WILLIAM TORCH, M.D.
75 PRINGLE WAY, SUITE 701, RENO, NV89502, 775-329-4060, 775-329-2715 (F)
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Referring Doctor:______
Patient information:Today’s Date: ______/______/______
Patient Name:______Date of Birth:____/____/____
Social Security #:______(please circle one) Male Female
Patient Address:______
Address City State Zip
Mailing Address :______
(If different from above) Address City State Zip
Telephone: Home:______Cell:______Work:______
Insurance Company:______ID#:______
Group #:______Relationship to patient:______
Subscriber’s name:______Subscriber’s Date of Birth:______
Subscriber’s Social Security Number:______Subscriber’s Employer:______
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Subscriber’s Social Security Number:______Subscriber’s Employer:______
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Address:______
Address City State Zip
Mailing Address :______
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Telephone: Home:______Cell:______Work:______
Emergency Contact Information:
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WashoeSleepDisordersCenter
(Northern Nevada’s FirstFully-AccreditedSleepDisordersCenter)
Neurodevelopmental & NeurodiagnosticCenter
75 Pringle Way Suite 701, Reno, NV89502
775-329-4060
William C. Torch, M.D.
Diplomate American Board
Of Psychiatry and Neurology
Consultant in Neurology
With Special Competence in
Child Neurology
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Patient Name:______Age of Patient:______
Sex (please circle one): Male Female Referring Doctor:______
Who is giving patient history:______
Describe Major Complaint or Problems:______
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Describe in your own words present illness:______
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Patients name:______Date:______
Doctor’s obtained History:
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INITIAL NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION
Patient’s Name:______Date:______
Past Medical History:
- Mothers Pregnancy of Patient
Gestation Period: Number of Months______Premature______Full Term______
Activity in Utero: Normal______Abnormal______
Illness:
1st Trimester: Months 1 to 3 ______
2nd Trimester: Months 4 to 6 ______
3rd Trimester: Months 7 to 9 ______
Drugs/Habits:
Of Mother:______
Of Father:______
Trauma:
Of Mother or Embryo (if any)______
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Complications (if any):______
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- Birth/Delivery History of Patient:
Where Delivered:______
Labor:______
Presentation:______
Complications (if any please list age):
Jaundice______Hypoxia______Infection______Other______
Birth Weight:______Apgars (if known)______
Length of Hospitalization______
- Postnatal Complications (if any)______
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- Developmental milestones of patient (try to remember approximate age):
Gross Motor:
Rolled Over:______Sat by self______Stood by self______
Walked:______Ran:______Tricycle______
Bicycle:______Walked steps:______
Fine Motor:
Reached 1 hand:______Passes hand/hand ______Pincher Grasp______
Scribbles______Copies______2 Blocks______
Social______Smiled______Reaches______
Indicated wants______Used cups______Fed self______
Washed Self______Toilet Trained______Dressed self______
Language______Squeals/laughs______Mama/Dada______
2-word sentences______Knows name______3-word sentences_____
Knows sentences______
- Childhood & Minor illnesses: (Please circle yes or no and indicate age)
Chicken Pox Yes No Age______Viral Illness Yes No Age______
Measles Yes No Age______Colds Yes No Age______
Mumps Yes No Age______Ear infections Yes No Age______
Tonsillitis Yes No Age______TonsillectomyYes No Age______
Meningitis Yes No Age______Encephalitis Yes No Age______
Urinary tract infection Yes No Age______
Other illnesses ______Age______
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INITIAL NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION
Patient’s Name:______Date:______
Past Medical History Continued
- Major Illnesses (Please list age and first conditions):
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- History of Trauma to the head, spine, body, etc:
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- Obstetrical & Gynecological history (for female patients):
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- Hospitalization/Surgery of Patient:
Date Age Where Reason/Diagnosis/Outcome
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- Medications & Drugs Currently on (List name, Dose Times taken & prescribing doctor)
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- Drug Abuse History:
Have you had any addiction to street drugs, alcohol, prescribed medications?
If so please list name of drug, medication, alcohol, dosage, effects, past and present usage.
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12.Cigarettes (Please list number of cigarettes or packs per day, plus duration of smoking history):
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13.Vaccinations:
Up to date (please circle) Yes No Last Vaccine:______Where:______
Reactions:______
14.Allergies (please describe):
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Sleep Study Questionnaire
Patient’s Name:______Date:______
Sleep Habits: / Excessive Daytime Sleepiness1. Time you usually go to bed and get up:
On weekdays: go to bed:______get up:______
On weekends: go to bed:______get up:______
2. Average time it takes to fall asleep at night: ______
3. Average time asleep at night:______
4. Upon awakening do you fee refreshed/rested?
Yes______No______
5. Difficulty Falling Asleep: Yes______No______
Difficulty Staying Asleep: Yes_____ No______
6. Are you a restless sleeper? Yes______No______
7. Awake frequently from sleep during the night?
Yes______No______
If yes, how many times and what is the cause?
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8. Ever awakened from sleep, choking or gasping for
Breath? Yes______No______
9. Often wake up with morning headaches?
Yes______No______
10. Sweat a lot at night without actually being
hot? Yes______No______
11. Ever been told that you stopped breathing
while asleep? Yes______No______/ 1. Is daytime sleepiness a problem?
Yes______No______
2. Does Sleepiness interfere with:
You work: Yes______No______
Your social life: Yes______No______
3. Does fatigue interfere with your social life?
Yes______No______
4. Frequent drowsiness or tendency to fall asleep
While driving? Yes______No______
5. Have you ever suddenly fallen, or experienced
Sudden bodily weakness when you get really
Excited, tickled, or angry?
Yes______No______
If yes, how often?______
6. When you are falling asleep, do you ever see vivid
Life-like images? Yes______No______
7. Do you ever awaken and have the feeling that you
Can’t move or are paralyzed?
Yes______No______
If yes, how often?______
THE EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE
How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations as opposed to just feeling tired? This
Refers to your usual way of life in the recent times. Even if you have not done some of these things recently, try
To work out how they would have affected you. Use the following scale to choose with most appropriate
Number of each situation.
Situation Chance of Dozing Scale
Sitting and reading ______0=No Chance
Watching TV ______1=Slight Chance
Sitting inactive in a public place(theater/meeting) ______2=Moderate Chance
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break ______3= High Chance
Lying down to rest in the afternoon(when circumstances allow) ______
Sitting and talking to someone ______
Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol ______
In a car while stopped in traffic for a few minutes ______
Total ______
COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY & OTHERS INVOLVED IN YOUR CARE
Please list any family members or others who may be involved in coordinating your care or payment
for your care. Also indicate what kinds of information may be shared with each individual:
NameRelationship to patient Type of information (please circle one)
______All Scheduling Medical Billing RX
______All Scheduling Medical Billing RX
______All Scheduling Medical Billing RX
Specific Instructions or Limitations:
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We will continue to rely on the information on this form when communicating with family members
or others involved in your care unless you request changes. Please promptly notify our office if you
wish to alter the designations above.
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Signature of Patient/Legal RepresentativeDate
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Print Name Relationship to patient
Neurodevelopmental & Neurodiagnostic/WashoeSleepDisordersCenter
75 Pringle Way, Suite 701
Reno, NV89502
(775) 329-4060
ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS AND RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
Assignment of Benefits:
I hereby authorize any benefits/payments directly to Neurodevelopment & Neurodiagnostic/Washoe
SleepDisordersCenter and providers of services related to this medical treatment from any medical
insurance company or benefits payable by any other entity due to me. This authorized payment shall
not exceed the balance due to the provider’s regular charges for this period of medical services. I
understand I am financially responsible to the providers for charges not covered by this authorization.
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Signature of Patient or Parent/GuardianDate
Release of Information:
I hereby authorize release of information of Neurodevelopmental & Neurodiagnostic/WashoeSleep
DisorderCenter and all providers of services related to this medical treatment for all or part of the
patient’s record to any person or corporation which is or may be liable under a contract to the provider
or the patient for all or part of the provider’s charges. Part of our service to you is to complete FMLA/disability paperwork. We charge a fee of $20, which is due upon receipt of the paperwork.
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Signature of Patient or Parent/GuardianDate
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Relationship to patient
WashoeSleepDisordersCenter
(Northern Nevada’s FirstFully-AccreditedSleepDisordersCenter)
Neurodevelopmental & NeurodiagnosticCenter
75 Pringle Way Suite 701, Reno, NV89502
775-329-4060
AGREEMENT FOR PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS AND USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Although the majority of our patients control their medication well and follow their provider’s order very
strictly, there are some patients that are prone to harmful medication dependency or addition. Because of this
the State and Federal Governments carefully regulate many pain medications. This means that the sue of
these medications involve mutual responsibility between the patient and physician.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES. THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED STRICTLY FOR YOUR PROVIDER TO
PRESCRIBE AND TREAT YOU SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY:
1.Medication must be used as prescribed and directed unless discussed with your physician. It is life
Threatening to chew or take a partial tablet of a long-acting medication. Increasing your dose
without close supervision of your physician could lead to drug overdose, severe sedation,
respiratory, depression and death.
2.If you have a reaction to your medication DO NOT FLUSH IT OR THROW IT AWAY. You
may be required to bring the remainder to the office in order to replace with a new prescription.
3.Per the Board of Medical Examiners Regulations, Sec. 1, Chapter 630 and our office policy,
Controlled substance medications are to be obtained from only one physician. It is a FELONY to
knowingly obtaincontrolled medications from one practitioner without disclosing this fact to all
prescribing practitioners.
4.You should discuss any medication changes with your physicians at your appointments and inform
them of any new medication allergies.
5.Lost, stolen or misplaced prescriptions or medications may not be replaced. Early requests for refills
will be provided unless you have called and discussed this prior to running out of medication. Selling
medication or sharing medication with family, friends, or any other person is illegal and will not be
tolerated. You should protect and care for your medication like you would any other extremely valuable possession. If you run outof your medication either because of poor planning or taking in excess of what
was prescribed, you are responsible for the consequences, including poor pain control and any withdrawal symptoms.
6.If we suspect you are abusing or becoming dependent on medications we may, from time-to-time, run
a DEA report on you.
7.Prescription requests will be addressed Monday through Thursday, 9-5 only. Prescriptions are
not available Friday, weekends, holidays or after business hours. The on-call physician is on-call for
emergencies only.
8.Notify your provider if you are pregnant.
9.The use of alcohol or recreational drugs while on opioids is forbidden. Our office will not provide
Medications under these circumstances.
PHARMACY REFILLS: We require that you contact your pharmacy to fax over the refill request. DO NOT
call our office first. Refills are processed within 48 hours. However, it may take up to 7 days. Please plan
your refills accordingly.
OUT OF MEDICATIONS: We require that you be seen by either Dr. Torch or Christy every three months if
you are asking a Schedule II medication. If you run out of your medications prior to your next scheduled
appointment, you will need to make an interim appointment. WE DO NOT REFILL SCHEDULE II
MEDICATIONS WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.
Controlled Substance and Prescription Policy: I have read, understand and accept the stated pain medication
and Prescription Agreement. Any and all of my questions have been answered and I agree that failure to abide
by any of these will be considered a breach of this contract and, at the sole discretion of my physician, may
result in termination of the physician-patient relationship.
Signature of Patient or Responsible Party:______Date:______
Witness of Signature:______Date:______
Printed Name of Patient:______
WashoeSleepDisordersCenter
(Northern Nevada’s FirstFully-AccreditedSleepDisordersCenter)
Neurodevelopmental & NeurodiagnosticCenter
75 Pringle Way Suite 701, Reno, NV89502
775-329-4060
APPOINTMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY
At Neurodevelopmental & NeurodiagnosticCenter, our goal is to provide quality neurological care
in a timely manner. We have implemented an appointment/cancellation policy which enables us to
better utilize available appointments for our patients in need of our care.
Scheduled Appointments:
To schedule an appointment, please call:
775-329-4060
Cancellations of Appointments:
Please be courteous and call our office promptly if you are unable to attend an appointment. This
time will be reallocated to someone who is in urgent need of treatment.
If it is necessary to cancel your scheduled office appointment we require that you give at least 24
hours notice. Available appointments are in high demand and your early cancellation will give
another person the possibility to have access to timely neurological care.
Any cancellations not made prior to the 24 hours will be subject to a fee of $25.00 and this fee
will not be billed to the insurance.
How to cancel your appointment:
To cancel appointments with our office please call us at 775-329-4060.
No show policy:
A “no show” is someone who misses an appointment without canceling it by 10:00 am, (1) one
working day in advance. No-shows inconvenience those individuals who need access to care in a
timely manner.
A failure to present at the time of a scheduled appointment will be recorded in the patients’ chart
as a “no show”. A fee of $25.00 will be charged to the patient and this fee will not be billed to the
insurance. Three “no shows” may result in the temporary suspension of services.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
Directions from the South
1.Take US-395 North toward RENO
2.Take exit #67 / GLENDALE AVE – go 0.3 miles
3.Turn Left on E 2nd ST. – go 0.6 miles
4.Turn Left on PRINGLE WAY
5.Turn right on PRINGLE WAY
6.Arrive at 75 PRINGLE WAY, RENO, on the Right
Directions from the North
1.Take US-395 South
2.Take exit #67/GLENDALE AVE-go < 0.1 miles
3.Take Right fork onto E 2ND ST – go 0.5 miles
4.Turn Left on PRINGLE WAY
5.Turn Right on PRINGLE WAY
6.Arrive at 75 PRINGLE WAY, RENO, on the Right
Directions from the West
1.Take I-80 EAST
2.Take exit #14/WELLS AVE- go 0.2 miles
3.Turn Right on N WELLS AVE – go 0.6 miles
4.Turn Left on E 2nd ST – go 0.5 miles
5.Turn Right on PRINGLE WAY
6.Turn Right again on PRINGLE WAY
7.Arrive at 75 PRINGLE WAY, RENO, on the Right
Directions from the East
1.Take I-80 WEST
2.Take exit #15/CARSON CITY/SUSANVILLE onto US-395 SOUTH towards CARSON CITY- go 1.4 miles
3.Take exit #67/GLENDALE AVE- go < 0.1 miles
4.Take Right fork onto E 2ND ST- go 0.5 miles
5.Turn Left on PRINGLE WAY
6.Turn Right on PRINGLE WAY
7.Arrive at 75 PRINGLE WAY, RENO, on the Right