- Sandhills Pediatrics is responsible for initiating action on all referrals within 72 hours.
- If physician deems a referral to be urgent, the referral will be done at that office that day.
- The parent/patient is responsible for providing current insurance and phone numbers where you can be most easily reached from 8:00am to 5pm.
- Sandhills Pediatrics is responsible for obtaining insurance authorization when necessary.
- Sandhills Pediatrics is responsible for notifying the patient of the referral information to include the appointment time, place, and doctor either by mail or phone.
- Sandhills Pediatrics is responsible for returning patient calls within 24 hours. If your phone call is not returned within 24 hours, please call 803-451-5254.
- The parent/patient is responsible for following-up with the referred physician once Sandhills Pediatrics has notified patient of the appointment.