Good Faith Exams • Medical Assessments

Most GFEs are a form. Yours should be an exam.

The Good Faith Exam — also called a medical assessment or medical clearance — is where a licensed provider evaluates your patient before treatment. Ours is built for the specific treatment they're getting, reviewed live, recorded, and signed. Cleared against the protocols your medical director approved.

Fifteen minutes. No contract. You pay $27 when you run an exam.

Doctor consulting with patient
Treatments Cleared
400+
Availability
7 days a week
Time to Connect
Under 40 seconds
Per Exam
$27
The exam engine

The exam changes with the treatment.

Our algorithm builds the question set from manufacturer guidelines, treatment-specific contraindications, and clinical best practice — for every one of the 400+ treatments we clear. A generic intake form asks every patient the same questions. Ours doesn’t.

Exam set: Neuromodulator
6 questions generated 1 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Do you have any neuromuscular disorder — myasthenia gravis, ALS, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome?
neuromuscular | ever
02 Have you taken an aminoglycoside antibiotic in the last 14 days?
medications | 14 days
03 Have you had a neuromodulator treatment before? Which product, which areas, and when?
aesthetic_history | ever
04 Are you pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to become pregnant?
reproductive | current
05 Is there any active infection or skin breakdown at the injection site?
dermatologic | current
06 Have you ever had an allergic reaction to a botulinum toxin product or to albumin?
immune | ever
Exam set: Dermal filler
7 questions generated 2 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Are you currently taking any blood thinner, aspirin, or anti-inflammatory?
hematologic | current
02 Do you get cold sores? Have you had an outbreak recently?
infectious | current
03 Have you had dental work — including a cleaning — in the last two weeks?
dental | 14 days
04 Do you have a history of keloids or raised scarring?
dermatologic | ever
05 Do you have an autoimmune or connective tissue condition?
immune | ever
06 Have you had filler before? Which product, which areas, and when?
aesthetic_history | ever
07 Have you had any vaccination in the last two weeks?
immune | 14 days
Exam set: Weight management
7 questions generated 3 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Do you or anyone in your family have a history of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN2 syndrome?
endocrine | ever
02 Have you ever had pancreatitis?
gastrointestinal | ever
03 Have you had gallbladder disease or had your gallbladder removed?
gastrointestinal | ever
04 What medications are you taking right now, including anything for diabetes?
medications | current
05 What is your current height and weight?
vitals | current
06 Are you pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning a pregnancy in the next year?
reproductive | current
07 Have you had bariatric surgery or any procedure on your stomach or intestines?
gastrointestinal | ever
Exam set: Laser / IPL
7 questions generated 4 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Have you taken isotretinoin (Accutane) in the last six months?
medications | 6 months
02 Are you taking any medication that increases sun sensitivity?
medications | current
03 Have you had sun exposure, a tan, or self-tanner in the last four weeks?
dermatologic | 4 weeks
04 What is your Fitzpatrick skin type?
dermatologic | current
05 Do you have a history of melasma or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation?
dermatologic | ever
06 Is there any active infection, rash, or open lesion in the treatment area?
infectious | current
07 Do you get cold sores, and is the treatment area near your mouth?
infectious | current
Exam set: IV therapy
6 questions generated 5 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Do you have kidney disease or any reduction in kidney function?
renal | ever
02 Do you have congestive heart failure or any fluid restriction? Do you have congestive heart failure or any fluid restriction?
cardiovascular | ever
03 Do you have G6PD deficiency?
hematologic | ever
04 Do you have any known allergy to vitamins, minerals, or IV additives?
immune | ever
05 What is your blood pressure today?
vitals | current
06 When did you last eat or drink?
gastrointestinal | current
Exam set: Microneedling / RF
6 questions generated 6 of 400+ treatment sets
01 Have you taken isotretinoin (Accutane) in the last six months?
medications | 6 months
02 Do you have an active acne, eczema, or rosacea flare in the treatment area?
dermatologic | current
03 Do you have a history of keloids or raised scarring?
dermatologic | ever
04 Do you have a pacemaker or any implanted electronic device?
cardiovascular | current
05 Are you currently taking a blood thinner?
hematologic | current
06 Have you had any injectable treatment in this area in the last two weeks?
aesthetic_history | 14 days

Each question carries a body_system and a time_window tag. That’s how the exam knows to ask about aminoglycosides in the last fourteen days for a neuromodulator, and isotretinoin in the last six months for a laser — and how it knows not to ask either one during an IV drip. Manufacturer contraindications are built into the logic, not left to whoever is running the front desk.

When a patient is booked for more than one treatment, the algorithm merges the sets and removes the duplicates — so a patient getting filler and laser on the same visit answers one exam, not two.

The exam engine

The exam changes with the treatment.

Our algorithm builds the question set from manufacturer guidelines, treatment-specific contraindications, and clinical best practice — for every one of the 400+ treatments we clear. A generic intake form asks every patient the same questions. Ours doesn’t.

A generic GFE

  • The same intake form for every patient and every treatment
  • Contraindications left to staff memory
  • A PDF in a folder, if anyone saved it
  • No record of who reviewed it or when
  • No physician standing behind the protocol
  • The clinic carries the whole exposure

A GFE under EliteUSMD

  • Treatment-specific question set, generated from the treatment selected
  • Manufacturer contraindications built into the logic
  • Live review by a licensed provider, video recorded
  • Signed and timestamped, retrievable on demand
  • Protocols approved by your medical director
  • Oversight and clearance are one program, not two vendors
What's in it

Built for a clinic that actually runs.

01

Live provider review

Every exam is reviewed by a licensed provider in real time — not a form that auto-approves. The provider clears the patient or they don’t.

02

Video recorded

Each exam is recorded and stored. If you’re ever asked to produce one, it’s there — with the date, the provider, and the treatment on it.

03

Seven days a week

Saturday consults don’t wait until Monday. Patients clear when they’re in your chair.

04

50+ languages

Patients complete their exam in the language they actually speak. Informed consent means nothing if they didn’t understand the question.

05

Nothing to install

Browser-based. No app download, no patient account setup, no front-desk troubleshooting.

06

HIPAA-compliant handling

Encrypted, access-controlled, and retained per record requirements.

How one exam runs

From check-in to cleared.

1

Your staff selects the treatment

At check-in, the clinic selects what the patient is here for. That selection is what drives the exam.

Clinic

2

The exam is generated

The question set is built for that treatment — contraindications, medication windows, prior treatment history. No filler questions, no missing ones.

Platform

3

A licensed provider reviews it live

The provider goes through the answers with the patient on video, asks follow-ups, and exercises their own clinical judgment. Recorded start to finish.

Licensed provider

4

Cleared or declined — and documented

The provider clears the patient for the treatment or declines. Either way, the signed exam lands in the record with a timestamp. Your staff sees the result before the patient sits down.

Licensed provider

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Coverage

A provider licensed where your patient is standing.

A provider must hold an active license in the state where the patient is physically located at the time of the exam. There is no way around that, and we don’t pretend otherwise. We staff the network to that requirement and match each patient to a provider licensed in their state. Coverage varies by state and we’ll tell you plainly whether we cover yours — before you sign anything, not after.

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The clearance network

27+ licensed providers. Not one of them is a form.

Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians — credentialed, licensed in the states we serve, and on call seven days a week. A real person reviews every patient.

27+

Licensed providers

400+

Treatments cleared

7

Days a week

40sec

To connect

"A Good Faith Exam that isn’t connected to real medical direction is paperwork. Connected to it, it’s the thing that protects your clinic.

Every provider in the network is credentialed before they see a single patient, and their licensure is monitored on an ongoing basis. Each one is matched to the state where your patient is physically located at the time of the exam. They exercise independent clinical judgment on every patient — which is exactly why a clearance from them means something. And the protocols they’re clearing against are the ones your medical director approved. That chain is the whole point.

Credentialing Standard

Active state license

Verified in the patient's state

Ongoing monitoring

License status tracked continuously

Scope confirmed

Non-controlled substances only

Protocol-trained

Cleared against your approved protocols

Independent judgment

Any provider can decline a patient

Questions

What clinics ask us.

Is a Good Faith Exam the same thing as a medical assessment?
Yes. Good Faith Exam, GFE, medical assessment, medical clearance, patient clearance — different clinics and different states use different names for the same thing. It’s the evaluation a licensed provider performs to determine whether a patient can safely receive a treatment. Whatever your state or your staff calls it, it’s what this page is about.
Is a Good Faith Exam actually required?
In most states, yes. Before a patient receives a medical aesthetic or wellness treatment, a licensed provider has to evaluate them and determine the treatment is appropriate. What that evaluation must look like varies by state — some require it to be synchronous, some have specific requirements about who can perform it. Tell us your state and we’ll walk you through what applies.
Who performs the exam?
A licensed healthcare provider, licensed in the state where the patient is physically located at the time of the exam. The provider exercises their own independent clinical judgment on every patient.
Can a patient be declined?
Yes, and they are. A Good Faith Exam is not a formality that ends in approval. If the provider determines the treatment isn’t appropriate for that patient, the patient isn’t cleared. That’s what makes the exam worth anything.
How long does it take?
Patients typically connect to a licensed provider in under 40 seconds. The exam itself depends on the treatment and the patient’s history.
Do we have to use your GFE if we're in the program?
Yes. Clinics in the EliteUSMD program run their Good Faith Exams through our process. This isn’t an upsell — it’s the only way the medical director can approve your protocols and stand behind the clearances being issued under them.
What if we're audited or a complaint gets filed?
Every exam is signed, timestamped, video recorded, and retrievable. You can produce the exact exam for the exact patient on the exact date, along with who performed it and what treatment it cleared.
Does this work for weight-loss and hormone patients?
Yes. The exam logic covers weight management and hormone-related intake with the appropriate screening — thyroid and pancreatitis history, current medications, and so on. Physicians in our network oversee non-controlled substances only.

Make an appointment. Run your first exam this week.

No contract, no minimum, nothing charged until an exam is run. Or book fifteen minutes and we’ll walk one through with you for a treatment you actually offer.

Month to month. No long-term contract. No placement fee.