@SuprmomcatCathy
yeah, federal funding also at various levels requires #phq9 & also #sbirt (drugs & alcohol). also recording #bmi (height vs weight) & smoking status.
just tell em you'll fill it out next visit, if you don't want to.
in general if you decline all these things what happens is, basically, the doctor gets downgraded as negligent. i once worked at a place where everyone's "scores" (including paps, mammos, cholesterol checks) were posted side by side, in ranked order, every month.

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