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Medical Necessity and Optional Information

If needle placement is confirmed using one of the above listed techniques, the Medical Necessity field becomes required. Technique, Anesthetic, needle Gauge and Sterile Dressing fields are all optional.

Selecting an item in one field automatically opens the picklist for the field that follows. At any point you can close a picklist to conclude documentation.

  1. Select the Medical Necessity field and select the item from the picklist.
    The MLTSTechniquePL picklist opens.
  2. Select a technique from the picklist and click OK.
    The system runs a DUR Check for the medication and the MLTSanestheticPL picklist opens.
  3. Select an anesthetic from the picklist and click OK.
    The MLTSneedleGaugePL picklist opens.
  4. Select the needle gauge from the picklist and click OK.
    The MLTS SterileDressPL picklist opens.
  5. Select the sterile dressing from the picklist and click OK.
    All the procedure information is now filled in.