Maria wrote:
> When a mother call on the phone and reallly needs to be seen how do you
> convince her to come in for an appointment? So often the mothers will say
> they cannot afford the outpatient fee.
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I use a lower fee for mothers who can prove their inability to pay full fee (and
for members of breastfeeding support groups).

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> Secondly, if they say they can't
> afford the fee, then what? Esp. with the hospital LC's and the mom is shortly
> PP there are liability and public relations issues, one cannot turn someone
> away.
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Have no idea's ab. that

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> Thirdly, for the nonRN IBCLCs, how do you get around the fact that you
> can't take a doctor's order?

What do you mean by ''can't take a doctor's order''? (Think this is a
language-item, for as far as I can see, no-one can give me as private LC any
orders, but I don't suppose that's what you mean.

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, livivng in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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