What is the required action if a prescribing practitioner fails to deliver a written CII prescription within 7 days?

If a prescribing practitioner fails to deliver a written prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance within 7 days, the appropriate course of action is to contact the nearest DEA office. This is important because the DEA has specific regulations regarding the handling of controlled substances, including the requirement for timely submission of written prescriptions. When a practitioner does not comply with these requirements, it is a matter of controlled substance regulation and needs to be reported to the DEA for them to investigate potential non-compliance issues.

Other options may not directly address the regulatory framework surrounding controlled substances. For instance, contacting the patient's insurance is not relevant to the regulatory compliance required, filing an incident report may not be necessary for this specific issue, and while notifying the state pharmacy board can be important in certain circumstances, the failure to deliver a written CII prescription is primarily a DEA matter. Therefore, notifying the DEA is the correct action to ensure that appropriate measures can be taken to uphold controlled substance regulations.