Medication Management At North Star Guidance Center, we offer medication management services in conjunction with counseling.  For some, medication can be a useful adjunct to therapy.  Initial psychiatric diagostic evaluations are one hour in length.  All follow up medication management appointments are 30 minutes in length.  Our medical staff includes a psychiatrist who is on site on Tuesdays from 10am-6pm and a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who is on site on Thursdays from 5:30pm-9:00pm. Both specialize specialize in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults.  At North Star Guidance Center, establishing a trusting relationship with a counselor is the first step.  If a client would like to motivate a medication evaluation it can then be coordinated with the assistance of their primary clinician.      Prescription and Refill Procedures: During medication management appointments we strive to provide all necessary prescriptions at the time service.  Sometimes administrative assistance is necessary in between appointments, especially when a new prescription is added or discontinued, when a preauthorization is needed or when a prescription needs to be picked up on a monthly basis. In an effort to streamline our medical support procedures, we would like to minimize the number of refill requests between appointments.  We will continue to provide necessary administrative support for medication management; however we respectfully request your assistance with the following: Prior to your medication management appointment, please review your current prescription needs. In order for this effort to be effective it is essential that all necessary written prescriptions be obtained during your appointment time. Before leaving your appointment, please check to make sure you have obtained all of your necessary prescriptions and the quantities reconcile with your expected date of return. All follow up appointments should be made at least one week prior to the prescription running out. Quantity and appointment times should coincide and allow for some flexibility to reschedule if necessary. In order to secure a timely follow up appointment, please be sure to schedule your next appointment before leaving the office. As a reminder, clients assume financial responsibility for missed appointments and late cancellations. Full payment is expected at the time of service. Please reference North Star Guidance Center’s payment policy which can be found posted on the premises, on the payment policy page of this website and on the initial intake form.