for the patient named below, for whom I have legal authority to act) by Ricardo Paneque APRN (“Provider”).
Naturopathic evaluation includes commonly used physical examination methods and movements to test with positions and progression of forces on the bones, joints, muscles and other tissues and organs to help to determine the diagnosis and course of treatment.
I understand that I am in full control of my body during the examination and it is my responsibility to inform the healthcare provider of any procedure that I feel may cause injury or that I want to be stopped. I, as a patient, have a right to be informed about my condition and recommended care. This disclosure is to help me become better informed so I may make the decision to give or withhold my consent to any proposed treatment.
I understand that naturopathic evaluation and treatment may include, but is not limited to, various modes of physical therapy (ultrasound, trigger point therapy, reflexology, hydrotherapy, heat, cold, traction, stretching, exercise, spinal manipulation, Bowen, Reiki, essential oils, bioidentical hormones replacement, subcutaneous and or intramuscular injection of vitamins minerals and peptides etc.), collecting specimens for laboratory evaluation, including blood draws and/or ordering diagnostic imaging and tests, prescription of certain medications and nutritional supplements, counseling and dietary therapy, homeopathic medicines referred to as “remedies.” I understand the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has not evaluated or approved nutritional, herbal and homeopathic supplements; however, they have been widely used in Europe and the United States for many years. Further, I understand that certain treatments or remedies that will be used to treat me are considered “off-label” by the FDA and the potential risks and complications for such off-label use are difficult to predict. Off-label refers to the use of, relating to or being an approved drug legally prescribed for a purpose for which it has not been specifically approved. I also understand that, as with drugs, nutritional supplements, vitamin injection, bioidentical hormone replacement, herbal and homeopathic remedies may cause some side effects in certain individuals, may interact with certain allopathic medications or lab tests, or show symptoms due to certain pre-existing conditions. I do not expect the doctor to be able to anticipate and explain all risks and complications, and I wish to rely on the doctor to exercise judgment in recommending treatments that the doctor feels at the time, based on the facts then known, are in my best interest.
I have had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss with Ricardo Paneque APRN to my satisfaction the following:
I understand and I am informed that in the practice of naturopathy, there are some risks of examination and treatment. I further acknowledge that no guarantees or assurances have been made to me concerning the results intended from the treatment. By signing below, I acknowledge I have read or have had read to me and understand the above consent. I consent to care and hereby relieve Ricardo Paneque APRN and Vive Concierge Health, Inc. (“Vive”) of any legal responsibility regarding side effects or complications that may occur due to receiving the aforementioned treatments or remedies. I understand that Vive has elected not to carry medical malpractice insurance but Provider carries adequate medical malpractice insurance, in accordance with Florida law, to maintain Provider’s Florida license and to satisfy any adverse judgments or any other financial responsibility related to the payment of claims and costs ancillary thereto arising out of the rendering of, or the failure to render, medical care or services.
I certify that if any concerns or side effects occur, I will promptly notify Ricardo Paneque APRN or the appropriate Vive representative. I also understand that Ricardo Paneque APRN and Vive are not responsible for any manufacturing issues related to these treatments ore remedies, such as sterility and potency, which are the sole responsibility of the compounding pharmacy preparing them. I intend this consent form to cover the entire course of treatment for my present condition and for any condition(s) for which I seek treatment in the future.
