Waiver for Scenar Therapy by Roger Barr
To: __________________________
(name of client)
Welcome to my practice. As you know, I am a practitioner of Scenar Therapy. I am not a licensed physician, nor is Scenar Therapy licensed by the state of California.
Nature of Scenar Therapy
The Scenar device has been approved for pain control by the FDA, but it is effective for pain because it catalyzes the healing response. Scenar Devices were developed for the Soviet space program by the inventors of the TENS device to provide a simple safe more effective therapy that can be used for all medical conditions in space where no other medical care would be available easily. The SCENAR device screens information on the skin and, using an adaptive biofeedback loop, establishes an interactive dialog with the body using an electrical signal similar to the messages nerves send each other. In this sense it talks to the body in its own language. This dialog forms a new treatment system comprised of both the body and the device. The person’s natural healing system directs therapy creating the optimum therapeutic benefit in the quickest way possible. The body will produce healing neuropeptides in response to the Scenar therapy.
As a practitioner of Scenar Therapy, I will provide you with the followings kinds of services:
I will work with the Scenar device by applying it to the skin of the local area of concern (if it can be identified) and finish the treatment by applying it to the skin of areas of general regulation such as on the back along the spine and on the face.
You should see improvement of the condition at the conclusion of the first one or two treatments, if this is an appropriate treatment modality for you.
Qualifications
I have been practicing Scenar Therapy since October, 2006. My training and education is described below:
- Dr Irena Kossovskaia’s Scenar seminar for health practitioners.
- Tomatex Level 1 Scenar Therapy training
- Tomatex Level 2 Scenar Therapy training
- Advanced Training Intensive with Katie Noonan, San Carlos, Mexico
CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL SB-577: WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS
In order to use my services, California state law requires that you acknowledge receipt of the information provided in this form and that you sign it. You will receive a copy. I will keep the original in my records for at least three years.
My method of treatment, Scenar Therapy, is alternative or complementary to healing arts that are licensed by the State of California. Under Sections 2053.5 and 2053.6 of California’s Business and Professions Code, I can offer you these services, subject to requirements and restrictions that are described fully below.
If you ever have any concerns about the nature of your treatment, please feel free to discuss them with me. I recommend that you inform your medical doctor that you are receiving Scenar treatment.
California Senate Bill SB-577, which was signed by the governor in September 2002, has profound implications for the practice of alternative forms of health care in California. SB-577 enables alternative and complementary health care practitioners to provide and advertise their services legally. However, they must also comply with certain requirements specified within the bill.
What does Senate Bill SB-577 mean for you, the patient?
SB-577 gives you access to alternative and complementary health care practitioners. You must be given information about the nature of treatment and the practitioner’s qualifications. Feel free to ask a practitioner any question you might have about your treatment. Check to see if your practitioner has been certified by a professional membership society. In addition, tell your doctor about any alternative treatment you are pursuing. You can also request that your licensed and unlicensed health care providers communicate with each other and work collaboratively to meet your health care needs.
SB-577 helps to protect you. SB-577 requires unlicensed alternative health care practitioners to follow certain guidelines and restrictions.
Here are the things that unlicensed alternative practitioners are NOT allowed to do:
- Perform any form of surgery or any procedure that punctures your skin or harmfully invades your body.
- Use X-ray radiation.
- Prescribe prescription drugs, or recommending that you discontinue drugs that were prescribed by a licensed physician.
- Set fractures.
- Treat wounds with electrotherapy.
- Put you at risk of great bodily harm, serious physical or mental illness, or death.
- Imply in any way that they are licensed physicians.
In addition, an unlicensed alternative practitioner MUST DO the following things:
- Provide you with a statement, written in plain language that includes the following information: (1) that they are not a licensed physician and that their services are not licensed by the state; (2) a brief and clear description of the kind of services they provide and the reasoning behind it; and (3) a description of their education, training, and experience.
- Ask you to sign an acknowledgement that you received the above written statement, and provide you with a copy of it. They must also keep a copy of your signed acknowledgement for three years.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Receive Services:
I have read and understand the above disclosure about the Scenar Therapy treatment offered by Roger Barr and Roger Barr’s training and education. I have discussed with Roger Barr the nature of the services to be provided. I understand that Roger Barr is not a licensed physician and that Scenar Therapy services are not licensed by the state. I understand it is my responsibility to maintain a relationship for myself/my child with a medical doctor. I have consented to use the services offered by Roger Barr, and agree to be personally responsible for the fees of Roger Barr in connection with the services provided to me.
Signed: ___________________________ Date: _________________________
(client/parent/conservator/guardian)
Indicate capacity to sign if other than client ________________________
(Parent to sign for child)