Refer a Patient

Thank you for choosing Tahoe Forest Health System and for referring your patient to us. We appreciate the opportunity to partner with you in your patient’s care.

To begin the referral process, please complete our referral intake form and fax it to our Physician Referral Center at (530) 550-1670.

Please allow up to 5 -7 business days to process your referral. Please be advised incomplete information or need for clarification may delay the process.

If this in an urgent request, please call the Physician Referral Center at (530) 582-4902.

Checklist for non-urgent referrals

Prior to submitting a referral, please complete the following:

• Obtain insurance plan authorization
• Confirm patient name and name on the insurance card(s)
• Obtain copy of most up-to-date insurance card(s)

Please submit the following with your request:

• Completed referral intake form
• Recent/relevant typed clinical notes/test results
  • Health history
  • Physical
  • MRI
  • CT
  • X-ray
  • EMG
  • Other related exams
• Proof of insurance
• Authorization information with CPT code details and approved visits

Please fax all of the documents to the Physician Referral Center at (530) 550-1670.