21 CFR 290.10
§ 290.10 Definition of emergency situation.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 290.10, § 290.10 Definition of emergency situation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/86196
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For the purposes of authorizing an oral prescription of a controlled substance listed in schedule II of the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the term emergency situation means those situations in which the prescribing practitioner determines:
(a) That immediate administration of the controlled substance is necessary, for proper treatment of the intended ultimate user; and
(b) That no appropriate alternative treatment is available, including administration of a drug which is not a controlled substance under schedule II of the Act, and
(c) That it is not reasonably possible for the prescribing practitioner to provide a written prescription to be presented to the person dispensing the substance, prior to the dispensing.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.