Why a text was refused
What each refusal message means when a form or document can't go by text, and how to send it by email instead.
Last updated October 22, 2026
Who can do this: Admin, Nurse Case Manager, Internal Case Manager, Billing Staff
Steps
- When you send a form or document by text and it can't go, a yellow box in the send window says why.

- Click Send by email instead to switch the same send to email, with the patient's email filled in. (It shows when the patient has an email address.)
- If the box says there is no consent, you can also click Email the opt-in link or Ask in person right there.
If something goes wrong
- “No text consent on file for this number.”
- The patient hasn't agreed to texts yet. See Get a patient's consent to texts.
- “This patient replied STOP. They must reply START before they can get texts.” (or “This number replied STOP…”)
- Only the patient can turn texts back on, by texting START. Use email.
- “Texting is turned off for your company.”
- Ask your Admin to contact support. Email still works.
- “That phone number can't receive texts.”
- Check the mobile number on the patient.
- “Your company has no texting number for this kind of message.”
- Contact support at admin@casemgmt.io. Use email for now.
- “You can send 30 texts an hour. Try again later or use email.”
- You reached your hourly limit. Wait, or use email.
- “Your company reached its daily text limit. Use email for now.”
- Your company's texts for today are used up. Use email.
- “This number already got 3 texts today. Use email for now.”
- That number can get more texts tomorrow. Use email.
- “The same text went to this number in the last 10 minutes.”
- It was already sent. Check with the patient before sending again.
- “Your company reached its texting limit for this billing period. Use email, or ask us to raise the limit.”
- See What texting costs, or contact support.
- “The text could not be sent. Try email instead.”
- The phone carrier didn't accept it. Use email, and check the number.
- “This company's account is archived.”
- Archived companies can't send texts. Contact support.