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Cancellations

Cancellations free up the slot and (depending on your policy) may notify the next person on the waitlist. The cancellation policy enforces minimum-notice and rate limits.

Configure your cancellation policy

Tenant > Settings > Cancellation policy controls min_hours_before_start (how late a patient can cancel), max_cancellations_per_period and period_days (rolling rate limit), and patient_cancellation_mode (allowed / disabled / request).

Patient-initiated cancellations

When the policy is allowed, patients cancel from their portal subject to the rules above. When set to request, the patient submits a request and a coordinator approves or rejects it. When disabled, only coordinators can cancel.

Coordinator overrides

Staff with the cancel_appointment_anytime permission can bypass the minimum-notice and rate-limit rules — useful when a clinic-side issue (therapist illness, equipment failure) forces a cancellation.