DEA Register October 2010 - look it up. Clearly explains CII prescriptions process for ltc/hospice. Any R.N. who's phoning in CII's on physician's behalf is violating the law. End of story. Either the...
So you're saying you call pharmacy and say so & so needs Norco and that's it? And then you hope the doctor will answer the pharmacist and fax the cii so your patient gets their med? Every nurse...
Just moved to Texas and I'm uncomfortable with what I'm seeing in hospice. DEA stated in 2010 that nurses cannot phone in CII prescriptions. They must be faxed by doctor or doctor can phone pharmacy...