§290.10. Definition of emergency situation.
21 C.F.R. § 290.10
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:
That immediate administration of the controlled substance is necessary, for proper treatment of the intended ultimate user; and
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
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 352, 353, 355, 371.
Source
Source: 40 FR 14040, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.