Find care for the problem behind the search.

Check off the idea

Check the person, not the page title

• Ask who will provide your care

  Ask your doctor or other licensed health professional for their full name. Ask what their job is and which licence covers your visit.

  The licence records that person’s official permission to practise.

• Match the visit to your location

  The guidance checked September 26, 2026 says doctors need a licence or other medical board permission for the state where the patient is during a visit. Your location matters, not just the doctor’s office address.

  This guidance is advice for states; each state sets its own rules.

  If the doctor relies on permission other than a licence, ask what it is and how to check it with that state’s medical board.

• Use the board’s own record

  Public records from a state medical board list doctors’ licences and any actions taken for breaking professional rules.

  The Federation of State Medical Boards has a list of links to these boards.

A note to keep

Know what a clear record means

A doctor’s record with no public action against them does not show how well they care for patients.

Different kinds of doctors may have different state boards. Check the board that handles that doctor’s licence.

If the person providing care is not a doctor, ask for the name and website of the state office that checks their licence. Ask for a link to their official licence record.

Check off the idea

Look for room to ask and explain

• Ask how they will work out what is wrong

  Will there be time to explain the problem and answer follow-up questions?

• Ask about options beyond Selank

  For anxiety, a useful question is which tested treatments have been considered.

• Ask who makes any proposed medicine

  Get the pharmacy’s name so its licence can be checked in state records.