the doctor can probably justify their decision based on either of the following two principles: 1. although there is a legal obligation not to unreasonably abandon the patient the parting physician will usually give a person time to locate other suitable medical care. six weeks or so may be deemed as sufficient time to locate medical care in your new area; 2. the parting doctor may rightfully claim that they cannot treat you in a responsible manner without personally seeing you at certain intervals. additionally some prescriptions are not allowed to be refilled without seeing the patient. it is in your best interest to put this situation behind you and establish a relationship with a new physician.
can the primary care doctor deny my request to refill my prescriptions until i'm able to find a new primary doctor? . . i have moved a month and a half ago and as yet been unable to find a primary care doctor in my new area. i am within the same state 500 miles south of my former place of residents. i've had my former doctor for many years. these meds are important to my current health problems which are severe congestive heart failure kidney and adrenal failure two broken shoulders not healed correctly fibromyalgia copd sleep apnea etc