ComplianceMgr17

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 doctor has to do his job or the hospice can hire a P.A. or N.P. with DEA license. These doctors have their regular practices & are required to be available 24/7 in order to be a hospice physician. It's just a matter of time before DEA or State Board of Nursing makes an example of someone. I worked too hard for my license to allow that to happen to me.

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 here is phoning in every cii to pharmacy. They're not calling the doctor & having him/her fax pharmacy a cii for their patient.

Thank you for responding. I've spoken with DEA. We'll see what happens.

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 for emergency supply. The company I work for is telling me I have to phone them in to the pharmacy. I'm very uncomfortable with this. I was in charge of compliance at my former position & we never did this. What's up? This is illegal. Who do I report them to for noncompliance? Why are nurses allowing themselves to be bullied into doing something they are not licensed to do?Why risk your license for a physician who won't do his job?