Which of the following are exceptions for faxing CIIs?

• A. Nursing home/LTC
• B. Narcotics in hospice
• C. Sterile compounds for narcotics
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

CIIs can still be communicated by fax in certain situations to keep patient care timely and safe. Nursing home or long-term care facility patients, those in hospice programs, and narcotics that are being prepared as sterile compounds for direct patient administration are all recognized contexts where a faxed order can be treated as a valid prescription or directive. That’s why all of the above are considered exceptions: each scenario reflects a setting where the immediate, accurate transmission of a CII is essential for appropriate pain management and ongoing care, and regulatory frameworks permit it under controlled conditions.